A report detailing the disruption says a mixture of human and technological error during a software upgrade rendered the system unstable for several hours
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
FDNY Chief Lawrence Stack laid to rest
Thousands of firefighters saluted a flag-draped casket passed carrying two tiny vials of blood, the only known remains of a comrade who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo)
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Is meditation the best cure for PTSD in EMS?
Meditation may be one of the most surprising and useful treatments for PTSD, here’s why.
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Tips to prevent, manage EMS scene disagreements
You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?
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Clinical scenario: Soccer player with a leg injury
You are dispatched to a local park for an adult with a traumatic extremity injury
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Study: Up to 1 in 5 trauma victims may die unnecessarily
About half of deaths occur at the scene of the injury or enroute to the hospital; bystanders and well-trained emergency medical services can make a big difference
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Mo. EMS, fire commence campaign against leaving children in hot cars
More than half of children who’ve died from heat strokes in vehicles since 1998 were forgotten by their parents or caregivers
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EMT assaults partner, takes ambulance on wild ride
EMT Kyle Lathon was arrested after a fight with his partner and striking mailboxes and a transformer with the ambulance at a high speed (Image Gwinnett County Police Department)
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Watch: Meat Loaf collapses mid-concert
The 68-year-old singer slumped to the stage while singing his classic “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
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Suicide is killing our firefighters: What's to blame and how to stop it
We need to intensify the conversation about this very serious issue.
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