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About this issue
COVER PHOTO: Ready Teddy gives one of his
kids a hug as he heads back to school. See
the feature article by Becky Heinkel on page
16. Doit Lee from Public Health Region 3
shot this photo when Ready Teddy visited
Odessa earlier this year. Texas Society of
EMT's Melissa Reddin plays the bear here.Texas EMS
M e s s e n g e rAugust 1991 Vol. 12 No. 7
Texas Department of Health
Ron J. Anderson, M.D.
Chairman, Texas Board of Health
Robert A. MacLean, M.D.
Acting Commissioner of Health
Published by the
Bureau of Emergency Management6 KOs and Exam Blueprint The Certification Review
Committee has set new exam priorities by Debbie Bradford
8 Paramedic Emergency Care Bryan Bledsoe's new text
reviewed by Rhonda Blachmore
10 National Registry In 20 years more than a quarter million
have opted for rational certification by Dan Finley
12 TEMSAC An open letter on accreditation by Nancy Polunsky
13 EMT Completion This alternative could help rural areas by
Linda Wolfe
16 Back to School Ready Teddy takes his safety message (and
EMS) to the classroom again by Becky Heinkel
DepartmentsFrom This Side
Local and Regional EMS News
TEMSAC
Injury Prevention
Texas EMS Conference
Did You Read...
Legal Q and A
Editor's Notes
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31Gene Weatherall
Alana Mallard
Jan Brizendine
Linda WolfeBureau Chief
Editor
Production and Design
Information SpecialistEditorial Review Board
Ted Chinn
Rick Harris
Jerry Lester
Phil LockwoodGail McNeely
Paul Tabor
Pam West
Jim ZukowskiTexas EMS Messenger (ISSN 0148-8235) is
published January, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, November and December
by the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of
Emergency Management, 1100 W. 49th Street,
Austin, Texas 78756-3199. The magazine em-
bodies the mission of the Bureau: to help orga-
nizations function professionally as EMS provid-
ers, to help individuals perform lifesaving prehospital
skills under stressful conditions, and to help the
public get into the EMS system when they need
it. It takes state and national EMS issues and
answers to ECAs, EMTs and paramedics serving
in every capacity across Texas.
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