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Russell Myers, D.Min.

Russ Myers is a chaplain with Allina Health EMS, St. Paul, Minnesota, and author of “Because We Care: A Handbook for Chaplaincy in Emergency Medical Services.” He can be contacted at russellnmyers@yahoo.com.

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Informed by evidence EMS chaplain Russ Myers places a high priority on follow-up with EMS personnel and dispatchers after any pediatric patient transport
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Human memory is more than information storage and retrieval
Processing trauma is more complicated than we think
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