Educators must make continuing education compelling, not just compulsory
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Monthly Archives: January 2017
When you hear a 911 caller's last breath
I have been told that I don’t have PTSD since I’ve never been threatened or witnessed these incidents in person
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Frequent Flyers: When you get something stuck on your shoe
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
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Fire destroys NY volunteer responders' home
Ross Phoenix, 55, previously served as chief of the Nassau Ambulance Co.; his wife also used to volunteer with the ambulance company
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Firefighters to dispatcher: Python 'won't let go' of woman's hand
The dispatcher was stumped as to how to advise the firefighting medical team on scene
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2 injured after Minn. bus crashes into home
The homeowner was thrown from the home as a result of the crash; he and a passenger on the bus required medical treatment
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Rescuers in Italy continue search for avalanche survivors, fear more slides
Because of the avalanche risk, escape routes were planned for rescue crews and each participant was equipped with a tracking device in case they were buried under the snow
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4 dead after tornado rips through south Miss.
More than 40 responders from across Mississippi had gathered to search for the dead and injured
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How CFD could reduce the spread of infections and improve safety in ambulances
Computational fluid dynamics could help assess and control contamination on ambulance surfaces
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Surgical team performs leg amputation at multi-vehicle crash scene
Responders were attempting to extricate a driver when a log from one of the trucks trapped the man
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