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July 22, 2008 Volume 90 |
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Fallen Mo. paramedic/firefighter remembered |
Dump truck in a mess of a wreck 
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 When Ryan A. Hummert, 22, embarked last year on his paramedic and firefighting career, friends and family members alike knew it was a job that would put him at risk.
But that knowledge did little to prepare them for the manner in which Hummert died Monday. The paramedic/ firefighter — on the job for a little over three months — was ambushed and shot during what was thought to be a routine call for a pickup truck on fire ... Full Story Related Resources: Read full coverage of the fatal Mo. shootout
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By Louis Molino, EMS1.com Columnist |
| With July well under way, it can only mean one thing for most of the country — heat. It's well known that heart attacks and other "stress" related factors can cause injuries and even deaths among responders. When you add soaring temperatures to the levels of stress we routinely see in emergency response, it creates a potential problem for some if not all personnel ... Full Column | |
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Press Release: HealthEMS® Mobile Pre-hospital Solution at 2008 AAA Summer Reimbursement Conference [Sansio] Boston EMTs recall treating patients struck by lightning [Dorchester, Mass.] Related Article: 10 survive lightning strike near BostonRetiring Wis. medic takes down thief [Milwaukee] N.J. EMTs try to save their jobs [Hackensack, N.J.] Aspiring Mass. EMT charged with fire truck break-ins [Attleboro, Mass.]
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Newsletter: EMS Solutions Releases the Latest Edition of Authorized Transmissions [EMS Solutions] Ex-deputy ambulance chief alleges racial discrimination in Mo. [Normandy, Mo.] Autism training helps first responders tailor protocols [Chicago] Ohio man pleads guilty to assaulting EMS employees [Wooster, Ohio] N.C. man takes ambulance, drives off [Shelby, N.C.]
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| EMS1 Forums Post of the Week | |||
| "So when should EMS providers be held to the same professional standards as other medical professionals? Maybe that's the problem here. We don't identify ourselves as medical professionals. Thus, we still have the "rights of initiation" based on pranks. In other professions, your right of initiation is a series of professional interviews and demonstrations of your abilities in front of a group of your peers, medical director and attending physicians.
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| Posted in response to: Should an offensive hazing prank merit firing?
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