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• How to avoid, survive an ambulance collision

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  Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers

• EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with misplaced breathing tubes. None of them survived.

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  Unrecognized esophageal intubation has occurred in Rhode Island at least 11 times in the last three years, according to a report by The Public's Radio

• Infection control: 4 tips to embrace a clean squad culture

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  Protect your crew, your patients and yourself by limiting your infectious disease exposure risk with PPE and best practices

• Plague in the modern day: Public health outbreaks at home and away

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  From mumps and measles, to the plague and Ebola, it is critical EMS is aware of the outbreaks, syndromes and conditions on the radar of public health

• Role of EMS in preventing infectious disease transmission

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  EMS providers need to follow infection control guidelines for care and transport of patients with infectious, contagious and even deadly antibiotic-resistant organisms

• Some busy hospitals say they must turn away ambulances. Here's how one state banned the practice

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  A Journal Sentinel investigation found at least 21 deaths that came after patients were turned away from hospitals

• 2 Ind. FDs seek to mandate dementia awareness training for first responders

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  The departments hope to make training on identifying patients with dementia a requirement

• NJ rescue squad fined over $180K for using unlicensed ambulances

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  An investigation stemming from an anonymous tip also found that only one EMT was on board at more than 100 calls

• Iowa EMT placed on probation for improperly administering ketamine

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  The Iowa Department of Public Health said the EMT also falsified records

• NC city tests protocol allowing FFs to leave scene if ambulance is en route

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  As part of a new pilot program, firefighters will be permitted to leave if the patient is deemed safe

• $4M lawsuit says 92-year-old died after EMS crew dropped her on sidewalk

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  The woman's family says she broke seven bones when EMS personnel allowed a stretcher to tip over

• Why all EMS providers should be pre-planning hospital evacuations

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  Pre-plan, build, and stock equipment that can serve as a future ambulance and specialty vehicle in the event of emergency evacuation

• REV Ambulance Group debuts Per4Max seat belt system

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  The REV Ambulance Group seat belt system includes a four-point restraint, as well as controlled decelerator technology, which helps absorb energy during a crash

• Mass. man on dialysis trains EMS providers on home hemodialysis machine

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  Local paramedics and EMTs were trained on how to disconnect and properly operate a home hemodialysis prior to Eugene Tradd using the system at home

• Partially naked Ohio inmate escapes moving ambulance

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  The County Sheriff's department later arrested William Swagger after he jumped out of a moving ambulance to escape

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