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June 3, 2016 | View as webpage

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TOP NEWS Medical helicopter crashes just after loading a patient Multiple ambulance crashes in Mo., Mich. AEMT prepares for Ms. United States competition Firefighters balk at medic-only staff changes: The city proposed training medics for single duty and reducing the number of firefighters on engines Report: Incremental alarms better for firefighter heart health: The updated alarms yield lower heart rates and can prevent cardiac arrest in firefighters Fairfax firefighter-paramedic’s union want top investigator out:Internal affairs investigator was placed on leave for posting lewd, offensive remarks weeks after Mittendorff's suicide Dispatcher gives life-saving CPR instructions for 2-year-old Okla. ambulance service shut down Army, emergency crews search for 4 missing soldiers AMR announces layoffs in rural Wash. county EMT rescues 4-year-old boy from locked car Japanese boy, 7, abandoned in forest by parents

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EMS NEWS IN FOCUS 7 recommendations to reduce impacts of fatigue By Arthur Hsieh, EMS1 Columnist Errors in patient care and EMS provider health concerns are raising awareness of the risks of prolonged work hours. Combat fatigue  BEHIND THE PATIENT Impaired consciousness isn't just for EMS patients By Michael Morse, EMS1 Columnist Use this checklist to see if lack of sleep is making you or your partner dangerous to one another, your patients and the community. Are you dreaming?

GETTING GRANTS Firefighter grant scam alert By Jerry Brant, EMS1 Contributor With new grant awards comes a new twist by scammers, here's how to not get duped. Stay alert  LIGHTS & SIRENS 10 intravenous access tips By Kevin Grange, EMS1 Columnist Use these tips to ensure you obtain IV access each and every time. Forget 'poke and pray'

INSIDE EMS Discussion and review of this week's news Our co-hosts discuss a range of news topics, including a double amputee paramedic and a young boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure. Listen to the podcast  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV Top 5 EMS videos of May 2016 Ambulance runs light, hits scooter

253 EMS providers can't afford to be obese 179 Medical helicopter crashes just after loading a patient 156 Navy Blue Angels fighter jet crashes near Nashville, killing pilot 127 AMR announces layoffs in rural Wash. county 120 7 things you should and should not spend your first paramedic paycheck on

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