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TOP NEWS Indy ambulance crashes while transporting shooting victim Ohio paramedic volunteers for Olympics Texas ambulance rolls over, EMT injured Ark. EMS to wear body armor on calls: Of the 275 bullet-resistant vests ordered, 30 are made of steel plates SC rescue team receives $1.5M loan to purchase ambulances, radios: The dept. will be able to retire an older ambulance and ensure that it has an extra one for special situations Embattled medevac firm files bankruptcy: A former employee was awarded over $700K after being wrongfully terminated for complaining the company violated state regulations Man high on heroin, spice slashes ambulance tires Teen performs CPR, saves teammate in cardiac arrest Ill. ambulance agency contests OSHA fines 4 Armenian medics taken hostage Woman who called ambulance 400 times receives prison time Supermarket customer uses Heimlich Maneuver to save employee

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FROM THE EDITOR 6 EMS questions for the next U.S. president By Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction, here are six questions EMS should want answered. Key issues  PINNACLE QUICK TAKE EMS data can solve the opioid overdose epidemic, not naloxone By Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief EMS leaders at the 2016 Pinnacle conference learn how CAD and ePCR data, not naloxone, might be EMS's greatest contribution to resolving opioid overdose epidemic. The golden bullet

EMS1 EXCLUSIVE What does it feel like to do CPR? By EMS1 Staff An ALS instructor shares her experiences performing CPR and what to expect. Answering the call  PATIENT CARE Altered Mental Status: 6 reasons why a complete assessment is critical By Nicholas Miller, EMS1 Columnist A complete patient assessment and consideration of multiple causes will help make sure the patient's altered mental status is correctly assessed. Never assume

REMEMBER 2 THINGS Nausea relief without medications Steve Whitehead discusses the relief of nausea without medications by applying a cold compress to the back of a patient's neck and smelling an alcohol prep pad. Watch the video  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV A CPR educator shares his own bystander CPR story How to apply a direct pressure wrap to control severe extremity bleeding

857 NY EMTs equipped with body armor 637 Teen performs CPR, saves teammate in cardiac arrest 369 Air ambulance lawsuit becomes class action 243 Ariz. fire dept. launches its own faster, cheaper ambulance service 104 Trauma takes its toll on EMS providers, 911 telecommunicators

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