Venita Woodfaulk said she was subjected to racist acts such as a cartoon on an office bulletin board that depicted slavery
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
NIOSH safety engineer gets award for ambulance safety video series
James Green received the Digital Health Award for his ambulance crash test methods series
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Kan. school to offer nursing program to address 'tremendous' need for nurses
The Kansas Department of Labor projects that 90 new nurses a year will be needed for the next decade just to serve the needs of north central Kansas
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New ambulance lights aim to decrease distracted driving
The lights are made to get drivers’ attention and alert them when the ambulance is braking to prevent rear-end collisions
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Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne; 19 injured
Police said the driver was a 32-year-old Australian citizen of Afghan decent who has a history of drug use and mental health issues
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Use the RESPOND method to assess EMS provider PTSD
Regular assessment can help mitigate the effects of trauma on EMT and paramedics’ emotional health and well-being
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Man arrested for stealing ambulance in front of hospital
Anthony Norman faces several charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in front of a hospital while crews prepared to transport a patient to a medical flight
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EMT learns to walk again after being paralyzed by rare condition
Austin Bird is undergoing therapy after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that left him paralyzed
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Doctor recalls rushing to aid of Amtrak derailment victims
Surgeon Nate Selden was on his way to go shopping and instead helped two dozen people after the tragic incident
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5 top takeaways from EMS's 2017 year in review
Community paramedicine, patient transport, EMS safety, the opioid epidemic and professionalism shape the last year in EMS
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