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Click and complete an online application from our web site. a more rapid rate. We need to be prepared. This session will assist in understanding emerging infectious diseases such as CRE, Ebola, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, Zika and others. Operation Protective Edge: A Unique Challenge for a Civilian EMS Agency Oren Wacht, PhD, EMT-P During July through August 2014, Operation Protective Edge—a military confict between Israel and the Hamas regime in Gaza—dramat- ically impacted both populations. Magen David Adom (MDA), the Israeli national EMS agency and a member of the Red Cross, faced a unique challenge during the confict: to continue providing crucial service to the entire civilian population of Israel, which was under constant missile threat. This challenge included not only providing immediate care for routine EMS calls under missile threat, but also preparing and delivering imme- diate care to civilians injured in attacks on major cities, as well as small communities, in Israel. This session describes MDA's preparedness and oper- ations during Operation Protective Edge and the unique EMS challenges the agency faced. 9:15–10:30 a.m. BLS Challenges While Caring for Panhandlers, Transients & Homeless Patients Ken Bouvier, NREMT-P The homeless are some of the sickest patients you will ever care for and often carry and transmit disease from one to another. Panhandling is illegal in some communities and a challenge for law enforcement. It is a growing problem in most U.S. cities and often seen as a nuisance by business owners who don't want them begging in front of the restaurants and shops. Transients are often wanted by the police and don't stay in one place for any length of time. While in transit they often steal or engage in illegal activity to survive. This session will help providers better recognize the challenges of caring for panhandlers, transients and the homeless. During this session we will discuss how panhandlers, transients and the homeless struggle with mental illness, alcoholism and drug abuse. What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate Steve Berry, BA, NREMT-P Patient communication is an essential part of our assessment and treatment skills as emergency medical providers, which can take years to master. But what of those patients who have additional underlying communication disabil- ities that further hamper our ability to establish a dialog between ourselves and our patients? Ignorance of these conditions can lead to misin- formation, discomfort and even indifference in establishing patient rapport. Deaf, blind, deaf/ blind and autistic patients represent a common patient populace with unique needs. Join Steve as he provides you with distinctive and rewarding skills that will empower you to interact effectively with patients who have specialized communi- cation needs. Extrication & EMS: Coordinating Team Delivery of Critical Care Rommie Duckworth Good vehicle extrication demands a unique collaboration between rescue and emergency medical personnel. To save a victim (not just chop up a vehicle) you need command, coordination, communication and care. This session uses a real- world approach to incorporate ALS considerations in the extrication strategy and shows how a great deal of critical trauma care can be managed quickly and effectively by BLS frst responders. ALS Busting Top Trauma Myths Kevin Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NRP, CMTE The explosion of evidence-based medicine means that patient care is always changing. As patient care advances, dogmatic medical practices also linger as acceptable standards. This session iden- tifes the current top "myths" surrounding prehos- pital trauma patient care, methodically provides the evidence that refutes the practice, and then offers the evidence-based best practice. Join in a discussion that says you can insert nasal airways in head injured patients, lidocaine does not prevent increased ICP, Trendelenburg's position does not work, MAST pants worsen outcomes, and that it is OK to remove bandages that become soaked with blood!