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• Pa. county coroner offers reporting guidance to first responders

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  Mercer County Coroner John Libonati said he intended to introduce new procedures to generate more accurate and better information from responders through death reports

• Will HR.4527/S.2552 expand or limit retired EMS insurance options?

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  Three questions about the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act suggest revisions may be needed before providers should rely on the Medicare option

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• Loving an EMS provider with PTSD

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  A first responder’s partner shares what it’s like to stay strong from the sidelines, waiting for their loved one to ask for help

• SC EMS crew pays tow company not to tow their ambulance

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  EMS crews parked in a “No Parking” area to drop off a patient at a health center and had to pay $150 to the tow truck company because there were no other spaces available to park

• Former Ga. convent could become state's first responder mental health center

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  Proposed state legislation would provide funding to convert the former convent into Georgia's first treatment center for first responders

• Calif. county AMR crews to get therapy dog

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  Rampart, named after the hospital in the TV show “Emergency!,” will comfort San Bernardino County crews on difficult calls

• Bill would give retired first responders over 50 access to Medicare

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  The proposed legislation would ensure retired first responders between the ages of 50 and 65 would be eligible for Medicare

• FDNY EMS demands equal pay

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  FDNY EMS personnel crowded City Hall demanding equal pay to other uniformed public safety services

• Texas first responders learn yoga to cope with stress

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  Yoga for First Responders is leading a training session this week to teach first responders the philosophy behind yoga so they can use in their daily lives

• First responders witness fatal stabbing while performing CPR

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  Emergency crews heard a struggle in an adjacent room while they were performing CPR on a man who had suffered a heart attack and called the police for assistance

• Study: Washington ranked first in first responder salaries

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  Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and West Virginia ranked the lowest in annual wages of first responders

• San Diego approves mental health program for first responders

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  The program, named after CAL FIRE Capt. Ryan Mitchell, will connect first responders with a mental health specialist via a website, phone or app

• Honor Flag in Utah to honor fallen first responders

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  State troopers escorted the U.S. Honor Flag to eight locations around the state in memory of fallen firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel

• Study: 8% of Va. first responders have suicidal thoughts

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  Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts

• Austin boosts funds for mental health emergencies

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  The City of Austin will hire seven new paramedics and three clinicians to be better prepared to answer mental health calls

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