Device obsession harms team building and personal communication, which hurts both EMS culture and performance.
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Monthly Archives: November 2016
7 steps to better morale in your EMS agency
Apply leadership actions consistently and regularly to improve the morale in your EMS agency.
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34 Pa. students, 8 adults sickened by unknown odor
Officials believe a passing truck on the highway could have been leaking odorant that spread with the wind.
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Prehospital care of the critically injured K-9
Law enforcement and SAR K-9s are public safety personnel who may require the emergency care of EMS providers.
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The EMS legal conundrum of a 'still alarm'
An EMS lawyer replies to a California reader’s question about a duty to respond to a still alarm while en route to the hospital for a non-emergency discharge.
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Lawsuit: Delayed ambulance response led to victim's death
The lawsuit alleges that the ambulance was “unreasonably delayed,” because crews were lost in route and drove to the wrong location.
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Paramedics train, educate Pa. teachers on bleeding control
Teachers were taught how to apply a tourniquet and stop bleeding.
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5 dead, more than 50 hurt after London tram derails
The London Ambulance Service described many of those hurt as “walking wounded,” but said others suffered serious injuries. (AP Photo)
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Colo. surgery tech sentenced for stealing fentanyl
Rocky Allen was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for stealing a syringe with the powerful painkiller from an operating room.
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Authorities: 29 children at Fla. preschool fall ill
Paramedics loaded them onto ambulances for trips to three nearby hospitals; food poisoning is the primary suspect.
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