EMS Personal Protective Equipment Articles
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MRSA, fentanyl, bed bugs: What are you bringing home with you?
Limit your exposure and clean the ambulance and your clothing before heading home after shift to avoid contaminating your home and loved ones
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What should EMS providers consider before carrying a concealed weapon on duty?
EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
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Fla. city to buy second set of protective gear for firefighter-paramedics
Palm Beach Gardens is outfitting firefighter-paramedics with a second set of gear to slide into when their first gets covered in ash or contaminated with blood
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How to buy EMS medical equipment
When purchasing medical products consider discounts, bulk purchasing and current customer references
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EMS body armor: What providers need to know
EMS personnel must be familiar with the types of body armor and its practical on-duty use during patient assessment and care
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EMS is the first line of defense against spread of infectious diseases
EMTs and paramedics must protect themselves with PPE, investigate symptoms and report findings to the hospital to identify potential infectious disease outbreaks
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Is EMS ready for another Ebola outbreak?
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports another Ebola outbreak, is EMS prepared with proper protocols and PPE?
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Gloves created to keep responders safe from fentanyl exposure
Medline Industries developed the fentanyl-resistant gloves for responders to wear when treating overdose patients
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Free Course - Responders at Risk: Protecting First Responders From Opioid Exposure Risks
Courtesy of Bound Tree University and Bound Tree Medical
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What EMS providers need to know to protect themselves from fentanyl exposure
Event at EMS World covered steps to avoid accidental fentanyl exposure during scene size-up, patient care and investigation
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Interagency Board releases recommended fentanyl exposure best practices
The board included best practices for PPE, decontamination and medical countermeasures
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Active shooter response: Equip your team to save more lives
Download this free e-book to learn what training and supplies you need to prepare for a successful response to a mass casualty incident
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Fla. firefighter-paramedics getting body armor, helmets
Broward commissioners approved spending $177,000 to purchase 176 body armor packages and helmets
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Honeywell donates $2M in PPE to help Hurricane Harvey responders
The safety product company donated almost 100,000 PPE pieces to support responders in the region impacted by the storm
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How to remove the most common uniform stains
Despite your best efforts, blood stains, food grease and the not-so-fun vomit tinge happen from time to time
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Top EMS Game Changers – #10: Safety sharps
The advent of these specialty devices provided protection against unintended needle sticks, one of EMS providers' greatest risks
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Okla. EMS agency equipped with ballistic vests, helmets
A program called Everyday Heroes delivered 61 vests to Muskogee County Emergency Medical Service
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Coroner to first responders: Throw away your latex gloves when responding to ODs
Officials said the gloves may allow absorption into the person’s tissue, turning the responder into a victim
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Colo. paramedics receive 75 donated ballistic vests
The North Colorado Medical Center's volunteer services team raised $44,000 for the vests
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Fla. fire, EMS departments to be equipped with body armor
Responders will receive ballistic vests and helmets tested against special threats
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Campaign aims to raise awareness of active shooter threat, rescue task force
The campaign aims to raise awareness about the emerging threats facing today's responders, how a rescue task force response model works and what equipment and armor technology is available
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Reality Training: Shots fired during forced entry for patient welfare check
Discuss your guidelines and protocols for checking on the well-being of a patient
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Patient buys ballistic vests for paramedics who saved him
The man said he hopes his gift plants the seed for others to step up and help equip paramedics
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Detroit firefighters, EMTs to get body armor
Fire Commissioner Eric Jones secured funding to outfit responders with the protective gear
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Dallas chief: Wounded paramedic wasn't wearing body armor
Chief David Coatney said the department doesn't carry body armor on rescue units
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