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Dear EMS1 Subscriber, Here we see EMS providers at their best and their worst. When a young boy was pulled from an icy river, more than 50 responders revived him by creating a CPR chain and performing chest compressions for a solid one hour and 41 minutes.  Less than 50 L.A. County fire and EMS providers may be disciplined, and possibly fired, for cheating on hiring exams. And two Philadelphia firefighters accepted a punishment for sexual misconduct with a female paramedic. — Cate Lecuyer, EMS1 Editor

TOP NEWS 'Record' 101 minutes of CPR saves toddler after icy drowning 5 wounded, 1 killed in Ariz. shooting rampage Fla. EMT recovering after hit and run Workers in L.A. County FD cheating scandal may be fired: Employees could be fired or otherwise disciplined for sharing confidential questions on hiring exams Police officer waits more than 20 minutes for D.C. ambulance: Another officer eventually canceled ambulance, took colleague to a hospital in his squad car 2 Philly firefighters punished in sex scandal with medic: They waived a departmental hearing and chose instead to accept punishment Survey: Hundreds of medics may quit due to stress Boston EMS recruits deliver baby in back of rig Woman killed by blown plywood from construction site Utah medic honored for saving hiker Cleveland public safety may combine recruiting efforts to support diversity Texas explores 'next generation 911' technology

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STICKING TO THE BASICS Clinical scenario: An eye injury during a structure fire By Patrick Lickiss, EMS1 Columnist You respond to a rehab area at a working structure fire, where one of the responding firefighters "got something" in his eye. Patient assessment  TRENDING TOPICS Is an Uber faster than an ambulance? By EMS1 Staff A recent Internet post that proposes equipping Uber drivers with CPR training and an AED has many pondering if the mobile app transportation service could save lives. What do you think?

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EMS LEGAL UPDATE Why documentation is part of good patient care By Page, Wolfberg & Wirth The quality of PCR documentation may impact a patient's care over the next days or months. Importance of the narrative  BOOK EXCERPT 'Med Math Simplified' By Jamie Davis, EMS1 Contributor These are the things that you must ask yourself before giving any patient any medication. '5 Rights of Medication Safety'

REMEMBER 2 THINGS How to manage the first two minutes of a trauma scene Steve Whitehead reminds us that airway compromise and uncontrolled bleeding are the two most likely factors to kill a patient in the first two minutes of a trauma. Watch the video  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV Video shows fire chief dropping his pants in city building A simplified method for 12-lead ECG electrode placement

3007 'Record' 101 minutes of CPR saves toddler after icy drowning 2164 Mass. dispatchers successful at silent 911 call procedures 1456 Body-camera video shows rescue of toddler from car in frigid Utah river 1278 4 patient assessment scenarios that are actually useful for EMS students 870 10 tips for learning pharmacology

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