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TOP NEWS Community raises funds for EMT student shot while aiding victim Good Samaritans buy meal for Calif. EMTs Ky. Mannequin Challenge sheds light on opioid overdose Ohio State 911 call: 'We need medics': The 911 calls revealed a chaotic scene that evolved into a violent incident on campus Ohio ambulance company fined $478K: The company accepted improper Medicaid payments and completed transportation services with improper certification and documentation Colleagues raise funds to bring firefighter-EMT's body to NJ: David Ley died Thanksgiving day after a diving incident off the coast of Florida Texas EMT with brain cancer cleared to return to work 5 killed by severe storms in Ala., Tenn. Mass. university to pay $650K in HIPAA settlement Boy, 5, calls 911, invites deputies to Thanksgiving Former Pa. EMT charged with sexually harassing colleague Infant ejected during crash found alive in storm drain

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EMS1 EXCLUSIVE EMTs: Don't just do something, stand there By Kelly Grayson, EMS1 Columnist The EMT in charge is being paid for what goes on between their ears rather than the skills they can perform with their hands. Stepping up  FROM THE EDITOR Rapid reaction: EMT student shot, run over for caring By Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief  Here's what we can learn from teenager and EMR Daniel Wesley, who was critically injured coming to the aid of a murder victim. Top takeaways

HEALTH & WELLNESS Are we working EMS providers to death? By Michael Ward, EMS1 Columnist Excessive work hours, compassion fatigue and violence are contributing to an alarming increase in EMS caregiver suicide. War in the streets  EMS EDUCATION How to identify and treat major causes of acute altered mental status By Nicholas Miller, EMS1 Contributor Acute altered mental status is often the first clinical sign of a disruption to ATP production. 4 key signs

REALITY TRAINING Handguns in the fire service If you're going to carry a weapon on duty, one of your primary jobs has to be care and custody of that weapon. Watch the video  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV High performance CPR demonstration Reality Training: Citizens as first care providers at fire and EMS incidents

575 EMT student shot, run over while aiding shooting victim 228 Ramp-up tones cut firefighter, paramedic rapid-heart response to station alarms 219 4 EMS calls I used to wish for 141 EMTs: Don't just do something, stand there 127 Texas EMT with brain cancer cleared to return to work

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