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• Company donates naloxone auto-injectors to first responders

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  More than 250 first responder agencies, public health departments and qualifying non-profit community groups across 35 states, have received donated EVZIO Auto-injectors

• Inside EMS Podcast: The value in balancing calls, downtime in EMS

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  Our co-hosts talk about changing the tradition of not allowing EMS providers to get a lunch break and allowing them some downtime within their shift

• Parents who lost child to heart disease placing AEDs around Ill. town

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  The Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund partnered with St. Joseph’s Hospital to place AEDs near high schools

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  Serve strong: Support your crew

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  Being a first responder is tough both mentally and physically. Know the signs so you can help your crew get the help that they need.

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  Remember REHAB for prolonged incidents

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  Use the acronym to plan for five key elements needed to handle rehab operations for dozens of firefighters over several hours

• Teen cardiac arrest survivor raising money for AEDs

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  Caleb Perkins, 18, is working with his family to raise awareness about CPR and AEDs

• AED stations to be added to Ohio community parks

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  The idea stemmed from a community survey that showed residents wanted to promote health, wellness and physical activity

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  How EMS providers can manage chronic stress

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  Over the past few years, there has been more awareness about PTSD and its effect on EMS providers

• Calif. legislative package includes EMS Workers Bill of Rights

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  Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez is working to improve working conditions of EMS providers

• PTSD quiz: Find out if your symptoms qualify

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  EMS1's exclusive PTSD screening quiz can help determine if your symptoms are consistent with those of the diagnosis

• 11 sickened by carbon monoxide at ND hotel

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  Fire officials said the level of carbon monoxide in the pool area was 300 parts per million

• Man dies after eating botulism-tainted nacho cheese

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  Nine other people were hospitalized due to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold at a gas station

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  Increasing suicide rates among responders spark concern

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  A survey of more than 4,000 responders found that 6.6 percent had attempted suicide, which is more than 10 times the rate in the general population

• Research shows aggressive treatment of sepsis can save lives

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  Every additional hour it takes to give antibiotics and perform other key steps increases the odds of death by 4 percent

• Doctors worry as Texas lawmakers OK vaccine restrictions

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  More than 44,000 parents in Texas filed personal-belief exemptions last school year to shield their children from vaccinations

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