Recruits are educated about mental health from day one and the department is increasing its resource list for employees
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Monthly Archives: May 2017
La. lawmakers band together to fight opioid crisis
There were more prescriptions filled for opioids in the state in 2015 than there were residents
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4 killed, 5 hurt after train derails in northern Greece
The train, with 70 passengers on board, went off the rails and crashed through a house
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Patient buys ballistic vests for paramedics who saved him
The man said he hopes his gift plants the seed for others to step up and help equip paramedics
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Firefighter on EMS call stabbed by man with butcher knife
The firefighter was stabbed in the upper torso; another woman was also stabbed
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Experts 'working around the clock' to restore health services after cyberattack
The extortion attack, which locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom, is believed to be the biggest of its kind ever recorded
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Ransomware cyberattack cripples hospitals across England
British Prime Minister Theresa May said there is no evidence that patient data has been compromised
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5 things to know about endotracheal intubation
From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future
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Inside EMS Podcast: The conceptĀ of compassion fatigue in EMS
Our co-hosts discuss a story of an EMT that refused to respond to a call
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ACEP marks EMS Week with CPR challenge, 'Safe Citizen Day'
The organization wants the public to be prepared for an emergency by participating in the World CPR Challenge and Safe Citizen Day
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