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Ruling Clears Way for Murder Conviction in Delaware Medic's Death
A Delaware judge ruled that Paramedic Michelle Smith was acting as a firefighter during the fatal EMS response. - Catching Up With the National Registry
- This Week in EMS: FIRE Act...DMAT Team to Vaccinate...FD Wants EMS
- HHS Medical Response Teams to Administer H1N1 Vaccine
- SF Healthcare a Model During National Debate
- Crush Horror at UK Printers
- House Passes FIRE Act, SAFER Reauthorization
- Teen's Heart Stops; Nearby Fla. Medics Start It
- Miss. Boy Rescued After Getting Stuck In Chimney
- Pedestrian Hit By Van, Sent Over Bridge in Oregon
- Mich. Paramedic Accused Of Stealing Pain Medications
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What are EMS bosses worrying about these days? Reimbursement, research and response times head the list.
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New Jersey service employs a range of strategies to cut number, severity, cost of accidents.
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EMS Safety - Tip of the Day
Daily Tip for EMS Professionals
Know how to call for help or backup. Does your radio system utilize an emergency call button? Is there a certain radio code or coded verbal message to transmit? Do team members know they can make such calls without traveling the chain of command?
-E. DiBacco, Fire Captain, City of Norfolk (VA) Department of Fire-Rescue
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The Way We Were
EMTs in the 1970s faced many obstacles and were often held in poor regard by both nurses and police.
Robert G. Nixon
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The Way We Were
EMTs in the 1970s faced many obstacles and were often held in poor regard by both nurses and police.
Robert G. Nixon
Training & Resources
Bryan Fass, BA, ATCL, CSCS, NREMT-P
The knee is integral to all lower body movements and daily activities, and is easy to injure.
The knee is integral to all lower body movements and daily activities, and is easy to injure.
Chris Hendricks
This series outlines the steps you need to take to design an effective field instructor program. This month: How to be an effective field instructor.
This series outlines the steps you need to take to design an effective field instructor program. This month: How to be an effective field instructor.
Gerald Dworkin
Each year, there are approximately 1,500 incidents and 600 deaths occur involving vehicles that have gone off the road and plummeted into the water.
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