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• Fla. EMS volunteers serving retirement community face their own age-related virus risk

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  At Sun City Center Emergency Squad, where the average age of volunteers is 72, crewmembers take precautions while aiding fellow seniors

• Rule change allows Calif. county EMS providers to work in nursing homes

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  The temporary change is expected to help fill staffing shortages at the facilities

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  Test your knowledge of different types of airway adjuncts, contraindications, monitoring techniques and more

• Video: Trump advises no gatherings of 10+, elderly should stay home

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  The White House issued guidance for the next 15 days to mitigate the spread of COVID-19

• Ordinance would charge assisted living facilities for calling FFs to lift patients

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  Fire officials say the fees would hopefully deter facilities from relying too heavily on emergency services

• Photo of the Week: Wash. FF-EMTs finish mowing lawn for injured man

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  When Harold Storelee, 88, broke his hip while cutting his grass, West Thurston Firefighter-EMTs made sure he both he and his lawn were well taken care of

• Treating geriatric patients: 5 tips for EMTs and paramedics

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  Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients

• Nursing home calls strain Ohio city's EMS capacity

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  Officials said about one-fifth of Xenia's ambulance calls come from senior living facilities, often for non-emergencies

• How much do you know about prehospital stroke care?

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  Are you ready to respond to a stroke emergency call? Find out by taking our quiz

• 2 Ind. FDs seek to mandate dementia awareness training for first responders

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  The departments hope to make training on identifying patients with dementia a requirement

• $4M lawsuit says 92-year-old died after EMS crew dropped her on sidewalk

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  The woman's family says she broke seven bones when EMS personnel allowed a stretcher to tip over

• EMS social work: A new approach to serving low-acuity patients

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  An EMS social worker describes how a new program in Texas is serving patients while decreasing 911 calls

• Officials: Calif. nursing home patients had minutes to flee wildfire

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  Employees copied residents' paperwork, gathered medications and got everyone into a common room while dialing 911 to ask for a bus and ambulances

• Geriatric slips, trips and falls: 3 assessment considerations

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  On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients

• Q&A: Thom Dick on what it takes to be a caregiver and lifesaver

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  Thom Dick, a paramedic, caregiver and advocate for patients and providers, discusses his more than 40 years in EMS

• Wearable tech: Detecting arrhythmia, falls with the Apple Watch

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  An Apple Watch update can detect abnormal heart rhythms and even call 911 for the user; learn how it works

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