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  • Firefighters put their safety first
    by Denise Ellen Rizzo Tracy Press Tracy, CA Jun 23 2006
  • Getting bloody prepared
    by Amanda J. Mantone Daily News Transcipt Walpole, MA Jun 21 2006
  • Los alérgicos al látex piden que los servicios de urgencias estén libres de ese material
    Consumer.es Eroski Spain Apr 24 2006
  • Ambulances Go Latex Free
    Grimsby Evening Telegraph UK Feb 11 2006
  • 'Latex Free' For Region's Ambulances
    Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph UK Feb 10 2006
  • Why Our 999 Crews Got Rid of the Rubber
    Lincolnshire Echo UK Feb 09 2006
  • BSI & Occupational Asthma
    by Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH JEMS.com News Dec 22 2005
  • Alert kit on fridge aids EMTs in a crisis
    Gates Ambulance form collects information before it's needed by Meaghan M. McDermott Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, NY Sep 05 2005
  • Latex dangers highlighted by report PDF
    Emergency Care Bulletin Department of Health (UK) Issue 32 Jul 2005
  • Ambulance Superbug Risk
    by Craig Thompson Evening Chronicle Newcastle-upon-Tyne Jul 01 2005
  • Hoselines
    West Webster Volunteer Fireman's Association Webster, NY Vol 31 No 08 Aug 2004 Archived version
  • Latex Free by August 1, 2004
    The KV Pulse Kennebec Valley EMS Council Winslow, ME Vol 9 Issue 5 May 2004
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  • Maine EMS Rules PDF
    Maine Department of Public Safety
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  • Latex Allergy/Sensitivity PDF
    Idaho EMS Bureau Protocol and Procedure Development Guideline Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
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  • Latex Allergy Among Emergency Workers
    by Aimee J. Frank MERGINET Jan 2004
  • CNY (Central New York) EMS Protocols PDF
    Body Substance Isolation
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  • Standard Operating Guidelines: Latex Allergies PDF
    Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company York County, PA Effective date Feb 23 2004
  • PFD Ambulances outfitted with Latex Free Equipment PDF
    Palatine Fire Department Monthly Report Palatine, IL Feb 2004
  • Children with special health care needs: A template for prehospital protocol development
    by Tasmeen Singh, MPH, NREMT-P; Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH; Terry A. Adirim, MD, MPH Prehospital Emergency Care Vol 7 No 3 Jul/Sep 2003
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  • Air Medical Protocol Summary PDF
    North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services Apr 03 2003
  • Latex Allergy PDF
    by Dr Gillian Bryce Clinical News Westcountry Ambulance Services NHS Trust UK Issue 3 Spring 2002
  • Guest Editorial: The Latex Legacy
    by Bonnie Taylor, RN, BSN, CEN Durham County Emergency Medical Services Archived version
  • Voluntary Ambulance Inspection Program Standards PDF
    Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems Effective Mar 11 2003
  • Latex Allergy and the EMS Provider: The Plain Facts
    MedicAlert Foundation and the Emergency Nurses Association Archived version
  • Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attribute and Demographic Study (LEADS): An interim report
    by William E. Brown, Jr., Philip D. Dickison, Wayne J. A. Misselbeck, Roger Levine Prehospital Emergency Care Vol 6 No 4 Oct/Dec 2002
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  • Latex Sensitivity Policy PDF
    Marquette County EMS Medical Control Authority Marquette County, MI Sep 10 2002
  • Kanawha ambulances get latex-free kits
    by Joy Davia Charleston Gazette Charleston, WV Aug 05 2002 Archived version
  • Latex Allergies Policy MS Word
    Updated Ambulance Service Policies Southern Alleghenies EMS Council
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  • Latex Allergic Patients - Policy PDF
    Peoria Area EMS System Prehospital Care Manual, Adult -- 2002
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  • PAC Meeting Minutes
    Emergency Medical Services Physician Advisory Committee Meeting Wisconsin EMS Association Feb 21 2002
  • Administrative Requirements Manual - Ambulance Equipment List Basic Life Support PDF
    Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services Effective Jun 30 2002
  • Administrative Guidelines - Ambulance BLS Equipment List PDF
    Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services Effective Mar 01 2000
  • EMS Educational Resources - Presentation Downloads
    EMS House of DeFrance
  • Equipment for ambulances PDF
    Latex-free equipment should be available American College of Surgeons and American College of Emergency Physicians
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  • Basic EMTs Have Hands Tied in Allergy Attacks
    They can't give adrenaline in severe cases, says research by Jennie L. Phipps HealthScoutNews Dec 17 2001
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  • Despite Deaths, Study Shows EMTs Not Authorized to Administer Epinephrine in Most States
    PR Newswire Source: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Dec 03 2001
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  • Are You Prepared to Handle a Patient with a Latex Allergy?
