Economic incentives should only be considered when all other methods to contain an infectious disease outbreak have been exhausted
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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Public health obligation to prevent TB transmission
Economic incentives aren’t typically the first line of defense during an outbreak, but in the case of the current tuberculosis outbreak in Alabama they make sense
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Surprise your patients with kindness to make a difference
When we offer our service in an unexpected way magic happens
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Zika virus might spread to US
The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now suspected in an unusual birth defect
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Ind. fire dept. gets grant for community paramedicine program
The $157,970 grant will allow the Crawfordsville Fire Department the chance to get the state’s Community Paramedic Pilot Program off the ground
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Pregnant teen dies after shoveling snow
The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
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2 suspects flee into woods turning pursuit into rescue
A search-and-rescue crew found the men in severe hypothermia
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Family of paramedic killed in helicopter crash files lawsuit
Kyle Juarez, 37, was killed in a Skylife air ambulance helicopter crash in December
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Clinton Foundation announces free Narcan Nasal Spray for US high schools
Adapt Pharma partners with foundation, education departments, and school nurses to offer a carton of FDA-approved naloxone nasal spray to every high school
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Frequent Flyers: Blood sugar finger stick
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
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