Nine children were hurt and a front seat adult passenger died after the driver of a van carrying Bible school students crashed through a crossing gate and into the side of a freight train
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Dispatcher resigns after hanging up on 911 caller
Matthew Sanchez told a frantic caller, who was trying to save her friend’s life after being shot, to ‘deal with it yourself’
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PHTLS founder Dr. Norman McSwain dies
The internationally admired New Orleans trauma surgeon and paramedic died from complications of a stroke
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EMS use of Google Glass project during an MCI wins award
Syracuse University EMT explores using Google Glass to securely livestream an MCI to hospital personnel
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5 evidence-based countermeasures for EMS fatigue
A successful fatigue risk management system is an organizational approach to improve sleep health and self-recognition of fatigue
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Why Acadian CEO’s La. shooting debrief video hit all the right notes
EMS providers should expect from their leaders a detailed and compassionate after action summary like this one
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Medics rescue man from garbage truck trash bin
EMS and fire crews performed a logistically difficult rescue to extricate uninjured man from the truck’s bin
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Dispatcher to 911 caller helping gunshot victim: 'Deal with it yourself'
Matthew Sanchez was removed from his position at the dispatch center and reassigned after officials became aware of the conversation
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SC EMS chief fired in wake of self-published book
He was placed on paid administrative leave July 14, and terminated Monday for an unspecified reason
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6 cultural changes made by successful volunteer agencies
Volunteers have an obligation to move the EMS profession forward by being informed, engaged, and involved
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