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First Responders & First Responses

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

Patients may have waited anxiously for hours, so they’re highly observant for our first responses in words, facial expression and body language. Working as a paramedic, medic, EMT, prehospital care provider or any other type of first responder differs vastly from any other role in those first seconds or minutes of arrival.

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Take the IAFC Hazmat Training Gap Analysis and Needs Assessment

NVFC

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is conducting a national hazardous materials emergency response training gap analysis focusing on rural emergency first response operations to railroad incidents involving hazardous materials.

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Episode 72: CPR-induced consciousness with Jack Howard

Critical Care Scenarios

The first response in many people seeing CPRIC will be to stop CPR and assume they’ve made a mistake about loss of pulses. There was general agreement by the panel that ketamine should be used as first-line for CPRIC. However, there are also ethical questions about patient suffering. *

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Resources for Pipeline Safety, Preparedness, and Response

NVFC

The NVFC and PHMSA have partnered to offer the following resources through the Fire Department Pipeline Response, Emergency Planning, and Preparedness (FD PREPP) initiative. Webinar: Pipeline Safety and Emergency Response – Join live on April 17 at 2pm ET or watch the recording later.

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Marty Scott

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

As the Executive Director of EMS Provincial Programs at Alberta Health Services, Marty is responsible for leading province-wide portfolios that include dispatch, air ambulance, Medical First Response, logistics, EMS emergency management, clinical quality & patient safety, training, research, and strategy.

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Inspiring the Next Generation of First Responders

First Responders Foundation

Community Involvement and Volunteer Opportunities Engaging young people in community service and volunteer opportunities related to public safety can also inspire a career in first response.

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Understanding mental clarity in recovery

First Responder Wellness

First responders are particularly prone to extended bouts of anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, these episodes can go unnoticed as first response work often causes individuals coping with depression to suppress the symptoms to conduct themselves at work.