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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Mock mass casualty incident tests Calif. EMS students
Students covered in fake blood or wearing fake arms with burns and injuries on them wandered around the college campus
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Woman performs CPR, saves man's life on first date
Janie Hall, a former respiratory therapist with experience in a trauma unit, began CPR after her date fell face-first to the floor
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Denver paramedics train to perfect bike response
About 50 paramedics are part of the bike division; three members take care of the bikes and equipment
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Dump truck, ambulance collision injures 3
The ambulance was en route to a hospital after responding to a car crash involving their patient onboard
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Utilizing data to improve STEMI patient care
The journey to Mission: Lifeline recognition for Paramedics improved the STEMI system of care through better data capture, communication and trust
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Are Lyft, Uber an appropriate alternative to EMS transport?
EMS agencies are cautioned to understand the risk of triaging patients to a ride-sharing service instead of sending an ambulance
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Chicago criticized for sending fire trucks on EMS calls
The department has half as many ambulances, which are busy most of the day, as they do fire trucks
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FDNY EMT dies days after shoulder surgery for work-related injury
Alan Cooke, 54, served as a union delegate and was a 30-year EMS veteran
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Indy paramedics, EMTs trained to prevent, escape assaults
More than 60 Indianapolis EMS providers have been injured during patient attacks since 2015
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