Critical Care
Learn how to utilize hospital outcome data to evaluate chemical sedation, including ketamine, benzodiazepine and anti-psychotics
Gaston County EMS leadership embarked on a plan to equip every transport-capable ALS unit in Gaston County with a ventilator
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
Realistic training, dedication to management and monitoring, the ability to troubleshoot and competently use available tools are critical to all EMS providers
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
Critical care paramedicine is application of science and artistry to care for the profoundly ill patient
Paramedics are increasingly likely to transport patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation machines and some systems are testing ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest
In the real world it is impossible for a scene to be 100% safe; therefore we must constantly assess risk
AirLink VitaLink able to administer Tranexamic Acid to trauma patients with severe bleeding while en route to the New Hanover Medical Center
Two EMTs were hurt and the driver of the truck is in critical condition after he T-boned the ambulance on an Iowa bridge
The air medical transport service will also provide ground transport for critically ill and injured patients in southwest Kansas
Campus EMS set up decontamination tents prior to transporting the 20-year-old patient to the hospital
The medic put together a make-shift litter to transport the man to rescue crews after he slipped and fell, sustaining critical injuries
The broken club struck part of her spine and nicked an artery when it splintered during a frat party
Two others were also hospitalized after a bolt hit a tree as middle schoolers were taking shelter from a storm during football practice
A restaurant worker mistook the highly toxic industrial cleaning solution meant for degreasing deep fryers as sugar, and accidentally mixed it into the iced-tea dispenser
Witnesses say the taxi driver ran a red light and hit an ambulance; the impact sent both vehicles into a concrete traffic island
Manchester EMT Carolyn Edwards is in critical condition after a collision with a car
Her car flipped along a scenic highway; rescuers found her responsive and say she had a strong will to survive
The construction worker was pinned in the elevator shaft at the site of a 29-story office space being built
Collaborative software between Impact Instrumentation, Bio-Nexus shows great promise in monitoring critical-care equipment without interrupting patient care
Prompt Ambulance has a dedicated rig for transfers equipped with specialty gear to monitor and support a range of patients
The only people looking for heroes on transfer calls of critically ill patients are attorneys
Understand the components, indications and patient management considerations for circulatory support systems
