Download this podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or via RSS feed In this week's Inside EMS Podcast, Kimberly Stanford joins co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson to discuss the tool and course she developed for the EMS career field. The training gives first responders an understanding of autism, how to identify it and to how to calm a patient down.
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Monthly Archives: May 2016
150 rescuers on scene where 19 trapped in cave by rising water
Two police officers who tried to rescue the tourists were among those inside; the group waded out in neck-deep water
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First person: Sexually assaulted, harassed as an EMS explorer
The firefighters who assaulted a young woman pursuing her paramedic dream are still at the departments she was dismissed from for reporting the incidents
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Bullying drove young paramedic to brink of suicide
Coworkers — men and women — bullied and tormented a young paramedic during a difficult period of her life instead of training, mentoring and supporting her
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Fit-for-duty testing proposed for SC EMS agency's personnel
Functional capacity evaluations would be done in pre-employment process and annually to reduce workers compensation claims
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Paramedic charged with stealing narcotics from two EMS agencies
Jonathan M. McCulley, 34, is facing multiple charges for allegedly stealing fentanyl, Valium and morphine
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Ark. man arrested after ambulance break-in
The ambulance was parked by a hospital as paramedics were assisting a patient when the man broke in
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6 ways paramedics can improve their wellness
Understand the importance of balancing clean eating with stress to achieve your wellness, fitness and health goals
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Student advice: 7 ways to understand EMS traumatic stress
This is what it will take for a Ph.D. student undertaking research on the effects of traumatic stress exposure within EMS occupations
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Paramedic announces candidacy for president
Charles Robichaud calls on all voters to consider him as a write-in candidate in the 2016 presidential election
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