    by Karen L. Thurlow, RNC, BSN MERGInet News Sep 2001
  • Required Ambulance and Rotorcraft Equipment and Supplies
    Department of Health Rules and Regulations Pennsylvania Bulletin Vol 31 No 18 May 05 2001
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  • Notices of Final Rulemaking PDF
    The new rule requires that a ground ambulance vehicle be supplied with at least 3 pairs of non-latex gloves Arizona Administrative Register Vol 7 Issue 10 Mar 09 2001
  • EMS Guidelines: Latex Protection
    Saint Joseph's Hospital Marshfield, WI Mar 11 1999 Archived version
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  • Latex Allergy and Latex Free Kit PDF
    Tempe Fire Department Policies and Procedures Tempe, AZ Revised Feb 14 2001
  • MedicAlert Foundation, Emergency Nurses Association Team Up for Latex Allergy Awareness
    Exponential growth of problem prompts action MedicAlert® Press Release Feb 07 2001 Archived version
  • Latex-free Equipment
    Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Mt. Airy, MD Archived version
  • Emergency Medical Services Department
    2000 City of Austin ADA Implementation Report Austin, TX
  • The Advanced Pedi-Bag Program: A hospital-EMS partnership to implement prehospital training, equipment, and protocols
    by Karen Peckinpaugh, RN, CEN, EMT-B; Eugene Izsak, MD; David Lindstrom, MD; Gary Orlow, JD, NREMT-A, EMD; Tom Couture, SR, NREMT-P; Manda Rice Pediatric Emergency Care Vol 16 No 6 Dec 2000
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  • What You Should Know About Latex Allergy
    by Rebecca Richardson FireFighters Forums
  • Latex Allergy and the Pre-hospital Worker
    by Rebecca Richardson Oct 18 2000
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  • Information Item; Latex Sensitivity Protocol Recommendations PDF
    Emergency Medical Services Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services Bureau of Health Systems Jul 24 2000
  • Policy and Procedures Manual
    Southeast Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit NY May 2000
  • Training paramedics: Emergency care for children with special health care needs
    by Daniel W. Spaite, Katherine J. Karriker, Marsha Seng, Carol Conroy, Norma Battaglia, Mark Tibbitts, Ronald M. Salik Prehospital Emergency Care Vol 4 No 2 Apr/Jun 2000
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  • Latex Allergy and EMS
    by Matt Myers, EMT-P Apr 11 2000
  • Latex-Free Kits - They're Not Optional!
    Cape & Islands EMS Newsletter Vol 12 No 4 Apr 2000 Archived version
  • New Basic Equipment List Takes Effect March 1st
    Cape & Islands EMS Newsletter Cape & Islands (MA) Vol 12 No 3 Mar 2000 Archived version
  • Latex Allergies - People are Talking
    Survey being conducted by the Adirondack - Appalachian Regional EMS Council
  • Emergency Medical Care of Latex Sensitive/Allergic Patients PDF
    Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services for use by ambulance services May 1999
  • Ambulance Inspection 309.24 PDF
    Wisconsin Administrative Code Department of Transportation All services shall have latex-free equipment and supplies as directed by a protocol, approved by the services medical director for the treatment, care and used by latex-sensitive patients and attendants
  • New York State Department of Health Latex Guidelines
    letter to ambulance service providers
  • Latex Allergies - The Next Crisis In Health Care!
