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Fundamentals of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS or Drones) 

Firefighting sUAS

RescueDigest’s Top Picks of essential resources for critical topics in emergency services. This program can help you answer the following questions about UAVs and fire department operations How can sUAS be used to enhance emergency and non-emergency fire department operations? How do federal, state, and local laws and regulations impact fire department use of sUAS?  What are the potential costs of using ...

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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

RescueDigest’s Top Picks of essential resources for critical topics in emergency services. Is your organization attracting, engaging, and keeping the best people? Regular medical and recreational use of cannabis is on the rise among all age groups. In most cases, this is associated with few side effects, but some regular users experience a wildly paradoxical reaction. While cannabis will normally suppress nausea and pain ...

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Employee Value Proposition: Tools to Recruit & Retain Top People

RescueDigest’s Top Picks of essential resources for critical topics in emergency services. Is your organization attracting, engaging, and keeping the best people? Work in any organization, large or small, paid or volunteer, involves transactions of value where the member gets value from the organization and gives value back. Volunteer and employment exchanges have traditionally focused on the perspective of the organization and ...

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JEMS Publishes National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Position Paper Calling for Better Sepsis Education for EMS

Sepsis FR

National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Position Paper Calls for More Consistent and Improved Sepsis Education for EMS I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to be the lead author on the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Position Paper On Sepsis Education Standards For EMS with Dr. Chris Nollette, Dr. Bill Reynovich, and Kevin Collopy.   As a ...

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Emergency Responser Addiction: Ready for Rehab

Getting Ready for Rehab If you’ve made the important decision to enter a residential rehabilitation center, there are doubtless many concerns and considerations weighing heavily on your mind, including how to plan for your time away from home, work, friends, and family.   Getting ready for a stay in a residential rehabilitation facility is much like preparing for any period ...

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