The paramedic and “White Shirts” comic strip artist discusses her experience with New Orleans EMS and the effects of stress
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Monthly Archives: August 2017
PulsePoint, Citizen CPR Foundation bring grant competition to ECCU Conference
The winning community will receive a PulsePoint Respond implementation and coverage of first year’s costs
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5 books recommended by EMS leaders during Pinnacle 2017
The books were used to illustrate key concepts, support the speaker’s principles or to call on other leaders to be lifelong learners
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U.S. teen drug overdose deaths inch up after years of decline
The overdose death rate rose to 3.7 per 100,000 teens in 2015, from 3.1 the previous year
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FDNY denies petition to posthumously promote fallen EMT
A spokesperson said no “legal or administrative process” exists for Yadira Arroyo’s posthumous promotion to lieutenant
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Proactive EMS approaches to the opioid crisis
Learn how four paramedic chiefs are collecting and analyzing data to fight the opioid overdose epidemic in their communities
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Fla. paramedic sentenced for role in 'selfie war'
Kayla Dubois was ordered to serve one year of probation for each count and agreed to testify when paramedic Christopher Wimmer is sentenced for his participation
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Police: Man made fake 911 call to divert pursuit
Clayton Nelson is charged with felony eluding, reckless driving, terroristic threatening and other charges
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Carbon monoxide in home sickens 4 officers, 8 others
Firefighters responded to the scene and found people on the lawn outside the house
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EMT-trained police officer honored after saving cardiac arrest victim at soccer game
Officer Oshikawa-Clay was at a middle school soccer match when he administered CPR to a man who suffered cardiac arrest
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