Often it is not the complicated and expensive technologies that make a real difference in EMS. It is more often the simple ideas; inexpensive disposable products that make the ...
This popular benzodiazapine is used for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. ...
Also known as Lexapro, this drug is used for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). ...
By the IAFFWASHINGTON — The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a stop use and sale of the micro-misting disinfecting technology sold by Zimek ...
By Greg FrieseThe act of cleaning patient care, assessment, and transport devices is a significant challenge for many EMS services. There are many disposable ambulance supplies to ...
By David Gambacorta and Stephanie Farr The Philadelphia Daily NewsKENSINGTON, Pa. — David Ramos kept ambulance drivers and tow truck operators plenty busy in Kensington on ...
By Fran Spielman The Chicago Sun-TimesCHICAGO — The Chicago Fire Department is moving to purchase its first-ever "critical care response bus" capable of ...
koco.comEL RENO, Okla. — An El Reno family said their mother's death could have been avoided if the ambulance sent to help her had arrived sooner.Parkview Hospital has only ...
CNN GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — When Guatemalan laborer Faustino Morales fell from a scaffold in February, the response from volunteer firefighters was immediate. Within ...
By Mike Baker The Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal regulators warned a North Carolina syringe manufacturer of "significant violations" in its quality control ...
We are at the beginning of a safety revolution in EMS. As we learn about the dangers our paramedics and EMTs face in the line of duty, it has become increasingly difficult to ...
During times of conflict in human history, there have been some medical needs that have priority over the rest. One of these needs is the ability to control bleeding. Regardless of ...
This year’s EMS EXPO was an exciting showcase of many new products. The exhibit hall featured more innovations than in any of the previous years I’ve attended. Here are my top new ...
By Marti Davis Knoxville News-SentinelKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two Knoxville paramedics assisted in an at-home delivery just after noon Saturday when Julia Paige Minter arrived a ...
By Anna Bakalis Ventura County StarVENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — In response to American Medical Response training manager John Wilson's admission that he stole vials of narcotics ...
Omaha World-HeraldOMAHA, Neb. — Researchers say too few stroke victims make it to the hospital in time to benefit from a medication that can minimize permanent brain ...
By Andrew McIntosh The Sacramento BeeVENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — The state Emergency Medical Services Authority has suspended a Ventura County paramedic supervisor who admitted ...
By Dennis Shaughnessey Lowell SunGROTON, Mass. — Chloe has no idea what she did.When her owner, Tracy Colby, passed out on the living-room floor in her home on McCarthy Drive ...
EMS personnel concerned over treatment choices ...
Staten Island Advance AP File PhotoSTATEN ISLAND, NY — FDNY paramedic ambulances in Staten Island and Queens are running dangerously low on several life-saving medications, ...
