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• Orthopedic surgeon discusses importance of EMS care

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  Decisions made in the prehospital setting can significantly improve outcomes for patients with orthopedic trauma

• Ind. board approves purchase of new ambulance equipment

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  Safety Board officials approved the purchase of six Stryker Power Load patient assistance systems with 90% of the funding coming from a federal grant

• Video: First responders evacuate Pa. nursing home, 2 firefighters injured

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  First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility

• Ill. widow sues ambulance service for wrongful death, claims negligence

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  Nancy Gabriel’s husband, James, was strapped to a gurney when it rolled off the sidewalk and overturned, causing multiple injuries

• Powerful moments: The rollercoaster of life in EMS

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  Making connections with the patients you treat and transport can allow you to feel the magic

• How do you train to move, assess and treat bariatric patients: 3 training survey takeaways

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  EMS training gaps in lifting practices, medical measuring and monitoring, and providing compassionate care put patients and providers at risk

• 4 tips to safely lift patients

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  Lifting more than 51 pounds from the floor can lead to injuries, and EMS must increase training for proper lifting techniques

• Lifting assistance: Carrying bariatric patients over the gap in today’s healthcare

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  Community paramedicine communication with patients, their family members and the local crews can eliminate obstacles and improve patient care for bariatric patients

• Pa. implements new EMS protocols for critical patients

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  A new state protocol has been approved that requires EMS responders to stay at the scene to treat critical patients for an additional 20 minutes

• 5 tips for managing the PEA cardiac arrest patient

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  Since the differential diagnosis for PEA is wide and ACLS offers little guidance, try these tips to improve the chances of patient survival

• Medics use shopping cart full of ice to immerse patient suffering heat stroke

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  First responders arrived on scene to find an unresponsive man with a core temperature of 108.2 degrees

• Iowa paramedics assist 79-year-old quadriplegic resident in celebrating his birthday

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  Paramedics helped a local man see his garden grow after eight years of not being able to go outside

• Ohio city upgrades ambulance equipment and implements notification system

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  The newest ambulance cot will increase patient handling safety, and the EMS-to-hospital notification system aims to improve patient care

• How to buy patient handling devices (eBook)

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  Download this EMS1 patient handling devices buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Off-duty NY EMTs honored for saving stabbing victim

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  Off-duty EMTs Sweeny and Bundschuh improvised to save a person that was actively bleeding from the neck

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