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Warm Equipment for a Warm Patient
Excessively cold temperatures add to a patient's physical discomfort. Learn how to keep patients warm during assessment. ...
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Important Reminders for Chest Pain Patients
Interventions for patients with cardiac chest pain need to be rapidly delivered. Many of those interventions — like oxygen and aspirin — are administered as you assess ...
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Starting a Fall Prevention Program
In the coming days, California will be observing Fall Prevention Awareness Week. Does your agency have a fall prevention program? ...
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Determining Level of Consciousness
The AVPU scale is an important tool used to assess a patient's level of consciousness. However, sometimes the distinction between 'A' and 'V' frequently can cause confusion. ...
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Asking Good Questions
Remember that a patient can be your best source in acquiring clinical information. By asking good questions and getting good answers, you can start treatment more quickly than you ...
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Blood Pressure Assessment
Blood pressure is one of the most important readings a first responder can take. Learn to get accurate measurements quickly and easily with these helpful hints. ...
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Ask Lots of Questions about Pain
While the OPQST method is a great starting point for inquiring about patient pain, don't be limited by those guidelines. Consider some additional questions that will help diagnose ...
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Respiratory Rate Assessment
Learn how to keep a patient comfortable and obtain essential vital measurements needed for assessment ...
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Assessment Tips for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
Learn how you can accurately assess deaf or hard of hearing patients under extra challenging conditions ...
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Cardiac Arrest Patient Documentation Tips
Patients suffering from cardiac arrest can be some of the most challenging to treat. Read on for some measures that you can take to improve outcomes for such patient scenarios ...
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Take a Time-out for Safety
Today marks the start of Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, the perfect time to evaluate — and improve — our personal approaches to safety. ...
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Controlling Nose Bleeds
The nose filters, humidifies, and warms air as it passes through the nose, mouth, and into the trachea. The nose is a combination of soft tissue, cartilage, and bone. It is rich ...
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Tips for CPR and AED Awareness Week
CPR and AED Awareness Week got under way Monday. According to the American Heart Association, the goal of CPR and AED Awareness Week is to train one million people in CPR. ...
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Removing Patient Clothing in the Field
If the patient is critical, use your trauma shears to remove the patient’s clothing. A hospital gown might come in handy. ...
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