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• Use AVPU scale to determine a patient's level of consciousness

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  Have you heard, "The patient is unconscious, breathing, and talking" and thought, "Huh?" AVPU (pronounced as ave poo) or the AVPU scale — a tool used to assess the patient's brain perfusion and fun...

• EMS World Expo Quick Take: Creativity, flexibility key to rural EMS education, training

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  Panelists discuss how they are making EMS education and training more accessible and available in rural parts of the country

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  EtCO2 monitoring: You’re doing the right thing

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  Amid protocol changes and airway/respiratory procedure modifications due to COVID-19, it’s comforting to know that when it comes to EtCO2 monitoring, you don’t need to change anything

• Mich. EMS to expand 15-county service area in merger

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  Mobile Medical Response and North Flight EMS officials said the merger is an opportunity to improve training and maximize valuable tools and resources

• Evaluating pediatric risk after BRUE

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  A detailed patient history and physical examination inform this diagnosis of exclusion after a brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)

• EMS and evidence-based medicine solutions

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  Challenging ALS and BLS standards of emergency medicine to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction

• Connect 2020: Lexipol’s Virtual User Conference

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  Learn from top instructors and join other EMS professionals to explore how you can leverage policy and training tools to solve your top challenges

• COVID-19: A generational leadership crisis

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  The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability

• Ill. firefighter-paramedic dies during underwater dive training

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  South Holland Firefighter-Paramedic Dylan Cunningham, 29, who served with the department for nine years, died Wednesday after an exercise at Haigh Quarry Lake

• NJ officials seek 1-year suspension for EMT instructor accused of poor record keeping

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  New Jersey Office of Emergency Medical Services officials allege the former EMT-instructor program coordinator failed to accurately track hours for 30 courses over four years

• A DOPE approach to capnography

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  Use this strategy when applying capnography to measure the efficacy of oxygen therapy, especially when troubleshooting

• What has your agency implemented to prepare for COVID-19 surges as well as the emergence of future pandemics?

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  Share your strategies for infection control, staffing and equipping personnel for future pandemics

• On-Demand Webinar: Pediatric Cardiac Arrest 101: What every EMS provider needs to know

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  Looking to build confidence and skills in treating pediatric cardiac arrest patients? We’ve got you covered.

• Reinventing EMS response to substance abuse, mental health emergencies

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  St. Charles County Ambulance District has armed medics with screening tools and additional EMS training to get patients to appropriate definitive care

• Bell's palsy vs. stroke: What's the difference?

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  Here's a breakdown of differences in Bell's palsy and stroke symptoms and prehospital care differences

• Remember 2 Things: When to use a nasopharyngeal airway

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  BVM is hard, and unless you have a perfect technique, it's going to be difficult to get the volume of air you need into the patient without a nasopharyngeal airway

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