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  Patient-centered EMS leadership

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  Patient-centered care partnerships with patients and family need to start at the top

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  Pinnacle EMS Quick Take: Why transitions of care are an important patient safety opportunity

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  Transitions of care are critical opportunities to communicate patient assessment and treatment information to other healthcare providers

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  3 ways to finance a power stretcher purchase

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  How can you afford the cost of such an upgrade? Check out these three ways to make your purchase happen

• EMTs help disabled pilot visit former airport

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  Two EMTs volunteered to help a former patient visit the airport where he was a pilot before suffering an aneurysm

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  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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  Training day: Disaster response, transporting patients from the scene

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  From full-scale to tabletop exercises, preparing for a mass casualty incident should be part of disaster management training

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  EMS Poem: ‘The Physicians Choice’

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  A volunteer firefighter/AEMT relates who is chosen to be guardian angels on Earth

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  The keys to safety on the job after a back injury

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  It can be hard to come back to work after an injury, but taking the time to position your body correctly can prevent injury reoccurrence

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  How to get grant money for EMS equipment purchases

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  Consider applying for federal, state and private grants to help your agency buy new equipment

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  Need a lift? Find out how one tool protects your patients and your back in 3 ways

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  Binder Lift’s torso wrap lifting aid helps prevent injuries, shields EMS providers from fluids and improves patient comfort

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  How to train for 3 common patient lifting scenarios

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  Prepare mentally and physically to avoid injury when lifting patients from awkward positions

• Fla. county changes policy on deceased patients in public

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  Manatee County EMS's new policy does not allow for a deceased person to be left exposed in public

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  How web-based ePCR provides a long-term solution for Miramar Fire-Rescue

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  Electronic health records and other reporting tools from ESO Solutions helped streamline documentation at a pioneering Florida agency

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  How to standardize mass casualty triage systems

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  SALT Triage System is the foundation of the new MUCC Instructional Guidelines for training paramedics and EMTs in mass casualty triage

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  Uber launches health service to give rides to the doctor

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  Uber Health will handle rides set up by doctor's offices or other healthcare providers and then bill that business, not the patient, for the service

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