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• EMS World Expo Quick Take: This is not a drill — Active shooter in the ED

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  Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago

• Arming the EMS workforce

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  What recent legislative changes mean for equipping, arming and tactically training SWAT and TEMS medics

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  EtCO2 monitoring: You’re doing the right thing

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  Amid protocol changes and airway/respiratory procedure modifications due to COVID-19, it’s comforting to know that when it comes to EtCO2 monitoring, you don’t need to change anything

• Fla. agencies arming tactical paramedics after change in law

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  The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission recommended arming SWAT medics after the 2018 Parkland shooting

• Tactical paramedics should be allowed to carry firearms, Ohio fire chief says

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  The fire department is seeking permission from city council to arm paramedics who assist the SWAT team

• 2 paramedics injured, SWAT team responds after attack in Pittsburgh

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  The paramedics were responding to a medical call when the 911 caller reportedly assaulted them

• 12 must-listen-to EMS Podcasts of 2019

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  Top episodes from Inside EMS, The MCHD Paramedic Podcast and The Medic Mindset Podcast tackle degree requirements, clinical excellence and EMS safety concerns

• Fla. law allows paramedics to carry guns at high-risk incidents

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  A new Florida law will give paramedics responding to situations deemed as high-risk the ability to carry more than medical supplies

• Fla. measure would arm paramedics for ‘high-risk’ operations

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  The bill would require paramedics to obtain a concealed-weapons license and to complete LE-established training and deployment practices

• New details emerge on delayed response in Parkland high school shooting

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  “Had we known the shooter wasn’t there, we probably could have flooded that building a lot faster," SWAT member George Schmidt said

• After-action report: Tactical EMS lessons from terror attack

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  Training rescue task force medics and SWAT medics for responding to mass casualty incidents

• New Ohio law will allow some EMTs, paramedics to carry firearms

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  EMTs, paramedics, nurses or doctors trained and certified in a nationally recognized tactical program will be able to carry while on duty

• Officials: Big tech improvements to 911 could increase swatting calls

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  The new system, Next Generation 911, will allow people to send emergency information as if they are posting to social media

• Are you fit enough to be a tactical medic? Test yourself with these 8 SWAT fitness exercises

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  TEMS medics need to be in top physical condition to respond with and care for SWAT officers

• EMS crew retreats, requests for backup after confrontation with a gun

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  A SWAT team was called after a person in the residence confronted the responding crew with a gun

• Video: Students give ambulance new life as SWAT vehicle

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  The vehicle will be used to save lives as a hostage negotiation command center

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