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Documentary on the Life and Legacy of James O. Page Will Inform and Inspire

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The… EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month.

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Lifesaving Whole Blood Program Begins in CO

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The… EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month.

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Simulation Training as a Strategy for Workforce Retention in EMS

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1 min read EMS Recruitment & Retention News News Feed Headlines Maryland Documentary on the Life and Legacy of James O. Roy Danks provides a humorous yet evidence-based takedown of the long spine board.

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The Widely Varying Role of the Advanced EMT in Modern EMS

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Enter the Advanced EMT Actually, it’s more complicated. His agency has three levels of gear when appropriate, for instance there is an ALS, BLS, and AEMT drug bag in each ambulance, but there is, of course, a great deal of cross over and this is simply not necessary for most of the equipment. It’s pretty simple, right?

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Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist

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The ALS units, staffed by paramedics, are being downgraded as part of strategy to address chronic staffing shortages and ballooning overtime costs.

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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of ALS/ BLS Care in Low Acuity 9-1-1 Response by Geography and Insurance Status Utilizing the 2019 NEMSIS Dataset

International Journal of Paramedicine

EMS responses (n = 4,375,568) were analyzed comparing patient acuity and CMS Service level, Advanced Life Support (ALS) vs Basic Life Support (BLS), to assess for associations in acuity and CMS Service level using logistic regression. Discussion.

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Double-Decker Bus Carrying Students Plunges Into River in England in ‘Terrifying’ Crash

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The… EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month.