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PIOs tackle mock disaster scenario - 11/21/2008
Notes from the front lines of the Great ShakeOut - 11/21/2008
Fake 'Big One' strikes So. Calif. - 11/14/2008
Drill gives LA a 7.8 wake-up call - 11/13/2008
Millions will 'ShakeOut' tomorrow - 11/12/2008
NJ high school drill helps prepare for the worst - 11/11/2008
So. Calif. residents get tips on emergency preparedness - 11/04/2008
EMA 2.0: Does your Web site stack up? - 11/03/2008
NASA practices for earthquakes - 11/02/2008
Mo. hospitals schedule rehearsal of disaster scenario - 10/28/2008
Hospital exercises, straight from the EM’s mouth, Pt. 2 - 10/22/2008
Hawaii university wins security study center - 10/20/2008
Tenn. emergency managers conduct drill at nuclear plant - 10/15/2008
Mock disaster was useful: Move chemical trains out of town - 10/10/2008
Maine course to focus on water emergencies - 10/08/2008
S.C. agencies come together for nuclear station drill - 10/03/2008
Earthquake, tsunami drill to be held today in Wash. city - 10/01/2008
Role-players needed for Ind. training exercise - 10/01/2008
Game theory 2.0: Second life for disaster training - 09/05/2008
Report from the International Joint Operations Command Conference 2008 - 09/03/2008
Conn. university to hold 18-hour security drill - 08/26/2008
Houston region facing test on response to terror tactic - 08/22/2008
Doctor's program prepares Hopkins medical team for emergencies - 08/22/2008
Steamship stars in Maine disaster drill - 08/20/2008
'Code D' practice pays off for Tenn. hospital - 08/14/2008
First, do no harm, Part 1 - 08/13/2008
Minn. agencies to simulate nuclear emergency response - 07/22/2008
Okla. schools get FEMA training - 07/18/2008
N.Y. panel OKs emergency training pact - 07/15/2008
Real training for real responders: The DHS Center for Domestic Preparedness - 07/02/2008
Post-traumatic stress can result in other conditions - 07/01/2008
Calif. course teaches terrorist threat defense - 06/30/2008
Md. pandemic preparedness faces test - 06/20/2008
N.C. institute teaches disaster preparedness - 06/11/2008
Pa. drill simulates terrorist attack - 06/09/2008
Ga. citizens trained in disaster response put skills to work - 05/23/2008
Disaster drill focuses on moving victims to Mich. hospitals - 05/23/2008
Caring without borders, Part 1 - 05/21/2008
Disaster training exercise set at Pa. airport - 05/19/2008
Fla. students train in terrorism response - 05/09/2008
Wash. takes on inter-agency preparedness - 05/09/2008
Air Force base exercise coincides with real disaster - 05/07/2008
N.H. agencies train for mass casualty incident - 05/05/2008
Wash. first responders in chemical disaster drill - 05/05/2008
Hazardous leak exercise to test Tenn. Reverse 911 system - 04/28/2008
Israel concludes largest civil defense drill - 04/21/2008
CBP Air and Marine dedicates national air training facility in Okla. - 04/17/2008
8 ways to increase community preparedness - 04/07/2008
Experts gather to work on national fire prevention - 04/01/2008
Ind. counties practice pandemic flu response - 04/01/2008
Drills aim to defuse bombs' threat in Colo. - 03/26/2008
Univ. of Hawaii chosen as site for new security center - 02/27/2008
N.J. university offers Master's degree in homeland security - 02/25/2008
Incident gives Utah preparedness teams chance to practice - 02/22/2008
Calif. kids learn hands-on emergency response - 02/20/2008
LODD Pre-plans - 01/17/2008
Diabetic Emergencies: Understanding the Presentation of Hypoglycemia - 01/17/2008
Paramedic triage reduces time to balloon with no extra risk - 01/17/2008
W.V. first responders train for ice rescues - 01/17/2008
Wisc. responders tout chest-compression CPR - 01/16/2008
Fla. medics to induce hypothermia to treat heart attacks - 01/16/2008
Texas EMS instructor says medic should've checked vital signs - 01/15/2008
Studies: Survival rates similar after standard CPR - 01/15/2008
Sellick’s Maneuver — Not the Panacea We Thought - 01/10/2008
Mass. officials investigate alleged cheating on fire exam - 01/08/2008
Ibuprofen - Drug Whys - 01/07/2008
Mass. EMT training seeks to close cultural gap - 01/07/2008
Calif. legislature resuscitates EMT control bills - 01/02/2008
Fla. paramedics did job by not helping sinking car, officials say - 01/02/2008
Fla. EMS training scrutinized after fatal crash - 01/01/2008