    Cape & Islands EMS Newsletter Apr 1999 Archived version
  • Powdered Latex Gloves: Exposure and Risks
    by Karen Thurlow RNC, BSN MERGInet News Mar 1999 Archived version
  • Burning Rubber!
    NCEMI Question-A-Day Page Feb 01 1999
  • Response to proposed changes to Trans 309
    Wisconsin EMS Association Sep 20 1998
  • Caring for patients with latex allergies
    EMS Mirror The B.C. Ambulance Newsletter Dec 1998
  • Latex Allergies PDF
    Office of Emergency Medical Services Newsletter Massachusetts Department of Public Health Fall 1998 Archived version
  • Latex Products
    City of Toronto Council and Committees Aug 13 1998
  • Latex Allergies
    by Wilson Matthews, RN, EMT Vanderbilt LifeFlight Vanderbilt University Medical Center Spring 1998
  • Latex Allergies in the Emergency Medical Services Setting (Part 3)
    by Arnold Becker, MS MERGInet News Jul 1998 Archived version
  • Latex Allergies in the Emergency Medical Services Setting (Part 2)
    by Arnold Becker, MS MERGInet News Jun 1998 Archived version
  • Latex Allergies in the Emergency Medical Services Setting (Part 1)
    by Arnold Becker, MS MERGInet News May 1998 Archived version
  • Latex-free equipment can save lives
    Letter to the Editor by Regina Kellner, RN Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 01 1998 Archived version
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  • Paramedics stock latex-free kits
    by Marie Rohde Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar 19 1998 Archived version
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  • Latex allergies prompt publication
    by Jeanette Hurt Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Feb 01 1998
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  • Latex allergy becomes new medical emergency for health care providers PDF
    by Catherine Pesek, DO EMS Update University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Vol 19 No 1 Winter/Spring 1998
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  • Latex Allergies
    by Sue Shulters, EMT P Oregon EMS Update Jan 1998 Archived version
  • Latex Allergy Guidelines MS Word
    Montgomery County PA EMS
  • EMS and the Latex Allergic Patient
    by Karen Walsh Archived version
  • Latex Allergy: Shocking News Cause for Concern
    by John A. Taylor, Fire Medic Stuart, FL Archived version
  • Greendale firefighter claims disability, blaming latex
    by Kenneth R. Lamke Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec 16 1997 Archived version
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    • Taxpayer tired of paying disability claims
      The Morning Mail by George Sciurba Dec 27 1997 Archived version
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  • Latex Allergies PDF
    First Responder Newsletter Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board British Columbia Vol 2 Dec 1997
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  • Emergency Medical Services Commission Meeting Minutes
    Indianapolis, IN Dec 12 1997
  • Allergic Reaction to Latex
    Whitton Division Newsletter St. John Ambulance Brigade County of Suffolk UK Archived version
  • To Die For
    by Gary Ludwig 9-1-1 Magazine Nov/Dec 1997
  • Latex As Killer: One Nurse's Story
    MERGInet News Vol 2 No 9 Sep 1997 Archived version
  • Latex Allergy claims the life of a 40 year old RET U.S. Navy Lieutenant
    San Diego Paramedic News-Online
  • A Rash of Questions About Latex Allergies
    by Karen L. Thurlow RNC, BSN MERGInet News Vol 2 No 7 Jul 1997 Archived version
  • Latex Allergies Are on the Rise
    by Karen L. Thurlow RNC, BSN MERGInet News Vol 2 No 6 Jun 1997 Archived version
  • Emergency Medical Services Commission Meeting Minutes
    Indianapolis, IN Jun 20 1997
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  • Latex Allergy Poses Risks for Emergency Medical Personnel
    ACAAI news release Jul 16 1996 Archived version


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