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Jones and Bartlett Partners with the Paramedic Association of Canada
June 16, 2008, SUDBURY, MA – Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC (J&B) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC) to publish a Canadian edition of the best-selling Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets.
Originally authored by Dr. Nancy Caroline and recently updated and reviewed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), this text has been central to paramedic training since the 1970s. Now in its Sixth Edition, Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets continues to be a well known and well respected text for its unrivalled ability to speak directly to the paramedic through humor and wisdom. Already known as a leading training resource for paramedics in the United States and United Kingdom, the text’s reputation has reached Canada where it will be adapted by the PAC to meet the needs of the Canadian paramedic market.
About Paramedic Association of Canada
Established in 1988, the Paramedic Association of Canada is Canada’s only EMS organization of prehospital regulators. Currently comprising over 14,000 practitioners located in the British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Yukon, and the Canadian Armed Forces, the PAC promotes quality and professional patient care through working relationships among organizations with similar interests.
About Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC (www.jbpub.com)
Jones and Bartlett, an independent publisher headquartered in Sudbury, Massachusetts, is the seventh largest college publisher in the United States, publishing text, professional, and reference books and a variety of multimedia and online products and programs. In addition to EMS, Jones and Bartlett is widely recognized in the fields of nursing, health science, allied health, medicine, health administration, public health, mathematics, computer science, life sciences, physical sciences, fire science, and criminal justice. Strategic partnerships with dozens of prestigious organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, American Heart Association, American Dietetics Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics, have helped Jones and Bartlett become a respected leader in educational publishing worldwide.
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