Kent. EMS workers get chance to be paramedics - 12/28/2007
Hybrids' batteries spark concerns for first responders - 12/26/2007
Spine Sense - 12/21/2007
Start Out on the Right Foot - 12/07/2007
'Wound kits' to sharpen Fla. medics' skills - 12/07/2007
Baltimore responder in noose case to be fired - 12/04/2007
Fatal Vt. ambulance crash highlights dangers - 12/03/2007
Baltimore paramedic admits noose note was a hoax - 12/03/2007
Calif. dept waives EMT req; applicants wait overnight - 12/03/2007
Proper Lifting Techniques for EMS - 11/30/2007
Emergency Care Quiz Answers: EMS Systems, Roles, and Responsibilities - 11/30/2007
Emergency Care Quiz Answers: Burns - 11/30/2007
Emergency Care Quiz Answers: Spine Injuries - 11/30/2007
Pediatric Case Study for Paramedics Answers: 7-Year-Old Female with Difficulty Breathing - 11/30/2007
Pediatric Case Study for Paramedics Answers: Premature Newborn with Cardio-pulmonary Depression - 11/30/2007
AHA: Compressions most important in CPR - 11/30/2007
Bus crash puts training into perspective for southern EMS - 11/29/2007
Hong Kong tests new integrated airport center - 11/29/2007
Pediatric Case Study for Paramedics: Premature Newborn with Cardio-pulmonary Depression - 11/28/2007
Pediatric Case Study for Paramedics: 7-Year-Old Female with Difficulty Breathing - 11/28/2007
Emergency Care Quiz: Spine Injuries - 11/28/2007
Emergency Care Quiz: Burns - 11/28/2007
The hidden cost of heroism - 11/28/2007
OPINION: Homeland security plan for first responders is dubious - 11/27/2007
Calif. fire dept waives EMT requirement to boost hiring - 11/27/2007
N.Y. first responders get lesson on autism disorder - 11/21/2007
CPR class crucial in saving Mass. man - 11/16/2007
Calif. city emergency was just a drill, but confusion was real - 11/15/2007
Measure Twice, Cut Once - 11/14/2007
Death Notification: It’s Never Easy - 11/13/2007
Atenolol: Drug Whys - 11/08/2007
Are You Just Down the Street From a Lawsuit? - 11/08/2007
The Airway Continuum - 11/06/2007
Chicago Fire/EMS to receive sensitivity training after racist remarks - 11/06/2007
Study challenges EMS triage policies for disaster response - 11/04/2007
Audit finds inadequate drivers at Texas AMR - 11/03/2007
FDA releases guidelines for cleaning med equipment - 11/02/2007
Surge in Calif. campus alcohol-related emergency calls - 10/31/2007
Nutrition and Heart Disease in EMS - 10/29/2007
What We Don't Know Is Hurting Us - 10/29/2007
The Aussie Games: Reflecting on the win - 10/24/2007
Contamination: Don't Pass It On - 10/24/2007
Super staph strain multiplies in Mich. area - 10/23/2007
What is the Number One Problem in Getting Hired? - 10/22/2007
Oximetry for EMTs and First Responders - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 10/21/2007
Non-invasive Respiratory Gas Monitoring - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 10/21/2007
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 10/21/2007
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning for Firefighters - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 10/20/2007
Paramedic suspended after death of D.C. trainee - 10/19/2007
Panel recommends consensus between Colo. paramedics and ER doctors - 10/18/2007
Generational Differences in the EMS Workplace - Part 2 - 10/17/2007
'Bomb' blast marks start of massive Ore. terror drill - 10/17/2007
'400 chest compressions' procedure touted by Okla. EMS - 10/16/2007
Nation's largest terrorism drill hits Ore. - 10/16/2007
Hypothermia finds success in treating N.C. cardiac arrest patients - 10/15/2007
Studies link marital, job stress to heart disease - 10/14/2007
Over-Pressured: Hypertension on the Rise - 10/11/2007
Studies tout benefits of treating mini-strokes fast - 10/10/2007
EMS Documentation: The Truth About Sticks & Stones - 10/09/2007
Maine air ambulance to begin hypothermia procedure - 10/08/2007
Study: Paramedics can provide an alternative to standard EMS - 10/07/2007
EMS crews work to save inflatable 'victims' in Maine traffic exercise - 10/06/2007
Just Be Nice - 10/03/2007
Question: Fast defib or CPR first in treating cardiac arrest? - 10/03/2007
Questions unanswered as nation prepares for largest emergency drill - 10/03/2007
Study finds U.S. emergency services ill-prepared to help kids - 10/02/2007
Basic Strategies to Help Manage a MCI - Part 2 - 10/01/2007
