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65 | COLLAB | Riot Control Rx: EMS Assessment & Transport in Civil Unrest
Description
(Life & Sirens × EMS1 Collaboration) A real-time clinical and safety-focused breakdown of EMS response to tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and crowd-control injuries. Built from an EMS1 article and current protest medicine realities, this episode covers decontamination, respiratory compromise, blunt trauma, and provider safety in volatile scenes.
Article used for this episode: Riot Control Rx: How to assess and when to transport patients injured by tear gas, pepper spray or rubber bullets https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/medical-equipment/articles/riot-control-rx-LeTti6fQoNzIIrl8/
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