Fire Fighting Personal Equipment
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A 5 page paper that presents the equipment commonly utilized by fire fighters and demonstrates the regulation of this equipment to provide the greatest safety for the user. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Firef.wps

Fireground Safety: Rapid Intervention and Search Teams
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6 pages in length. Examines the use of rapid intervention teams and fire fighter assistant search teams in the safety of the fireground. Looks at the use by some cities of these teams and their help in ensuring the safety of civilian and firefighter alike. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAffire.wps

Life Safety In The Home: Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
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This 5 page paper looks at domestic fire sprinkler systems. The potential life saving ability of these systems as tools with which to fight fire has long been established, but misconceptions and no active encouragement has meant that they have not been as popular as they should have been. This paper considers their role, cost, installation as well as correcting some misconceptions. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEfirspr.rtf

The Basic Principles of Law Impacting Fire & Emergency Services
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In recent years, the legal ramifications of liability law and other regulations impacting the fire and emergency services agencies has limited the ability of employees to effectively serve the public. This 8 page paper provides a concise overview of law influencing fire service workers. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Firelaw.wps

The EMTS Fight Against AIDS: The Role They Play
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This seven-page-paper gives an in-depth discussion in the role EMT'S play regarding the AIDS virus. How EMTS can show support to the family when they are called to the scene of an AIDS patient, as well as how they can help the community fight the disease are all included. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: CWEmttre.wps

Addressing Obesity: A Community Plan
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A 13 page overview of the causes and solutions for obesity. The author identifies goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in “Healthy People 2010”. Eight assessment parameters are utilized including: economics, recreation, physical environment, education, safety and transportation, policies and government, health and social services. Primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions are planned. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPobeseC.rtf

Airbags / Are They Really Safe ?
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A 6 page paper outlining opposing controversies concerning the usage of air bags in automobiles. The paper explains various reports on the new "dangers" of air bags, and offers alternative viewpoints from people who believe that these dangers are examples of mere hysteria. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Airbags.wps

An Overview of Emergency Medical Services
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This 5 page paper provides a broad overview of emergency medical services with a great deal of historical information. Volunteer rescue squads are looked at, and there is a decided focus on ambulances and EMTs. Problems faced by emergency services are addressed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA232EMT.rtf

Automobile Safety / Are We Being Overprotected?
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A 5 page examination of governmental required automobile safety measures and their impact on the consumer from both a self-determination level and an economic one. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Autosafe.wps

Burn Victims
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A 4 pages research paper on properly treating and caring for burn victims -- suffering from varying degrees of burn. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: Burnvict.wps

Connecticut Report: EMS System
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses EMS system operations according to the Connecticut Report. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCcnrpt.wps

Critical Incident Stress: EMS Personnel And Firefighters
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6 pages in length. Reaction to critical incidents, such as tragedies, deaths, serious injuries, hostage and/or threatening situations, require the human being to respond in a way that intensifies the inherent stress related to Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Those within the rescue field are prone to inordinate levels of stress over and above many other professions; as a result, extremely traumatic or overwhelming situations sometimes spawn a damaging psychological reaction called Critical Incident Stress. Those who are involved with events that are far more serious than others will attend Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) as a means by which to diffuse some of the internal emotional buildup caused by post-traumatic stress, but sometimes that is not enough to address the extent to which an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or firefighter is suffering. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCcrtin.rtf