Catastrophe campout: Ind. emergency workers demonstrate disaster survival - 09/29/2007
Pa. county adopts NIMS to bolster emergency response - 09/28/2007
Post-9/11 personnel train for disasters in N.Y. wilderness - 09/27/2007
Report finds N.J. EMS system in 'state of near crisis' - 09/24/2007
Va. responders simulate terrorist attack - 09/23/2007
Panel recommends reforms for D.C. EMS following reporter's death - 09/21/2007
New CDs help link schools to emergency responders - 09/21/2007
N.C. fire captain launches safety driving program for teens - 09/20/2007
Negligence and the EMS Professional - 09/19/2007
Health experts warn of deadly amoeba lurking in Florida lakes - 09/19/2007
Spanish language lessons in session for Va. emergency responders - 09/19/2007
Red Cross releases new guidelines for CPR - 09/15/2007
Fla. couple make rescue volunteering seem like a real full-time job - 09/13/2007
Homicidal drownings – what first responders can do - 09/12/2007
Case 3: The Fit-Fast Heart - 09/11/2007
New disaster plan tells local communities who's in charge - 09/11/2007
Stroke Smart - 09/10/2007
FEMA tests Ky. responders' disaster preparedness - 09/10/2007
Earthquake tagged as biggest looming threat for Ark. residents - 09/09/2007
Colo. Fire/EMS launch new program to teach kids CPR - 09/09/2007
Study: Paramedics overinflate endotracheal tube cuffs - 09/08/2007
Report: Homeland Security still lacking in disaster readiness - 09/07/2007
Mass. EMTs illustrate crisis call - 09/03/2007
Ariz. paramedic's death inspires smoke detector campaign - 09/02/2007
Free emergency-preparedness training for Ark. first responders - 08/31/2007
Rural Mont. county receives national EMS award - 08/30/2007
Firefighter lawsuit extinguishes hopes for Mont. paramedic plan - 08/30/2007
Md. EMS practice response in faux hurricane disaster - 08/30/2007
Mass. EMTs detail a job of long shifts, attacks, injuries - 08/29/2007
N.Y. first responders run terrorist preparedness drill - 08/27/2007
Hurricane Dean proves a key test for Texas EMS - 08/27/2007
Bowditch recognized for EMT education - 08/26/2007
Death and gore prepare Ohio medics for a real crisis - 08/26/2007
Terrorist video game designed to teach, entertain first responders - 08/25/2007
Alaska paramedic resuscitates training program, wins national award - 08/24/2007
Death and gore prepare Ohio medics for a real crisis - 08/23/2007
Staged disaster drill tests Alaska responders - 08/23/2007
Wis. EMTs find their own reasons to sign up for the job - 08/22/2007
Atlanta becomes a template for improving EMS - 08/21/2007
Ill. rescue teams train for bridge collapse, disasters - 08/21/2007
Va. dispatchers to offer advice while medics are en route - 08/18/2007
$15M sought to fix disjointed Texas EMS system - 08/17/2007
Mexico's first EMS copter team receives training - 08/14/2007
Ind. paramedic keeps adrenaline pumping with 2 public safety jobs - 08/13/2007
Dallas Fire-Rescue hobbled by bureaucracy - 08/13/2007
Mountain House hosts paramedics - 08/12/2007
Not in Kansas anymore: EMSA interns must keep big-city pace - 08/12/2007
Education effort earns Canadian paramedic recognition - 08/11/2007
Special training helps Calif. EMTs aid dementia patients - 08/10/2007
"PRE" Trauma Life Support - 08/08/2007
Va. university puts emergency responders to the test - 08/08/2007
Help in emergency? CERTainly - 08/05/2007
Va. Medics, firefighters get cash boost - 08/03/2007
Paramedics drill with police on campus shooting - 08/03/2007
Penn. paramedics focus on cutting-edge education - 08/02/2007
Class prepares Va. officials for emergencies - 08/02/2007
Mass. county EMT training options - 07/31/2007
Md. death highlights policy gap on alerting next of kin - 07/30/2007
ATV accident training readies Maine rescue crews - 07/30/2007
Kids learn about safety from Calif. responders - 07/30/2007
Couple wins $6.7 million suit over child car seat - 07/27/2007
La. fire chief gets national EMS honor - 07/26/2007
New York Philharmonic cellist becomes paramedic - 07/26/2007
Life-saving method used by Ala. medics adopted statewide - 07/24/2007
Fla. 911 dispatcher faces suspension over mishandled response - 07/23/2007
South African town promotes ICE initiative - 07/21/2007
Riders to join Maine first responders for practice search - 07/20/2007
