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• The pee color chart

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  A pee color chart can help EMTs, paramedics and firefighters know if they are properly hydrated

• What you need to know about first responder counseling

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  Ask your counselor these questions to understand confidentiality and their understanding of first responder culture

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  Use checklists to counter the effects of fatigue, improve patient care

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  Avoid missteps, reduce errors and give hospital staff an in-depth preview of a patient’s condition

• What if EMS won a $1 billion lottery jackpot?

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  Big dreams to improve EMS with a windfall of funding for safety, health and wellness, research and leadership development

• How cardiovascular check-ups save firefighter lives

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  Decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease and line-of-duty death with these steps to stay firefighter ready to protect your community

• Increasing sensitivity to EMS PTSD

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  Educating friends about EMS PTSD can prevent innocent questions that can undo years of mental health work and progress

• Congressman helps firefighter-paramedic return home from Mexican hospital

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  Fire Lt. Jason Oliver has been unable to leave a hospital in Cancun after being transported by ambulance while on vacation with his wife

• Study: Sleep deprivation can have ‘dire consequences’ for everyone

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  When sleep-deprived, “Individuals working critical jobs may put themselves and [others] at risk,” one researcher said

• Responder opens up during National Suicide Prevention Week

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  Firefighter-paramedic Brent Jones said he decided to get help after five of his colleagues died by suicide in the past five years

• Firefighter-EMT returns to work after lung transplant

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  Mike Bramhall is back on the job and studying to get his paramedic license after his lung collapsed from cystic fibrosis two years ago

• No more hiding: I am a caregiver with depression

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  Acknowledging my depression to family, friends and colleagues and getting help is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of resilience and strength

• Hypoglycemic events: Can you leave them be?

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  A review of hypoglycemia treat and release protocol recommendations

• SF Fire Commission looks to expand peer support for responders

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  Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White hopes to spend the next few months researching how to train more peer counselors and create a support network to help responders

• How to recover mentally and emotionally after an act of mass violence

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  For emergency responders, trauma from an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking

• HHS encourages EMS data integration to combat opioid crisis

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  The CMS reminded state Medicaid directors that existing funding sources can be used to better integrate information systems

• EMS and grief: Understanding your emotions

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  For EMTs, grief is often a surprising reaction to every day interactions with patients and their loved ones

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