James Augustine, MD

Rehab and Revitalize

James J Augustine, MD, FACEP, is an emergency physician and Fire EMS Medical Director, and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He is Chair of the National Clinical Governance Board for US Acute Care Solutions, based in Canton, Ohio. Dr. Augustine currently serves a Medical Director role with Fire Rescue agencies in Atlanta, Georgia, in Naples, Florida, and in Dayton, Ohio.

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Planning fire service 'off-ramp strategies' for the current COVID wave
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The IAFC Coronavirus Task Force recommends several steps to help return to restoration of normal public safety services
What does COVID-19 Phase 2 mean for fire chiefs?
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Fire agencies should encourage members to get vaccinated, prepare their response plans for vaccine distribution, and remain vigilant
Practicing the MCI response plan
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Regular drills, like 'Triage Tuesdays,' enhance training for emergency providers
Rehab reflections on 2010
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Even as we prepare in many locales for cold weather rehabilitation, there is no time like the present to prepare for another hot summer
Equipment Needs for Rehabilitation
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By James Augustine FireRescue1 columnistThe recently introduced NFPA 1584 mandates that all departments, regardless of incident type, geography and staffing, prepare a rehabilitation program that p...
Rapid Rehab for Back-to-Back Calls
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"It was a Dark and Stormy Night"Incident: Actually, it started in the afternoon, and went through the night. The incidents began with lightning strikes and trees on houses and power lines. Essentia...
Fire Rehabilitation: Who is Taking Your Pulse?
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Incident: It is always great to resume training outside as the weather warms. But it was just snowing last week, and now it is up to 70 F. The training sessions were going well and the trainees wer...
Fire Rehabilitation: Fitness Matters
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Photos Tod ParkerRehab needs to be considered in both hot and cold weather. Fire Incident: A task force is assigned for wildland firefighting. The group will report to area command for an operation...
Winter Incident Rehab and Response
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Example Fire Incident: In the inclement weather the wires and trees iced up, winds blew the trees down along with the wires. Most of the region lost power. It's the evening's third structure job i...
Taking the Heat out of Summer '08
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AP Photo/Ric FeldAn exhausted runner is carried from the course after finishing the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, 2005. Every year on the Fourth of July, a group of about 55,000 people — aged fro...
Factoring in Environmental Conditions for Rehab
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Example Fire Incident: Working residential structure fire in a large two-story residence, approximately 40x60, with a basement at 2200 hours. Fire begins in the basement and extends to the second f...
Factoring in Time and Temperature for Rehab
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Fire rehabilitation isn't about the fire you're fighting now – it's about the next fire, EMS incident, or rest of the shift. The work exertion can be comparable to a sports event, such as a footba...
Pulse CO-oximeter Utilization in the Emergency Scene Rehab Area
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Emergency scene operations are dangerous for rescue personnel, and every opportunity to improve the safety of the working emergency provider should be utilized. A new tool has been developed that w...