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Several Dead in India Hospital Fire Tue, Oct 18, 2016

Community Paramedicine Delivers Healthcare in Portland, Maine Mon, Oct 17, 2016

Medical Students Accompany Paramedics through Unique Program Mon, Oct 17, 2016

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	How to Be Ready for FirstNet When FirstNet Is Ready ... Mesa Fire/Medical Department has already started to lay the groundwork to be ready for FirstNet b...
	Designing a Custom-Built Ambulance that Balances Saf... Cranberry Township (Pa.) EMS had never purchased custom ambulances, but as the industry focuses o...
	JEMS Special Focus: Ambulance Innovations This month, JEMS takes a look at the advances in ambulance design and technology that are keeping...
	Considerations for EMS Response to Cold-Water Rowing... Two recent rowing accidents illustrate the safety issues inherent in the sport that EMS must cons...

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The benefits of telemedicine in today’s world of EMS This Webinar will discuss the benefits of telemedicine and physician advice in today’s world of EMS, in both urban and rural environments. While unban EMS units may be closer to hospitals than thei... Speakers Michael G. Gonzalez, MD

How NEMSIS 3 Can Help You Improve EMS Operations and Clinical Quality Is your system prepared to take advantage of the benefits NEMSIS 3 can bring? The EMS profession’s goal is to provide patients with the highest quality of care while maintaining excellence in opera... Speakers Nick Nudell

Identifying Sepsis in the Prehospital Setting Severe infection and sepsis are high mortality illnesses that significantly burden the healthcare system.   Evidence suggests that early identification and aggressive treatment reduces mortali... Speakers Christopher Hunter, MD, PhD, FACEP

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	American College of Emergency Physicians Awards Jullette Saussy for her Outstanding Contribution in EMS Wed, Oct 19, 2016 JEMS Editorial Board Member Jullette M. Saussy, MD, FACEP, was awarded the Outstanding Contribution in EMS Award by the American College of Emergency Physicians last night ...

	American College of Emergency Physicians Awards Jullette Saussy for her Outstanding Contribution in EMS Wed, Oct 19, 2016
	Person Wanted for Setting D.C. Ambulance on Fire Wed, Oct 19, 2016
	Coworkers Save New Mexico Firefighter Suffering a Stroke Mon, Oct 17, 2016
	Rural Metro Ambulance Company Fined For Missing Response Time Requirements In San Diego Fri, Oct 14, 2016
	Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue Responds after Hurricane Matthew Causes Widespread Destruction Tue, Oct 11, 2016
	Trek Medics Trains Emergency Responders in Remote, Under-Served Areas Mon, Oct 10, 2016

WHITE PAPERS

	The “FirstNet-Ready” Mobile Office: Top Considerations for Connecting First Responders First-response mobile workforces face the most demanding and often dangerous work environments, performing jobs that are critical to our infrastructure—protecting public safety,...
	Top 5 Reasons Paramedics need an In-Vehicle Gateway Technology in the ambulance is advancing every day.  EKGs and patient care records, dispatch, telemedicine and tracking technologies enable medics to safely treat patients,...

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EMS Compass: The Quality Imperative Harnessing the power of data, with a forward from Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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COLUMNISTS

	Stop the Bleed: Not Just a Buzzphrase, Good Public Health Policy Corina Bilger, NREMT-Retired New EMS training course from NAEMT teaches basic life-saving interventions to control bleeding in...
	Pro Bono: Distracted Driving is an EMS Liability Time Bomb Doug Wolfberg Agencies should develop consistently enforced policies to discourage distracted driving and clari...
	Ambulance Seating and Warning Systems Affect Safety of Crews and Patients A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P This month, JEMS focuses on aspects of ambulance safety, design, seating and warning systems.
	Paul Combs October 2016 Cartoon Paul Combs Our monthly look at EMS through the lens of Paul Combs.
	Pediatric Anaphylaxis Study Lacks Crucial Details Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP Why did some patients get epinephrine and others Benadryl and/or albuterol? Was there a differenc...

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	Tornado Forms during Storm in Pacific Northwest Fri, Oct 14, 2016A tornado struck an Oregon beach town Friday, sending "debris flying everywhere" and toppling powerlines and trees as strong winds and heavy rain walloped the Pacific Northwest.

      

	Tornado Forms during Storm in Pacific Northwest Oct 14, 2016
	Resuscitation 2016, Hosted by the European Resu... Oct 13, 2016
	Emergency Patient Care in Syria Airstrikes Oct 13, 2016
	White Helmets’ Ambulances Destroyed
	Sept. 11 15th Anniversary
	Train Crashes into Hoboken Station

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	EMS Billing & Compliance Updates from abc360 Conference Approximately 500 professionals from across the EMS billing and compliance sector convened in Hershey, Pa., Oct. 17–19 for PWW Media's abc360 Conference and XI Executive Institu...
	How to Write Good Patient Care Reports, Part 2: Avoiding Vague Terminology Part two of a five-part series on writing detailed PCRs, maximizing reimbursements and delivering the best ongoing care for patients.
	Operational Security for EMS and Fire Educate personnel on the importance of operational security and review protocols to make sure all elements are secure.
	Mobile Technology: Let's Work How We Live The EMS industry must embrace the technologies that bring positive change.

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