Administered in recent years by first responders, it’s credited with saving thousands of lives in a region that continues to grapple with an opioid epidemic
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Survivor helps groups promote CPR training, organ donation
The goal of the hands-only CPR training is to make bystanders feel comfortable to act in an emergency situation
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Texas man fleeing cops goes into cardiac arrest after trying to swallow marijuana
An ambulance was called to the scene, where the man was transported to the ICU
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Off-duty Fla. nurse saves lives at beach
The nurse and her husband rushed to the beach and performed CPR after seeing two boys unconscious after being struck by lightning
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Islamic State Group attacks protest in Afghan capital, kills 80 people, over 200 wounded
Outside hospitals, huge queues forms as the public offered to donate blood. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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New study suggests thousands of ER visits could be prevented by making alcohol more expensive
A new study observes that a 1 percent price increase in alcohol prices corresponded approximately 6,000 fewer violence-related emergency room visits
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Test your EMS knowledge: Odd patient presentations and complaints
How much do you know about some of the relevant and irrelevant medical conditions patients are prone to disclose?
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Canadian paramedic faces sexual assault, voyeurism charges
The 57-year-old allegedly assaulted a woman in the back of his ambulance
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Woman trying to catch Pokemon in cemetery gets stuck in tree
The woman called 911 and was assisted from the tree by firefighters
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Heroin, opiate spike prompts Ohio first responders to reach out to addicts
The program provides users resources to seek treatment and follow-up visits by first responders
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