The woman had suffered a head injury not related to the accident earlier in the day; she was awake but unresponsive when the collision occurred
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Emerging models for serving growing population of low-acuity patients
EMS medical directors discuss integrated health care programs to serve frequent 911 callers at Gathering of Eagles
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How to pack a severely bleeding wound
Hemorrhage control guidelines direct paramedics to use hemostatic gauze but medics are often not formally trained in wound packing
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IBM consultants to solve Memphis EMS problems
The consultants will research the Memphis Fire Department’s high call volume issues and come up with solutions
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Woman injured after crashing into LAFD ambulance
Firefighters had to cut the woman from her vehicle; the ambulance was not on call at the time of the collision
Source: ems1.com
Mich. gunman kills 6 in 7-hour rampage
Responders treated eight gunshot victims spread out over several miles
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SD goes high tech with new 911 system
The service will link all 911 dispatch centers in the state and will improve location accuracy of 911 calls
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Retired nurse dies in Mass. house fire
An off-duty firefighter saw smoke and called in the fire, but was unable to rescue the woman
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Minn. fire and EMS program gets teens involved
The program teaches teens basic EMS skills in an attempt to increase diversity in local EMS departments
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Frequent Flyers: Rookie dinner duties
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS.
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