Calif. hospital urges chest pain victims to call 9-1-1 - 07/20/2007
La. team of responders places first, second at national competition - 07/16/2007
Fla. volunteers participate in disaster drills - 07/16/2007
Kids learn safety during Md. emergency camp - 07/14/2007
Fla. fire-rescue teams put to test - 07/13/2007
Paramedic's next call: medical school - 07/06/2007
Fla. Health Care District pays $692,400 for defamation of paramedic school - 07/04/2007
Dealing With Dirty Bombs; Loma Linda's Simulated Man Helps Train First Responders - 07/04/2007
A deadly path Fentanyl-laced heroin left fatalities nationwide - 07/02/2007
Penn. ambulance service adds C-PAPs for respiratory care - 07/02/2007
Dead Wrong - 07/01/2007
Grant boosts Fla. emergency response team - 06/25/2007
Penn. EMS workers study in the great outdoors - 06/23/2007
Learning to provide helicopter transport; Wyo. emergency responders learn safety when successfully transporting patients - 06/22/2007
EMT of the Year recalls tragedy of Christmas '06 - 06/22/2007
TV show's award nomination par for the course for Fla. EMS captain - 06/21/2007
Fla. fire crew drills stress safety, survival - 06/21/2007
S.D. emergency personnel receive lessons for saving lives - 06/21/2007
Completing to save lives; Fla. paramedic teams face off in warm up for national event - 06/20/2007
CPR training saves a life: Calif. wrangler puts newly acquired skills to use - 06/20/2007
Mo. EMTs Teddy bears calm frightened children - 06/20/2007
Fla. firefighter/Paramedics try scaling language with shortcut - 06/19/2007
Female medics hit FDNY for 'bias' in training - 06/18/2007
Mass. ambulance service is managing to survive - 06/18/2007
La. kids learn about fitness, nutrition and fun from paramedics and firefighters - 06/15/2007
Armed with pen and pad to learn safety, new school-based emergency response training preps N.J. staff - 06/04/2007
Hospitals putting a focus on stroke; N.J. designating treatment centers - 06/04/2007
EMS workers, council member honored for community service - 06/03/2007
All cities in Los Angeles County now operate own paramedic program - 06/02/2007
To survive a tour in Iraq, everyone must be a medic - 06/01/2007
Cell phone effort eyed to aid in N.Y. emergencies - 05/31/2007
Fake crash meant to teach a lesson; Mich. teens learn perils of drunken driving - 05/31/2007
Md. EMT simulator offers realism; ambulance replica helps prepare emergency medical technicians - 05/30/2007
'Women's Work' meets the future - 05/30/2007
Military lifesaving recruits' new skill - 05/29/2007
Ruling backs Fla. firefighters' suspensions: Arbitrator sides with city over pair accused of assault - 05/27/2007
CPR was 1st link in N.M. rescue chain - 05/26/2007
Take 100 Ohio kids, teach them CPR, and more heart patients might live, group hopes - 05/25/2007
La. EMS training center is open for business - 05/24/2007
Editorial: Oversight of Calif. EMTs, paramedics needed - 05/22/2007
Stanford pumps life into effort to build India's emergency medical system - 05/22/2007
Mass. firefighter/EMT learns ASL to better communicate with deaf and hard-of-hearing victims - 05/21/2007
Mock disaster, real training; Mich. emergency responders get hands-on experience - 05/20/2007
Mich. SADD mock crash hits home with Flushing High students - 05/20/2007
Denver rescue teams train for havoc of floods - 05/17/2007
Editorial: EMTs can shred your pants, save your life - 05/16/2007
Mock crash moves Maine students - 05/15/2007
Mass. on-site academy helps first responders deal with trauma - 05/13/2007
Md. symposium exhibits latest in critical care - 05/13/2007
Colo. responders get a taste of terror - 05/10/2007
Baby, aid arrive together: Wis. EMT students leaving class see frantic father - 04/27/2007
Response in disaster drill steals the show at Va. amphitheater - 04/26/2007
East Baton Rouge Parish in La. welcomes largest EMS class - 04/12/2007
Simulated triple disasters test Tenn. responders - 03/30/2007
Cyber-Education. Can It Happen? - 03/01/2007
Mich. paramedic aims for medical school - 02/26/2007
Calif. first responders run interagency drill - 02/20/2007
Mich. teens on their way to becoming first emergency responders in county - 02/20/2007
'Take Heart America' program aims to improve cardiac-arrest survival rates - 02/20/2007
S.C. paramedic describes the heart it takes to be a medic - 02/05/2007
