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Feb. 26, 2016 | View as webpage

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TOP NEWS Gunman, 3 others dead, at least 14 injured after shootings in Kan. Ind. EMT missing, search underway Watch: EMS agency creates Star Wars CPR video EMS chief resigns, 7 paramedics leave Fla. agency: A spokesman for the department said the paramedics left to pursue other job opportunities NYC loses 27 911 ambulances to TransCare bankruptcy: FDNY enacts emergency contingency plan to fill the void left by the private ambulance company's bankruptcy Officials demand release of paramedic suicide report: The report into five suicides was completed last year, but hasn't been released to the public 3 ambulances destroyed in fire at Ind. EMS agency DC fire Lt. facing neglect charges skips disciplinary hearing 2 paramedics injured in head-on ambulance collision Man threatens EMTs trying to take wife to hospital Dating app names paramedic among 'hottest jobs' How to improve stroke patient triage, assessment, care and transport

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STICKING TO THE BASICS Tips for assessing sudden shortness of breath By Patrick Lickiss, EMS1 Columnist  You were asked to respond to a coffee shop for a 22-year-old male with increasing shortness of breath following a coughing fit; did you make the right decision? Airway patency  REALITY TRAINING Assessment and management of excited delirium By Christopher Kroboth, EMS1 Contributor Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedation. Patient treatment

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FROM THE EDITOR Providers bear burden when leadership fails By Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief The fallout from the bankruptcy of a major NYC 911 EMS response agency will be felt most heavily by EMS providers on the street.  What happened  THE QUESTION 15 habits paramedics can't shake By EMS1 Staff There are habits EMTs and paramedics pick that are hard to shake even when off the clock or after retirement.  Find out

INSIDE EMS PODCAST Should EMS providers be armed with less-lethal tools? A podcast listener suggests arming EMS personnel with TASERs and pepper spray instead of carrying guns. Listen to the podcast  NOW ON PARAMEDICTV Firefighter/paramedic explains his PTSD Wound packing and soak through procedures

642 'Called to Care' set as EMS Week 2016 theme 478 Interactive airport kiosks teach travelers CPR 423 EMS leaders must treat employees equitably, not equally 411 How to improve EMS patient handoffs at emergency department 202 Best EMS-themed cakes and other baked goods

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