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Implementing crew resource management tactics in emergency medicine
CRM strategies include a consensus among crew members and confirmed communications that make tasks more efficient
Benefits of applying CRM to cardiac arrest resuscitation
Strong leadership, simulation training and implementing new techniques such as pit-crew resuscitation all help to improve outcomes when performing CPR
Preventing medication errors in EMS
Our co-hosts discuss a news story out of Tennessee that could have implications for EMS providers who administer medication
Top 10 EMS Christmas carols
Check out these festive songs with an EMS twist
Who better than EMS to reflect the spirit of the season?
EMS providers bring comfort, calm and cheer to the lives of people who need us the most
Christmas perspective for the rumpled angels of EMS
Christmas spirit is all around us, in the cops, EMTs, firefighters and nurses who bring hope just by showing up
FCC to launch 3-digit suicide hotline number
Federal regulators are setting up the suicide prevention hotline which will be reachable by dialing 988
Ohio program provides meals, services to reduce 911 calls
LifeCare Alliance receives referrals from fire departments and health care providers to assist frequent 911 callers with basic needs
Ind. community college offers free tuition for volunteer firefighters, EMS providers
The college and the state’s volunteer firefighters’ association created the scholarship to encourage volunteering
Orlando lawmakers seek to fund PTSD facility, counseling for Pulse responders and survivors
Two proposed bills would continue and expand the work of facilities that provide mental health support and treatment
Wash. county 911 center sees improvements in first year as independent agency
The center has increased its staff by 50% and dispatchers say they are experiencing less stress
Pa. county first responders say GPS sometimes leads to wrong address
One fire chief said the new system gives wrong directions for about one call per month