Firefighters, EMS providers and police officers attended the award ceremony, in which three first place prizes were selected
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
11 unbelievably good imitations of sirens
You have to hear these
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Making the most of your smartphone on EMS scenes
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
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Clinical scenario: Pediatric seizure patient at a museum
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
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Why EMS providers need to know causes of behavioral emergencies
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
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Training center suspends chemical use after exposing responders to ricin
FEMA said workers ordered a non-lethal form of ricin; no students have been reported harmed at the center
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911 technology cuts time for NC dispatchers
The new system ditches the traditional landline systems using wires to transmit the calls, and now processes them digitally allowing for faster speeds
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Report: Opioid overdose deaths jump in past 5 years
Last year, more than 52,000 people died from drug overdoses, with almost two-thirds involving prescription or illegal opioids
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Responders rescue 'frozen' woman who turns out to be mannequin
A caller told police there was an elderly woman “frozen to death” in a parked car
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Md. man fatally hit by vehicle while sledding with son
The man’s 4-year-old son is no longer in critical condition and is expected to recover
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