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    13 mins · 
    This Minn. training program wants to narrow the gap between diverse communities and EMTs.
    EMS agency launches diversity training program
    The program's goal is to have a more diverse group of EMTs to help the diverse Minn. communities
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    2 hrs · 
    Both ambulances collided with the SUV after one of the ambulances didn't stop at an intersection.
    2 ambulances and 1 SUV crash at traffic stop
    All three drivers were wearing seat belts and were transferred to the hospital for treatment.
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    3 hrs · 
    According to the suit, upon arrival the medic assessed the woman by putting his hand on her head and chest and determined that she was dead without ever checking her pulse.
    Medic pronounces alive woman dead; husband sues for wrongful death
    The woman didn't receive any help for about an hour because was pronounced dead by the first paramedic on scene
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    5 hrs · 
    "I wish I would have taken advantage of the NFA's free training experiences much earlier in my career."
    The National Fire Academy: A trip every EMS leader should make
    Free EMS courses provide education, experience and relationships that will enhance your career
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    • Sara Michelle Hudson While I appreciate this information, I find it depressing that as EMS leaders we have to seek education through a national fire academy; we should have our own stand alone institution for EMS education.
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    • Travis Duncan H.R. 2366. Let's get this bill passed so we can have a national EMS academy, among other great things.
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    5 hrs · 
    EMS leaders, we need your help! Please take a few minutes to answer questions about how you measure performance in your agency!
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    6 hrs · 
    Some of those hurt were treated at the scene, where an emergency command center was set up, while others were taken to medical facilities; 179 have left the hospital after receiving treatment.
    Saudi housing complex blaze kills 10, injures 259
    A preliminary investigation suggests a short circuit in an electrical transformer in the building's basement sparked the blaze, which quickly spread through 130 cars parked in the basement
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    8 hrs · 
    To answer this question you need to first understand the incidence and A&P of spinal cord injury.
    Is it time to stop immobilizing kids?
    Growing evidence appears to support modified spinal immobilization protocols for pediatric trauma patients
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    • George Joslyn I made an ems officer upset by refusing to backboard a patient who obviously didnt need it
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    • Robert Benson The only place for a backboard in EMS is for cardiac arrests when you need to move a Pt after ROSC and know they might arrest again
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    10 hrs · 
    Tips to place an EJ for venous access
    IV placement tips for the external jugular vein
    Improving patient comfort also leads to a greater chance of success.
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    12 hrs · 
    When the driver took his eyes off the road to be in a selfie this happened.
    Driver crashes vehicle posing for a selfie, passengers injured
    The Maine driver leaned over to be in the photo before driving off the road
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    14 hrs · 
    Our best wishes to Mantooth and we hope to see him back on the road soon at EMS events.
    "Emergency!" star completes cancer treatment
    Randolph Mantooth uses Facebook to say that he has successfully finished cancer treatment
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    • Douglas B. Carlyle Best wishes for recovery. I have 33 years of EMS/Fire under my belt and I have Emergency to thank for that smile emoticon
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    16 hrs · 
    EMS agency readies for papal visit with motorcycle ambulance
    Motorcycle ambulance gears up for papal visit
    The motorcycle will be able to get though the expected gridlock and provide quick assessment
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    18 hrs · 
    EMS providers don’t need to know the law to become lawyers, but rather informed citizens in a field that is heavily influenced by the law and the legal process.
    Understand the legislative process for EMS laws
    We don’t all need to be EMS lawyers but knowing a few basics about how bills become law will make you a better EMS provider
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    20 hrs · 
    Got 5 minutes? Learn about cyanide toxicity assessment and treatment.
    Causes and signs of cyanide toxicity
    Here are the causes, signs, symptoms and treatment of cyanide toxicity explained in five minutes.
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    • Jade Levinson More of these videos please!
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    Bill Brown, former NREMT director speaks about Katrina.
    "I've never seen such misery on people's faces."
    Former EMT remembers Hurricane Katrina's chaos and destruction
    Bill Brown, former NREMT director, was in New Orleans for EMS World when Katrina struck; he decided to stay and help
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    • Hans Ytell It was the same in Carl Junction, MO 2003, and in Joplin, MO in 2011. I will never forget the look in peoples eyes following those tornadoes!
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