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June 6, 2016 | View as webpage Download the Mobile App TOP NEWS Video of Fla. firefighter-EMT tased by police released 4-year-old survives internal decapitation Vt. ambulance services to receive Narcan at no cost Fire chief snubs plan to cut nursing home response: The county is reducing responses to save money and free firefighters for more urgent calls Studying EMS providers’ role in preventing patient PTSD: Newly trained EMS providers are asked to take a survey about recognizing and treating patients at risk of traumatic stress Mass. police issue EMT, officer safety bulletin after man's video rant:In the video, the man rants as he drives behind an ambulance, which he claims was being used to harass him Feds crack down on Medicare ambulance fraud Ill. fire department wants to add ALS unit Crews clean up oil sheen after train derails Man urinating off interstate bridge triggers fatal collision Ga. agency offers state’s first ECMO specialty ambulance Paramedics rescue orphaned ducklings from busy NY road Get Free Grant Assistance on Medical Simulation Technology Using just two iPads, the lightness and simplicity of ALSi makes it ideal for training. ALSi offers innovative medical simulation, built off technology you use every day. Get help with grants   Save Time, Money & Effort with Cloud-based EMS Solutions Automate manual processes so you can focus on what matters most. Share information from any device, anytime, anywhere. AdvanceOne™ helps your team improve workflow using one intuitive interface for the entire patient cycle, including dispatch, ePCR & claims. Get more info EMS EXPERIENCE My love-hate relationship with EMS By Kelly Grayson, EMS1 Columnist What matters more to you: the things you hate about EMS, or the things you love about EMS? You call, we come  EMS LEGAL UPDATE New regs are game changer for billing By Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, EMS1 Columnist Is your department properly identifying, reporting and returning Medicare overpayments? Monitoring payments  BOUNDTREE UNIVERSITY Medical supply inventory management systems for EMS By Robert Avsec, EMS1 Columnist Using yesterday’s approach to inventory management and supply and logistics is no longer an acceptable practice. Inventory control  CAPNOACADEMY Drowning victim resuscitation and monitoring Sean Hulsman, EMS1 Contributor Among respiratory and cardiac arrest victims, drowning patients pose special challenges. Take the quiz  FREQUENT FLYERS Love of the job By Lenwood Brown III A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS. Read the comic  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV Use of ultrasound for peripheral intravenous catheter placement Remember 2 Things: Altered mental status in geriatric patients 270 AEMT prepares for Ms. United States competition 237 Double amputation can't stop paramedic quest 185 Paramedics rescue orphaned ducklings from busy NY road 162 Exhausted paramedics: 7 recommendations to reduce impacts of fatigue 154 Ill. fire department wants to add ALS unit EMS1 does not send unsolicited messages. You are receiving this email because you have signed up for EMS1 and subscribed to this newsletter. Visit our Customer Support page to report any email problems or subscribe to our other newsletters.