EMS leaders learn suicide risk factors and the imperative to provide a non-punitive culture for seeking help
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Suspect only person killed in Tenn. theater shooting
A man with a gun and hatchet, wearing a backpack on his chest and a surgical mask, unleashed pepper spray inside a movie theater before he was shot and killed by police
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Allergic reaction calls on the rise in NC
The increase is due to bees, wasps and fire ants being active in the spring and summer months
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Conn. EMT faces larceny, drug charges
The EMT is suspected of stealing money and medication from the purses and wallets of colleagues
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How does EMS switch from volume-based to value-driven reimbursement?
The disruptive forces of changing reimbursement models, technology and quality initiatives will change how EMS is delivered and funded
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Psych patient transport: 5 tips to make it safe for providers and patients
Adopt, train, and follow these best practices for field to hospital and interfacility transports of psychiatric patients
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4 endocrine emergencies EMS providers need to know
Although endocrine emergencies are uncommon, the signs and symptoms can be mistaken for more commonly encountered medical emergencies
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Reality Training: Train falls off elevated tracks during windstorm
What are the immediate hazard assessment and incident management tasks for the EMS crew that witnesses this incident?
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AEDs: 5 ways to pay for and place lifesaving devices in public places
We have a long way to go to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest
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Report: 2 dead, 15 hurt in N.H. circus tent collapse
Associated Press LANCASTER, N.H. — Authorities say a circus tent collapsed when a severe storm raked a New Hampshire fairground, killing two people and injuring 15 others. WMUR-TV reports that state Department of Safety spokesman Michael Todd confirmed the fatalities Monday night. The accident happened Monday evening at the Lancaster fairgrounds, about 90 miles north of the state capital in Concord …
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