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<title>Phoenix Fire, Mayo Clinic partner to improve heart attack training</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/articles/1289842-Phoenix-Fire-Mayo-Clinic-partner-to-improve-heart-attack-training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Tendersinfo News PHOENIX &mdash; Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Fire Department personnel are partnering to enhance the safety of patients experiencing a heart attack and simulation with high fidelity mannequins are playing a pivotal role. The mannequins are designed to closely replicate humans. The simulations, which take place at Mayo&#39;s Multidisciplinary Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic Hospital ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 21:33:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ga. high school students build mock ambulance for education program</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/articles/1287282-Ga-high-school-students-build-mock-ambulance-for-education-program/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Lee Johnson Gainesville Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. &mdash; Next school year, students, faculty and staff at Flowery Branch High School may hear sirens coming from the 300 hall. Actually, there will be no siren, but that will be about the only thing missing from the mock ambulance in the health care science classroom. Since January, Kathy Peake, the health care science technology teacher at Flowery Branch ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:29:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ohio officer urges autism training for responders</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/articles/1285911-Ohio-officer-urges-autism-training-for-responders/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Autistic are 7 times as likely as others to come into contact with first responders]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 16:58:37 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>W.Va. crews trained in 'surface supply' diving</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/articles/1284800-W-Va-crews-trained-in-surface-supply-diving/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Ashley B. Craig The Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. &mdash; Local police and fire dive teams had a rare opportunity to try a new take on an old method of diving in the Kanawha River. It's called surface supply diving. Charleston and St. Albans firefighters along with divers from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office were trying it for the first time Tuesday afternoon at Haddad Riverfront Park ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:22:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Theme park gives rescue trainers a challenge</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/articles/1284095-Theme-park-gives-rescue-trainers-a-challenge/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Jeremy Slayton Richmond Times Dispatch DOSWELL &mdash; Petersburg firefighter Kevin Roberts slowly rappelled down the roller coaster&#39;s support structure toward the mannequin hanging from a safety harness about 20 feet above the still pond. Using a mechanical system, Roberts and other members of the Crater Regional Technical Rescue Team pulled the 185-pound dummy to safety. The team, which consists ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 16:49:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Why EMS providers shouldn't fear the courtroom</title>
<author><![CDATA[David Givot]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/columnists/david-givot/articles/1216738-Why-EMS-providers-shouldnt-fear-the-courtroom/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[There are a few fundamental rules for representing a client at trial. We think of them as Lawyering-101. First, never ask a question to which you don't already know the answer. Second, take the sting out of the issues that are harmful to your client by bringing them up before the other side has a chance to make it look like you are hiding something. And, third, ask questions and raise issues that will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:11:46 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>EMT class is a marathon</title>
<author><![CDATA[Greg Friese]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/columnists/greg-friese/articles/1176112-EMT-class-is-a-marathon/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Like training for a marathon, your EMT education requires regimented and disciplined preparation. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 20:27:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>To practice compassion in EMS, do the small things well</title>
<author><![CDATA[Kelly Grayson]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/columnists/kelly-grayson/articles/1072077-To-practice-compassion-in-EMS-do-the-small-things-well/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The curse of a busy EMS career is that compassion is the skill that erodes while all the rest become stronger with constant practice. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:56:46 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>A better way to backboard</title>
<author><![CDATA[Kelly Grayson]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/columnists/kelly-grayson/articles/1029653-A-better-way-to-backboard/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Centering the patient that way accomplishes the move by moving the patient along the long axis of the spine, rather than against it, and the end result is less potential manipulation of the thoracic and lumbar spine.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:15:13 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Is it time we give up endotracheal intubation?</title>
<author><![CDATA[Kelly Grayson]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/columnists/kelly-grayson/articles/993972-Is-it-time-we-give-up-endotracheal-intubation/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Not one of the 30 medics I informally polled had intubated more than three people before being cleared to practice.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:26:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Blood pressure reading tips and tricks for EMS</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/tips/1183101-Blood-pressure-reading-tips-and-tricks-for-EMS/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[One of the things I'm most often asked by students and rookie EMTs is, "Kelly, how am I supposed to hear a blood pressure in the back of the rig?"]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:16:16 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Debriefing Patient Assessment Scenarios</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/tips/596997-Debriefing-Patient-Assessment-Scenarios/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Patient assessment scenarios are great opportunities for students to see injuries and illness within the context of the assessment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:45 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Creating Screencasts for EMS Training</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/tips/594863-Creating-Screencasts-for-EMS-Training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Screencasting has many potential uses for EMS educators and training officers, such as the introduction of a new or revised protocol.