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  Drones carrying AEDs could aid cardiac arrest patients

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  In tests, the drone arrived 16 minutes faster than an ambulance

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  Prove It: Prehospital ultrasound improves diagnosis, treatment and transport decisions

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  Including ultrasound during assessment may help rule out or find injuries missed with traditional exam techniques, but more research is needed

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  Community paramedicine programs survey

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  EMS providers are asked to help evaluate community risk reduction

• Vibrating, cold device enables quick IV insertion while reducing kids' pain in ER

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  The device can be used quickly, unlike lidocaine, which requires 30 minutes to fully take effect

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  Study: Apple Watch can detect abnormal heart rhythm

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  The study achieved 97 percent accuracy in the ability to find irregular heart activity

• What a nurse learned from researching a community paramedicine program

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  Here are five research pearls from Cathy Hostettler, DNP after she studied MedStar's Heart Failure Readmission Avoidance Program

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  Study: Marathons may delay medical care for others

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  For every 100 people suffering a heart attack or cardiac arrest, three to four more died within a month if they had sought care on a marathon day

• Research aims to identify domestic violence among EMS providers

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  A group is asking the EMS community at-large to help make a difference by completing a survey

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  Research analysis: Medical care at electronic dance music festivals

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  A special report published in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine explains why all mass gatherings are not created equal

• Study: Extreme heat exposure linked to firefighter heart attacks

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  Anyone who's exercising in extremely high temperatures should keep well hydrated and allow time to cool down

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  Study: 'Sci-fi' cancer therapy fights brain tumors

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  Many doctors are skeptical of the therapy, called tumor treating fields, and it's not a cure

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  Study: Playing Tetris can reduce onset of PTSD

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  There is a six-hour window of opportunity after a traumatic event where the video game can block the haunting memories from forming

• Ill. fire department leading firefighter health study

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  Firefighter-paramedics will wear a monitor that measures their physiological responses during each shift

• Webinar to discuss 911 data, strategy improvement

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  The webinar will discuss insights and how state leaders can use the data to improve state and local operations

• Researchers to study airport responses to disease outbreaks

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  Issues to be addressed include isolation and quarantine, disease surveillance and contact tracing

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