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TOP NEWS EMS LODD bill passes in Ky. House Ohio ambulance rollover injures 2 Ohio FF-EMT dies at steel plant job Report critical of Fla. fire, EMS departments: The report said the EMS and fire departments "don't play well together" and made 33 recommendations to improve services in the county Texas ambulances damaged by hail, out of service: Tennis-ball-sized hail caused extensive damage to almost 50 vehicles and 11 ambulances at MedStar headquarters Ark. ambulance crashes into pole, injures 3: An EMS provider suffered a medical issue that caused her to lose control of the ambulance EMS director arrested for inappropriate contact with inmates, sexual assault Interactive EMS map shows Austin music festival injuries Assault case dismissed against Detroit EMT Police to fund 24/7 paramedic presence in detention unit FD to try new medical response plan Committee to discuss EMS performance measures

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EMS1 PLAYLIST Squad 51 playlist #1: Rocking with Johnny and Roy By EMS1 Staff Between calls or on their way back to quarters, these were the tunes TV's favorite medics were cranking on the AM radio. 'Dream on'  EMS LEGAL UPDATE EMS employers can restrict EMS provider marijuana use By Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, EMS1 Columnist  Here is why paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to have a drug-free workplace policy to restrict EMS provider marijuana use. Two questions

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THE QUESTION What do 911 dispatchers know that 'regular' people don't? By EMS1 Staff Curtis Darnell, a 911 dispatcher and chief for 28 years, gave his opinion on the topic. Check it out and add your own thoughts. Value of location  CAPNOACADEMY Quiz: Respiratory compromise from opioid overdose By Sean Hulsman, EMS1 Contributor As EMS battles the rising trend of opioid abuse and subsequent respiratory arrest, lives are being saved through competent control of airway and breathing. Take the quiz

FREQUENT FLYERS Ambulance history with Capt. Salty Paramedicine was made famous by the hit TV show Emergency! and providers were beginning to defibrillate in the field in the 1980s. Read the comic  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV Transport destination for an unresponsive kickboxer Pit crew CPR demo by the London Ambulance Service

272 Texas towns move to paid fire and EMS crews 259 3 pre-shift tasks for every medic 237 Use capnography for a patient in cardiac arrest 227 Calif. medics must wait for police before responding 216 Police to fund 24/7 paramedic presence in detention unit Win an Gunshot Trauma Aid Kit Advanced from theEMSstore Deadline to Enter: March 28th, 2016

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