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July 20, 2016 | View as webpage

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Dear EMS1 Subscriber, EMS is in the middle of health care’s dynamic transformation. Forces within EMS, such as evolving clinical care capabilities and an increasingly educated workforce, and broad economic and social forces outside of EMS are creating new trends in the profession. To understand and evaluate how the profession is changing, Fitch & Associates, in cooperation with EMS1 and the National EMS Management Association, has undertaken a significant effort to study a diverse population of EMS agencies on topics from clinical care to salaries to operational benchmarks to hiring requirements. The premiere edition of the EMS Trend Report identifies traits that many EMS systems across the country share and the significant differences that exist. Read the report to see how your agency compares to others. Discuss the findings and send us your thoughts on how EMS is changing at editor@ems1.com.  — Greg Friese, MS, NRP, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief

TOP NEWS 3 additional EMS employees terminated over Facebook posts Stolen Dallas ambulance crashes into warehouse NY first responders on alert after extremist threats surface Couple parked outside hospital told to call 911: A woman parked outside the ER was told that she had to call 911 so medics could bring her husband into the hospital Narcan prices increase 'by 1000 percent or more': Companies argue they spend millions to innovate and make the drug easier to administer Paramedics called to save life of '7-year-old boy,' find a dog instead: The caller lied because he knew the ambulance would arrive quickly Girl, 3, hit by ambulance suffers life-threatening injuries Miss. council rejects using single provider for ambulance services Ambulance agency withdraws service from NY town Pediatric nurse performs CPR on one of two Fla. teens struck by lightning Va. county implements publicly accessible AEDs Bus with Chinese tourists catches fire in Taiwan, killing 26

In Public Safety Presents: Policy Implications of the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act This legislation will help streamline the process for former military medics to join the civilian workforce  Read the article

EMS NEWS IN FOCUS 6 useful sepsis assessment and treatment tips By Arthur Hsieh, EMS1 Columnist Here's how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortality. Catching sepsis early  PINNACLE QUICK TAKE Growing leaders is most important responsibility of EMS chiefs By Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Attendees at Pinnacle conference learn important elements of leadership and how to grow EMS leaders. Key takeaways

PRODUCT VIDEOS Reality Training: Citizens as first care providers at fire and EMS incidents FEATURED DEALS  Toughbook CF–19 MK4– 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, 3yr warranty– Only $1,395! More Featured Deals

PARAMEDIC CHIEF Stay up to date with online EMS training and education By Robert Avsec, EMS1 Columnist Paramedic chiefs need to assign training that is current, relevant and accurate. What to consider  EMS SAFETY How mobile integrated health is evolving to meet a patient need By Center for Patient Safety, EMS1 Columnist Patient safety methods and lessons learned need to be applied to the evolving subspecialty of community paramedicine. A new approach

REALITY TRAINING Highway scene safety for EMS Working a motor vehicle collision is one of the most dangerous scenes for EMS personnel and firefighters. Watch the video  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV What one simple technique can keep you safe during a violent encounter? How to cannulate the external jugular vein

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1,138 Pa. medic team outfitted with ballistic vests 753 Is fire-based EMS destroying our best EMTs? 677 3 additional EMS employees terminated over Facebook posts 261 Bystander CPR: A key link in the chain of survival 242 Off-duty paramedic drives himself to ambulance base after breaking neck

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