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• Study: Paramedics undertreat complaints of pain from black, Asian patients

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  A look at how paramedics treat people for pain-related emergencies shows that complaints of pain from black, Asian and Latino people are sometimes ignored

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  9 issues stroke systems of care must address to improve outcomes

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  EMS triage and destination, emergency department, transfer and stroke team protocols are essential to rapid definitive treatment for ischemic stroke

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  Study: Selfies have caused more than 250 deaths worldwide

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  Around 259 people have died while taking photos of themselves since 2011, with drowning listed as the leading cause

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  Study: Cardiac survival rate higher for men than women

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  Researchers found that despite “tremendous improvement” in CPR and defibrillation, they “did not see an improvement in survival for women”

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  EMS students conduct study on bullying, harassment, critical stress

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  A group of students is conducting a survey to shed light on the “things that nobody wants to talk about”

• Study: Ariz. EMT suicide risk 39 percent higher than average

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  A recent study by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix found that EMTs in Arizona have a much higher risk for suicide than the general public

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  Research Analysis: Key takeaways from PART and Airways-2 Trials

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  Comparing endotracheal, laryngeal tube and supraglottic airway device intubation during out of hospital cardiac arrest

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  Prove it: Administering NTG to patients with inferior wall myocardial infarction

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  A new study suggests there may not be any clinical benefits to administering NTG to treat chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia

• Elderly patient falls cost medics time, money

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  A new study suggests paramedics are spending a month’s worth of time each year assisting geriatric patients after falls

• Report: Sudden heart failure a top cause of death for college athletes

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  About 1 in 50,000 young athletes dies from sudden cardiac failure, but sudden cardiac death is the most common nontraumatic cause of death among college athletes

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  Prove it: IV access increases out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival better than IO access

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  A recent study shows an increased survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who are administered medication through IV access rather than IO access

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  Study: Calif. ERs see sharp hike in visits

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  Despite attempts to steer patients away from the emergency room, visits have increased by 44 percent since 2006

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  2018 EMS Trend Report: How the optimism divide will shape EMS' future

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  EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the United States and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing

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  Minn. hospital halts ketamine trial after criticism

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  Hennepin Healthcare announced it will halt a clinical trial on ketamine following criticism over the hospital enrolling patients before getting consent

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  Research Analysis: Airway management better with the bougie

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  A randomized clinical trial of ED intubations showed a statistically significant improvement in first pass success rates when using a bougie

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