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March 28, 2016 | View as webpage

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TOP NEWS Victims ID'd in medical copter crash  Drivers block ambulance from crash scene NC EMS department rallies to help grieving colleague Va. fire department cited for transporting sick kid: The department doesn't face any restrictions, but it must take corrective measures before June 30  Private ambulance service partnership begins in DC: The partnership with AMR will allow less D.C. Fire and EMS ambulances to be tied up responding to non-emergency calls Pa. ambulance company facing paramedic shortage: Low pay, long hours and high stress are the primary reasons for the shortage $200K bond set for Ind. EMT accused of theft Dispatcher talks man out of suicide Girl, 7, dies after bounce house blows away Head-shaving fundraiser held for cancer-stricken medic WWII veteran finds ambulance driven during war Off-duty medic witnesses fatal car crash, jumps into action

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THE RESEARCH REVIEW Mechanical chest compression devices vs. manual compressions By Kenny Navarro, EMS1 Columnist Meta-analysis of the available research looks at patient outcomes of applying mechanical chest compression devices. Study review  BREAKING THE SILENCE Vivid flashbacks after fatal drowning response By EMT, 9 years in EMS If I close my eyes, I can bring myself to that beach and remember the dog, the boyfriend, the hot sun and her blonde hair. Something was wrong

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EMS1 EXCLUSIVE 12-Lead ECG case: 9-year-old complains of very rapid heart rate By Dawn B. Altman, EMS1 Contributor Review the signs, symptoms and significant 12-Lead ECG findings for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Signs and symptoms  CAPNOACADEMY Drowning patient resuscitation and monitoring By Kelly Grayson, EMS1 Contributor Use capnography to guide oxygenation and ventilation derangements in drowning patients. Drowning pathophysiology

FREQUENT FLYERS Redefining job security A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS. Read the comic  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV Patient problems from marijuana Music video: Tribute to Detroit EMS

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1,200 SC medic 'doing well' after head-on ambulance crash 469 Texas EMS gets solar-powered ambulance 335 Quick Clip: Should prehospital ultrasound exist in EMS? 323 How to diagnose the cause of chest pain 306 6 training tips to reach unengaged EMTs

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