These are the products that succeeded in bringing large scale change to EMS practice. ...
So you got a pulse, now what? Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has improved over recent years, but is still lower than we would like. ...
Many questions are being asked by EMS personnel as bill is scheduled to take effect ...
By Dan WhiteIn the last 20 years, pulse oximetry has almost become the fifth vital sign. In the early 90s, the first oximeters were the size of a lunchbox. Today, they come as ...
The Columbus DispatchCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Emergency medical technicians need not be worried and upset about a bill in the General Assembly that would allow them to draw blood ...
ModernMedicine.comWASHINGTON — Pulse oximetry of newborns may be able to detect congenital heart disease early and should be studied further for adoption as a routine newborn ...
By Susan LaHoud The Sun ChronicleNORFOLK, Mass. — It's called CPAP, but for one local woman Friday, it was a quick way to get life-saving oxygen into her lungs.It was the ...
Acute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation is a serious physiological condition which, if left untreated, can lead to hemorrhage and ultimately death. Learn how to recognize ...
Portable automated external defibrillators and ALS monitors continue to prove their usefulness out in the field for cardiac arrest and trauma patients; and the technology behind ...
By Jamie Thompson EMS1 StaffPHILADELPHIA — When a Philadelphia engine company was dispatched to a children's birthday party Saturday, the CO gas meter attached to their ...
The first electronic devices in EMS were defibrillators; now almost everything seems to have a computer chip in it. Devices keep getting smaller, and batteries keep getting better. ...
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 ...
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Hospitals near two wildfires raging in the San Fernando Valley reported a spike in patients complaining about breathing problems from the ...
By Melissa Eiselein The Press EnterpriseRIVERSIDE, Calif. — About 20 Cal Fire members from four Moreno Valley fire stations and March Air Reserve Base watched employees of ...
Endpoint values are important indicators for determining adequacy of initial and ongoing resuscitation. Endpoints are essential to guide stabilization efforts and help the air ...
New study counters current O2 deprivation treatment for children ...
Respiratory gasses are essential for life. The ability of out-of-hospital emergency care providers to monitor these gasses is essential to quality prehospital care. ...
Non-invasive respiratory gas monitoring is an essential measure in ensuring first responders’ safety during and after responding to a call involving hazardous gasses. Monitoring is ...
The state Homeland Security office is recalling more than 35,000 gas masks it shipped to counties statewide because they don't meet federal standards for protection in chemical, ...
By P. Solomon Banda Associated Press Copyright 2007 The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Authorities believe smoke and fumes from a chemical fire likely killed five workers ...
