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EMS1 2010 Year in Review

As 2010 comes to a close, our columnists reflect on the biggest EMS stories of the year. Read accounts of the year's most memorable incidents in our first-person features, and check out our slideshow for the most powerful images of the year. Here's to a happy and safe 2011!

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2010: The year in review

Now that EMS crews everywhere have exchanged their hot packs for cold packs, and stocking extra blankets instead of bottled water, it's time to count down the Top Ten EMS Events of 2010. Full Story

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	Times they are a-changin' If you asked Santa for a new EMT card, you'd better let go of that idea lest you join the 207 Massachusetts EMTs who thought they had recertified their cards without really trying. Full Story
	Trends in 2010: Regionalization in EMS Whether we're talking about STEMI, cardiac arrest, or stroke, a common theme that I see emerging is an emphasis on regional systems of care. Full Story
	Advocacy moves national EMS agenda forward in 2010 With the recent turnover in both houses of Congress, our advocacy work in 2011 will focus on educating and re-educating national leaders and staff on the challenges faced by EMS professionals and services across the country. Full Story
	Why we need community paramedic practitioner programs We need to figure out how to tie our EMS resources to the rest of our medical assets to maintain adequate out-of-hospital health care. Full Story
	Top 5 lessons from 2010 The big picture view: I still like what our profession stands for, but there are a few things we need to take care of. Full Story
	The best EMS products in 2010 This was an exciting year in new EMS products. We have seen the rapid growth of several exciting new technologies. Full Story
	In memory of those we lost in 2010 We continue to suffer deaths in the line of duty and without question and without exception, these are tragic events. Full Story
	Market your agency in 2011 Any economic turn-around will not occur over night, and now that cuts to public safety are seen as "the norm" we will face the challenge in the year ahead of less funding and more demands. Full Story

First-Person Perspective Series

	Losing one of our own Earlier this year, the public safety community were rocked to their core when a 24-year-old EMT was killed on duty. Related: Those who fell in the line of duty
	An emotional roller coaster ride: Saving lives in Haiti As the medic, I was responsible for not only assuring the health of my squad, but also ensuring that entrapped persons come out of the rubble alive.
	'With only 2 months on the street, I helped bring a life into this world' When we first got the call, it came in as an unknown. When this happens, you never really know what to expect.
	Sole survivor: How I recovered from an air medical crash On July 22, my and my family's life was turned upside down. I am the sole survivor of the three crewmember ship that crashed just outside of Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
	How we fended off a swarm of bees When we arrived, we saw a little black cloud hovering over a man at the end of a driveway. He was rolling around on the ground.

A Year in Pictures

Most Watched Videos on Paramedic TV in 2010

FF-medic fired over animated video		The paramedic rap
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