The demand for the life-saving drug naloxone has risen, and companies have raised their prices
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Stay up to date with online EMS training and education
Paramedic chiefs need to assign training that is current, relevant and accurate
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Psychiatrist: Teen charged in assault, ambulance theft saw 'demon shadows'
The teen, diagnosed with schizophrenia, struck a man with a brick and then stole an ambulance, which she later crashed.
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Regional advisory council improves patient care
EMS leaders at Pinnacle learn how the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council improves patient care through collaboration and consensus building
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Opioid overdose epidemic: How a Wis. fire department is collaborating with law enforcement
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn an innovative and collaborative approach between law enforcement and EMS to the opioid overdose epidemic
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Bus with Chinese tourists catches fire in Taiwan, killing 26
Video from the scene showed both of the bus’s doors pressed up against the highway’s guard rail, making them impossible to open. (AP Image)
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Va. county implements publicly accessible AEDs
The outside devices sound an alarm when the protective box, which is not locked, is removed to alert people to an emergency
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2 found safe in ocean after plane disappears from radar
Paramedics met the man and woman at Kona airport and treated them for minor injuries
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Tenn. paramedic dies during scuba dive training
Sgt. Jason Austin died Thursday while working on his deep dive certification. (Photo Courtesy the Johnson City Press)
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Tenn. medics back SWAT team on calls
SWAT team medics provide fast medical care for any officer who is wounded or injured and treat injured civilians
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