Three workers were critically injured and two of them were flown from the scene by air ambulance
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Monthly Archives: February 2017
DC mayor wants insurance co.'s to pay for ambulance services
A new bill would ensure that D.C. Fire and EMS is reimbursed for care given during transports and at the scene of an emergency
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Why it is brave to let someone know you are hurting
You will not burden us by speaking up, by telling us how you feel, or asking for help
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12 children hospitalized after Ky. church bus crash
The driver lost control of the Lick Fork Missionary Baptist Church bus in a curve and hit an embankment
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Boy, 10, honored for calling 911, saving stepmother
Tonya Caver had an asthma attack and bronchial spasm; Logan called 911 after she collapsed
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Ohio firefighter-paramedic's family challenging suicide ruling
The family of Tonya Johnson is demanding that investigators change the ruling in part so they can collect a $3 million life insurance policy
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Amazon's 'Alexa' able to give CPR instructions
The voice-activated device first tells the user to call 911 before offering other instructions
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How to develop confident EMS volunteers
SWOT analysis gives volunteers the opportunity to participate in the development of an action plan for training, increased competence and success
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6 important PPE items paramedics should be wearing, but aren't
We owe it to ourselves and our families to understand and use the PPE designed to protect us from line of duty injury or death
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Why culture, legislation must change to help with EMS traumatic stress
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
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