9/11 set Explorer's sights on future as a paramedic, firefighter - 01/26/2007
Wash. medics in training course make real-life rescue - 01/23/2007
Heart attack strikes N.Y. paramedic during class - 01/22/2007
Psychological first aid - 01/13/2007
OSU-OKC to add degree for emergency responders - 12/28/2006
Mass AED training in Ariz. sets world record - 12/20/2006
Conn. council plans magnet academy for public safety - 12/12/2006
Maine first responders get maritime training - 12/02/2006
Fla.: PACE Center helps give at-risk girls a push in the right direction - 11/28/2006
D.C. instructor teaching tomorrow's heroes - 11/28/2006
U.S. first responders learning Spanish to try to bridge language barrier - 11/27/2006
Faux earthquake allows Calif. county emergency responders to test skills - 11/17/2006
Calif. mock accident trains personnel - 11/17/2006
Automaton gives Ala. EMS, nursing students hands-on training - 11/13/2006
Conn. teens tough it out in EMS cadet class - 11/09/2006
Pair of Pa. paramedics ready for terror to strike - 11/09/2006
Union Pacific Railroad trains crews for emergencies - 11/08/2006
Pa. drill to prepare crews for the worst - 10/17/2006
Pa. emergency workers stage casualty drill - 10/10/2006
15-Session course designed to train new EMTs in Conn. - 10/06/2006
Alaska youths learn what it means to be in EMS - 10/05/2006
S.C. terrorism drill set to test emergency crews, military - 10/04/2006
Pa. university adding emergency management degree - 09/26/2006
La. first responders aim to iron out problems - 09/21/2006
High-tech manikins respond like humans for Va. EMTs in training - 09/12/2006
Maine disaster drill tests first responders - 09/11/2006
Mass. first responder crisis training kicks in at bus crash - 09/11/2006
911 training exercises - 09/06/2006
Hot weather tips are key in firefighter, EMT training - 08/08/2006
Ill. rescue workers to conduct training exercise - 08/05/2006
N.J. teens help fill out ambulance volunteer rosters - 08/02/2006
Florida EMTs' training claims probed - 06/29/2006
Military medics put to the test in training test in Texas - 05/22/2006
Center teaches emergency medical workers in Riverside, Calif. - 05/10/2006
Pa. students participate in disaster drill - 05/01/2006
Youths undergo response training in Marin County, Calif. - 04/30/2006
Tenn. emergency crews work school disaster drill - 04/29/2006
Storm drill takes on sense of urgency in New Orleans - 04/28/2006
Northern N.M. answers paramedic shortage with training classes - 04/18/2006
Fla. firefighters learn dangers of electricity - 04/01/2006
Utah EMT's and paramedics get driver training - 03/21/2006
Emergency response exercise brings nations together in Britain - 03/17/2006
More details in asbestos exposure on Australia's elite squad - 03/09/2006
Elite Australian fire, ambulance brigades warned of asbestos exposure - 03/07/2006
Trying to learn from disasters in Boston - 03/06/2006
A deadly lack of first responder training in Washington, D.C.? - 02/28/2006
Course teaches disaster response in Fla. - 02/28/2006
New Jersey high school plans to rescue EMT class - 02/15/2006
Ind. officials fill hole in EMT training - 02/02/2006
Butte County, Calif., EMTs train for white-water rescues - 01/30/2006
Ark. first responders trained for Africanized Bees - 01/17/2006
High schoolers complete EMT - 01/10/2006
Students handle EMS duties at Ohio universities - 12/27/2005
Pa. mayor teaches EMT techniques in India - 12/27/2005
Moving beyond 'shoot 'em up' - 12/22/2005
Calif. paramedic en route to training exercise encounters real thing - 12/18/2005
Terror drill reveals flaws in Detroit, Mich. - 12/12/2005
San Mateo, Calif., paramedics begin new mental health program - 12/07/2005
Emergency medical providers get animal resuscitation tips - 12/01/2005
Second protest filed in S.C. paramedic training bids - 11/17/2005
Second protest filed in S.C. paramedic training bid controversy - 11/17/2005
Six Flags hosts mass casualty training event in Calif. - 11/16/2005
Baltimore Fire Dept. to use $1.3 Million grant for improving paramedic care - 10/31/2005
Homeland security, by the book - 10/01/2005
Pipeline emergencies training program - 09/15/2005
Training Exercises: No small surprises in hospital drills - 08/08/2005
Summer of storms - 11/15/2004

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