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  EMS in 2030: What technologies will be widely available?

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  EMS1 contributors and editorial advisory board members predict the future technologies that will transform patient assessment, care and transport

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  OK Google, deliver a shock: 5 opportunities for voice-activated devices in EMS

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  Here's how the technology in Siri, Amazon Echo and Google Home can transform EMS patient assessment, care and documentation

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  Why point-of-care ultrasound should be a mainstay in EMS

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  A former firefighter/EMT turned medical student describes the functional components, diagnostic uses and roadblocks of using this imaging technology

• Community protests Ohio sheriff's decision to not let officers use naloxone

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  Noah Daughhetee, of IndivisibleOH8, said his group believes that “using Narcan on someone who overdosed is the humane thing to do"

• Trauma and violence: Test your knowledge

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  How prepared are you to identify and treat injuries from shootings, bombings, stabbings and slashings?

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  Improve stretcher safety with policy, training

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  The handling and movement of patients poses an inherent risk to both patient and provider due to potential mechanical failures or unsafe practices by the operator

• Man threatens to jump off bridge, later escapes from ambulance

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  The man was being transported to a psychiatric unit for evaluation when he jumped out of the ambulance

• Snapchat video allegedly shows EMT coercing patient to drink alcohol

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  The unidentified EMT allegedly pressured a patient to swig liquor on the way to the hospital

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  4 simple ways to improve ambulance safety during transport

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  Follow recent guidance on fasteners and restraints to minimize the potential for patient and provider injury while in transit

• 5 steps to a more accurate patient assessment

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  You are on scene with a patient who was found down in his living room; as you progress beyond the initial assessment, what are some typical assessment pitfalls to avoid?

• Clinical scenario: Patient complaining of weakness

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  You are dispatched to a report of an elderly male found down on the floor

• EMS agency begins strategic planning for increased calls

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  Town officials have launched a strategic planning process designed to optimize emergency services

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  NHTSA report addresses risks, benefits of EMS lights and sirens

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  The report discusses the impact of emergency lights and sirens on response times, safety and patient outcomes

• Ridesharing program focuses on seniors, patients

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  Envoy America provides transportation options such as scheduled ambulances or services such as Lyft

• Patient killed in Ga. ambulance crash

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  The ambulance went off the road, hit two trees and flipped onto its side

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