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www.emsresponder.com - Cygnus Business Media Kathy Scott, 770-427-5290 Kathy.Scott@cygnusb2b.com Emergency medical professionals are often tasked with restraining violent people in an effort to administer medical help and even lifesaving procedures. EMS Magazine, the No. 1 publication serving EMS providers, published a five-part series in 2007 entitled Coping With Violent People. Authors Thom Dick and Steve

Rollert reviewed talk-down procedures used by EMS providers to de-escalate potentially violent situations, as well as solid restraint procedures that work on most patients. On March 14, EMS Magazine was honored for journalism excellence for this series by American Business Media at the 54th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards.

"This is a great honor for EMS Magazine," said Publisher Scott Cravens. "Thom and Steve developed a series that provided needed education for an event that is all too common."

The series won in the Best How-To article or series category. The judging panel, chaired by Bob Dowling of the Dowling Group, selected 35 Neal Award winners out of 102 finalists from an original 1,045 entries.

Paying tribute to the winning editors, American Business Media president and CEO Gordon T. Hughes II said, "These journalists and editors deserve high praise indeed. Their expertise, skill and successful track records of informing the industry on issues of importance place them at the forefront of their fields."

The Neal Award is the business publishing industry's salute to individual writers and editors for editorial excellence. Winning entries were selected for their contribution to the field the publication serves, as well as journalistic enterprise and editorial craftsmanship.

"Thom Dick and Steve Rollert produced a series of articles that will be of great service to the EMS profession for many years to come," said EMS Managing Editor Nancy Perry. "We are very pleased that their efforts were acknowledged by an institution such as American Business Media."

To access the series online, visit www.emsresponder.com/violentpeople.

EMS Magazine offers instantly usable information for pre-hospital medical personnel. These individuals provide both emergency and non-emergency care to the general public through the 9-1-1 system. The publication's mission is to produce informative and balanced editorial content covering clinical and educational issues important to the field. EMS Magazine's readership includes EMTs/paramedics, EMS/fire chiefs, nurses, emergency physicians, managers and administrators.

EMS Magazine is published by Cygnus Business Media, a leading business-to-business media company that reaches nearly 15 million business owners, executives and professionals annually through its portfolio of over 175 media products. Its four distinct divisions -- Cygnus Publishing, Cygnus Expositions, Cygnus Interactive and Cygnus Custom Marketing -- provide comprehensive, integrated advertising and marketing programs for Cygnus' valued customers and clients. The company's leading business publications, trade shows, conferences, websites, online products and custom marketing capabilities enhance brand identity, generate sales leads, and build product awareness as they strengthen customer/client relationships. For more information on how Cygnus Business Media can help you achieve your advertising and marketing objectives, visit www.cygnusb2b.com.

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Five-Part Series, Coping with Violent People Wins Top Journalism
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