We've linked it into the Public Access Defibrillation page. We've added a Medical Necessity section to our Ongoing Research section. Watch for frequent updates of this important page. FAA orders airlines to carry defibrillators . U.S. airlines will be required to carry defibrillators and to upgrade their emergency medical kits within three years under a rule issued Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Medical privacy rules to take effect .
The first federal rules to protect the privacy of patients' medical information will go into effect on Saturday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Thursday. Mobile Intensive Care Services at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa approved the program. We've added a Practice Opportunities map to the web site. It will also be published in the June issues of Annals of Emergency Medicine and Academic Emergency Medicine. More information about drug shortages , including material about Fentanyl and succinylcholine.