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    Police are "responding to nonviolent, noncriminal calls for service for people whose needs are largely social, behavioral or mental. And that's just not right," says San Francisco Fire Capt. Simon Pang, who's helping to spearhead efforts to create new mo
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    Removing Cops From Behavioral Crisis Calls: 'We Need To Change The Model'

    Oct 19, 2020
    San Francisco will soon launch the nation's largest experiment that diverts most nonviolent mental health and behavioral crisis calls away from police and to specially trained mobile units.
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    'Kobe Bryant Bill' Makes It A Crime For First Responders To Photograph Dead Bodies

    Sep 29, 2020
    The bill, signed into law on Monday, came after reports surfaced of gruesome photos being shared of the helicopter crash site that killed Bryant and others.
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    Does Minden’s Siren Remember First Responders, Racism or Both?

    Aug 27, 2020

    For Native American’s in Northern Nevada, a siren that blasts nightly in Minden is a living piece of historical trauma.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    People stand in line at a coronavirus testing site in Harlem. In an effort to test more people for the virus, New York and other cities have begun offering door-to-door screening and at-home testing.
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    'No One Has Tested Us Before': EMTs Go Door-To-Door With Test Kits

    May 02, 2020
    EMTs are offering at-home coronavirus testing in at least four cities including New York City. The goal is to test people who might not seek it out on their own, and find people who need medical care.
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    StoryCorps
    Shannon Doty (right) tells her father, Dan Flynn (left), in a remote StoryCorps conversation, that his dedication to help others inspired her goal to work in the medical field.
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    Funeral Director First Responder: 'You're Stronger Than You Feel'

    May 01, 2020
    Despite the health risks, Dan Flynn left California to New York with a national mortuary response team last month. His daughter tells him how he inspired her to go into medicine.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Bobby Alexiou, 20, wheels out a stretcher outside the home of a potential COVID-positive patient in Teaneck, N.J., after suiting up in a protective suit, donated goggles from the local high school and an N95 mask.
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    As Deaths Mount, Volunteer EMTs At New Jersey's Coronavirus Epicenter Labor On

    Apr 15, 2020
    The EMT crew on the front lines of one of the hardest hit New Jersey towns is all volunteer. They say calls are getting more intense and more people are dying.
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    Shots - Health News
    Emergency medical technician Justine Berry with Susquehanna Township EMS in Harrisburg, Pa., cleans an ambulance with antimicrobial wipes after a patient has been removed. EMS directors say more cleaning supplies and protective equipment will be vital if
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    First Responders Are 'Trying To Stay Ahead' Of Coronavirus

    Mar 06, 2020
    Emergency service workers on the frontlines of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak are learning as they go how to keep their communities — and themselves — safe.
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    Shots - Health News
    Clinicians and first responders who care for victims of gun violence can suffer what's called vicarious trauma.
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    How Doctors And Nurses Cope With The Human Toll Of Gun Violence

    Nov 14, 2018
    Researchers are trying to understand how exposure to trauma cases affects clinicians and how they can get the mental health care they may need. For now, there are more questions than answers.
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    Porcha McIntosh waits outside the door of the emergency room at Broward Health Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale on Feb. 14. For hours she wasn't able to get inside to be with her newborn, who was in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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    Hospital Lockdowns Can Leave Patients' Loved Ones Locked Out

    Jul 13, 2018
    Hospitals are preparing for how to handle mass shootings in case the next one is in their backyard. One difficult call is whether to lockdown the facility, which can have emotional consequences.
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    Shots - Health News
    Gary Schuelke, a police watch commander, raced to the scene of a holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif., where he and his fellow officers faced gunfire from terrorists.
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    The Other Victims: First Responders To Violent Disasters Often Suffer Alone

    Jul 04, 2018
    Some firefighters, EMTS and police officers say recent mass shootings have brought to the surface their own trauma, buried over years on the job. Many find it hard to open up and seek help.
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    Joe's Big Idea
    First responders in the Marina District disaster zone after an earthquake on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, Calif.
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    Betting On Artificial Intelligence To Guide Earthquake Response

    Apr 20, 2018
    A California tech firm believes that artificial intelligence can help communities prepare for, and respond to, quakes.
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    President Trump along with first lady Melania Trump visits the University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with medical staff and survivors of the mass shooting in the area.
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    Trump Visits Shooting Victims, First Responders In Las Vegas

    Oct 04, 2017

    Of the medical professionals who treated dozens of people after Sunday night's shooting, President Trump said, "It makes you very proud to be an American when you see the job that they've done."

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    Shots - Health News
    John Feal has received recognition nationally for his work helping first responders get medical compensation and other support for the trauma, illnesses and injuries they suffered from their work related to Sept 11.
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    Sept. 11 First Responder Fights On Behalf Of Others Who Rushed To Help

    Sep 11, 2017
    Demolition supervisor John Feal was working at ground zero 16 years ago when an 8,000-pound piece of steel crushed his foot. After being denied medical compensation, he became an advocate for others.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco, the coroner for Hamilton County, Ohio, worries about the paucity of information about how carfentanil, an animal drug, affects humans.
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    Deadly Opioid Overwhelms First Responders And Crime Labs in Ohio

    Sep 25, 2016
    Carfentanil, a potent variation on fentanyl, is being blamed for a wave of opioid overdoses. In Cincinnati, the coroner, crime lab and first responders are struggling to keep up.
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    All Tech Considered
    Members of the Hellenic Red Cross and trainers from the U.S. deploy Emily to help a distressed raft loaded with migrants.
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    How A High-Tech Buoy Named Emily Could Save Migrants Off Greece

    Mar 22, 2016
    Emily is about 4 feet long, weighs 25 pounds and looks like a cylinder wrapped in an orange-red life jacket. First responders in Greece are beginning to use the remote-controlled lifesaving device.
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