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- Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Colo. ambulances get racks for patients' bikes

A local hospital spent $5,000 to equip all 14 of its ambulances with bike racks due to an increase in cyclist crashes and patients' unwillingness to leave their bikes behind
Streamlining medic training for vets aim of Senate bill

Bipartisan legislation reintroduced to make it easier for combat medics to secure civilian paramedic jobs and reduce shortage of rural EMS personnel
11 rescued from sinking tow boat in Hawaii

All aboard were brought to safety after a boat carrying 75,000 gallons of diesel fuel began to sink about two miles off the island of Oahu
5 critical lessons from Va. medic LODD investigation

Read the report and apply the lessons learned to improve your policies, training, and operations

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In this month's edition of Paramedic Chief, EMS has long been without a way to measure performance standards on a national level, and we're happy to announce that NASEMSO's two-year project to research and publish such standards is now underway. Read more here

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