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- Monday, February 23, 2015

NASCAR driver injured in vicious crash

Kyle Busch breaks right leg and left foot in crash at Daytona; race car struck wall that didn't have energy-absorbing SAFER barrier.
Kan. medics welcome terminally-ill teen to their ranks

18-year-old wanted to be a paramedic; able to do 2 ride-along shifts in final months of his life
3-year-old found frozen to death

Toronto boy died after wandering away from grandmother's apartment in bitter cold overnight weather
2 dead, 170 exposed to 'superbug' outbreak at Los Angeles hospitals

An antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria may have been transmitted through two contaminated endoscopes

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From the Editor

In this month's edition of Paramedic Chief, Michael Gerber talks about what it means to be EMS Strong, Nick Nudell examines how EMS can benefit from the in-home caregivers' use of digital information, and a new legal column by Page, Wolfberg & Wirth cautions leaders to set the tone for their workplace, or else risk a lawsuit. Read more

EMS1 Exclusives


	Is it time to rethink training priorities? Time allocation for EMS training is illogical and will increasingly be used to support accusations of negligence and liability	Is police use of naloxone really saving lives? Sometimes slower (and more deliberate) adoption of medical procedures may be better
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Survival Story: How CPR saved man in cardiac arrest at the gym

Vitalboards - The Community Outreach Program That Can Save Lives

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A Whole New Way Of Looking At ECGs

The ECG Academy® provides online training for beginners and experts using video tutorials recording by a cardiac electrophysiologist. These unique lessons show you WHY the ECG looks like it does, and provides you with the tools to analyze cardiac rhythms more accurately. Plus, new video lessons called “ChalkTalks” are released every week to demonstrate how to approach more complex rhythm strips and 12-leads.

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ChalkTalk: Educational Tutorial for Understanding ECG
	Here's a sample of the weekly practice "ChalkTalk sessions. ChalkTalks are 5-6 minute "how to" video tutorials based on a single rhythm...