Come on, admit it. How many of us, when meeting someone new, have barely registered their name because we're hopelessly distracted by God's gift of great vasculature? I know I ...
The Bone Injection Gun (B.I.G.) is the world's first spring loaded, automatic intraosseous device allowing for safe and rapid IO access in emergencies where vein lines cannot be ...
By Scott M. Bruner EMS1.com Product EditorEach year, countless new products debut with the aim of improving EMS quality of care and capabilities, and 2009 was no different. As the ...
Did you know there are non-traditional uses of pulse oximetry that you may find handy in your clinical practice? Not only can you palpate blood pressures, but you can also use the ...
If you have participated in an ACLS for Experienced Provider course, you are familiar with the 'Tank-Tank-Pump-Rate' mantra for hypotension. If not, consider the following when ...
By DeLynn Huff, BS, RN, CNN The Kidney TimesAs a patient using a graft or fistula for dialysis, one of your highest priorities for maintaining your health and well-being is to make ...
Acute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation is a serious physiological condition which, if left untreated, can lead to hemorrhage and ultimately death. Learn how to recognize ...
EMS1 is focusing on news and information about Medical Products throughout the month of March 2009. Check out some of these great products currently on the site: ...
By Sean Murphy The Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — A winter storm stretched from Texas into Midwest on Monday, knocking out power to hundreds, making roads treacherous and ...
If you’ve been an EMS provider for more than a month, you have probably cared for a child with asthma. If you haven’t, just wait; currently, more than 9 million children suffer ...
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 ...
Lecturer and nurse/paramedic Scott DeBoer discusses considerations and practical tips for pediatric care during his education session at EMS EXPO in Las Vegas. ...
New study counters current O2 deprivation treatment for children ...
By Scott Neuffer The Nevada Appeal EAST FORK, Nev. — uring cardiac arrest or shock, it is difficult for paramedics to install IVs through a person's vein because of ...
The 2008 EMS Today conference in Baltimore last week introduced more new EMS products at one time, in one venue than I have ever seen before. From respiratory care products to ...
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) ARDS Network: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating, often fatal, inflammatory disease of ...
If any patient presents with an altered mental status or any type of bizarre or uncharacteristic behavior, the EMS practitioner must consider a diabetic emergency as a possibility ...
By Bob LaMendola Sun-Sentinel Copyright 2008 Sun-Sentinel CompanyBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward County paramedics will soon become the third department in the nation trying ...
By Jeremy Olson Pioneer Press Copyright 2007 Pioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn. — A new battery-powered drill is helping paramedics save lives, but it also might be scaring ...
By Pervaiz Shallwani Newsday Copyright 2007 Newsday, Inc. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Brooklyn woman who stopped breathing for nearly five minutes after a severe allergic reaction to ...