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 19:05:43 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>More Books to Achieve the Paramedic Dream</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/tips/590742-More-Books-to-Achieve-the-Paramedic-Dream/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Have you already gone through the first round of recommended reading? Read on for the second tip in a two-part series on books for achieving your paramedic goals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:54:30 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Books to Achieve the Paramedic Dream</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/tips/590017-Books-to-Achieve-the-Paramedic-Dream/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Serious about becoming a paramedic? Here is the first tip in a two-part series about books to help you reach your goal. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:35:20 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Executive Level Alzheimer's Training</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/news-announcements/1287004-Executive-Level-Alzheimers-Training/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) will launch a series of one-day executive level training workshops entitled, 'Responding to Alzheimer’s Disease: Techniques for Law Enforcement and First Responders.']]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:44:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>EMS1.com Teams with Calibre Press to Present the EMS1 Street Survival Seminar </title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/news-announcements/1101303-EMS1-com-Teams-with-Calibre-Press-to-Present-the-EMS1-Street-Survival-Seminar/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &ndash; EMS1.com, the leading online resource for EMS professionals, has teamed up with Calibre Press, the top provider for law enforcement training nationwide, to present the EMS1 Street Survival seminar, an event designed to provide critical, lifesaving training and education regarding potential threats that medics encounter on the job. Exclusively sponsored by American Military University ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 20:37:47 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Local NEMSA offers online education to students globally</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/news-announcements/862449-Local-NEMSA-offers-online-education-to-students-globally/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Contact: W. Keith Simon, VP, PR &amp; Marketing, 1.800.259.3333This file an be copied from our web site at www.acadian.com &middot; NEMSA offers online education&middot; Online education allows medics across globe to earn required credits via internetFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 3, 2010 Over the past few years the National EMS Academy (NEMSA), a division of Acadian Ambulance Service, has made great ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 18:39:37 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NAEMSE to Host 15th Annual Educational Symposium &amp; Trade Show</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/news-announcements/833405-NAEMSE-to-Host-15th-Annual-Educational-Symposium-Trade-Show/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA - The National Association of EMS Educators will be hosting its 15th annual Educational Symposium &amp; Trade Show: On the Winds of Change in EMS Education this year September 7-12, 2010 in Schaumburg, IL. The annual symposium and trade show is the premier EMS educational event in the United States, where each year, hundreds of the best EMS instructors from around the world gather to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:54:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firefighters Support Foundation Offers Free Evidence Preservation Program</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/news-announcements/507745-Firefighters-Support-Foundation-Offers-Free-Evidence-Preservation-Program/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Firefighters Support Foundation&rsquo;s (FSF) newest training program, Evidence Preservation, is now available free by download. This program is available in two formats: a 50+ slide PowerPoint resource that&rsquo;s dense with information, and a 50-minute video clip which presents the PowerPoint material. Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and search &amp; rescue personnel can view the video material ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:26:25 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Demo of &quot;Emergency: The Paramedic Simulator&quot; </title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/video/1270342-Demo-of-Emergency-The-Paramedic-Simulator/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A quick demo of the new "Emergency: The Paramedic Simulator" game in development now. This video shows a demonstration of the game engine as used to conduct a standard on-scene patient assessment.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:04:40 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Simulation Training at Medicine Hat College</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/video/1215128-Simulation-Training-at-Medicine-Hat-College/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Paramedic students are using high fidelity simulation training to turn their classroom knowledge into hands-on experience.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Jan 2012 01:17:56 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>FIT for duty: Interior Hoseline</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/video/1198277-FIT-for-duty-Interior-Hoseline/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[FIT is a funtional injury preventative training designed to mimic job related physical activity. This specific training mimics the job duties of a first arriving truck officer on a PPV fire attack.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:22:04 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>EMS LFD Extrication Training</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/video/1173457-EMS-LFD-Extrication-Training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Lakewood, N.J., Fire Department medics use the jaws of life to train for extrications.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:30:27 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Treating sepsis: Early recognition saves lives</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/ems-training/video/1124023-Treating-sepsis-Early-recognition-saves-lives/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Paramedic Steve Whitehead shares two very important points about early identification of the sepsis process that may save a patient's life. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:33:56 UTC</pubDate>

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