The things that are most disturbing to those working in health care are very different from what the public would think
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
GoodSAM app live streams, alerts EMS providers
The app allows health care providers to see a patient on scene and coordinate their response accordingly
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Reality Training: Assessment and management of excited delirium
Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedation
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EMT, cop save man from burning car
The off-duty first responders used a tow strap to pull the door open and free the driver
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Mich. law: Firefighters can't use EpiPens
A recent state law allows paramedics to use an EpiPen, but not certified medical first responders
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Research investigates EMS providers' risk for PTSD and suicide
All EMS providers are asked to answer a survey to help researchers develop programs and protocols
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Photo: Medic surprises patient with Valentine's Day dance
The woman with Down syndrome had been scared of the ambulance ride to the hospital, but agreed to go after medic Jamie Bergeron promised her a surprise.
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Ind. fire department to hire 26 paramedics
The additions will increase the department’s ability to provide advanced life support rather than just basic services
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911 dispatchers disciplined in Chicago police shooting
Two workers from the city’s 911 center have been suspended without pay for failing to send police to a residence after repeated calls for help
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Driver charged in fatal crash that injured firefighter
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
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