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• Researchers: OxiClean effectively cleans fentanyl spills

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  Sodium percarbonate is an ingredient in the product, which has been shown to break down fentanyl

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  2017 EMS Trend Report: The forces shaping the future of EMS

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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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  Fatigue in EMS: Preview of an evidence-based guideline

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  Evidence-based recommendations to address fatigue in EMS was introduced to paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders at Pinnacle 2017

• Cardiac arrest research funding dwindles

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  Funding for cardiac arrest is a fraction of what NIH spends to study other leading causes of death like diabetes, cancer and stroke

• Heroin addict participates in study on opioids

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  Each day, Dustin Cinnamon agreed to swallow a placebo or a non-FDA-approved pill used in the treatment of chemo-induced nausea

• Experts can't figure out why Texas has most child hot car deaths

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  Meteorology instructor Jan Null said since 1998, 107 children in Texas have died in hot cars

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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

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