PULSE Magazine | June/July 2019 Issue

June/July 2019

Contents

Featured News

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ATCEMS SENDS FIELD PERSONNEL THROUGH EXTENSIVE CE TRAINING AT NEW MEDTOMARKET FACILITY MedToMarket is a new approach to introducing health care technology and techniques to the marketplace in their new a 32,000-square-foot facility in Austin, Texas. ATCEMS personnel had the unique opportunity to con- duct CE in this state of the art facility before it was officially opened to the general public.

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ACADEMY 0419 GRADUATION

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Congratulations to our newest members of the Austin -Travis County EMS family! Cadet Class 0419 graduat- ed the Academy on June 21, 2019. We are proud to share with you two inspiring speeches from the ceremony, Field Medic Nolan Roberts and Communi- cations Medic Rose Bean.

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ATCEMS ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

The annual ATCEMS Awards Ceremony was held on May 24, 2019 at Austin City Hall. We’ve included the names of all award recipients and some great pictures of your coworkers with their awards. Congratulations everyone!

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OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARDS

The ATCEMS Outstanding Citizen Award honors our citizen heroes by recognizing and acknowledging their Good Samaritan efforts through their courage and willingness to help a fellow citizen in need. The award is presented to persons who initiate lifesaving (bystander) CPR or provide help to others through an extraordinary act of courage, kindness or compassion. ATCEMS recently presented two local citizens with the award.

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CHP OPIOID RESPONSE PROJECT

Field medics take center stage by providing emergency care to patients who overdose. But when the ambu- lance pulls away from the hospital and the patient’s chart is filed away, there still exists a crisis in the patient’s life. The opioid project seeks to address this problem and provide navigation for funding, treatment, and other aspects of recovery for opioid addicts. Article by Lia Bermudez.

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