Nurse
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss a recent guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse who made a fatal medication error on the job
Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
Should healthcare professionals lose their jobs if they refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?
Kelsay Irby wrote an opinion piece expressing her dedication to patients “no matter what it might cost”
“No matter what happens I will have your back and this patient is going to be OK”
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the suspect to another hospital
Harold Jaesson Perez is the second Monroe County Fire Rescue Trauma Star program paramedic to be arrested
Campus nurses will receive training on administering the opioid overdose treatment
A Monroe County Fire Rescue paramedic is accused of tampering with evidence and official misconduct
Boulder’s plan for lower acuity calls resembles those in several other states and is expected to reduce the city’s call volume by 8% to 10%
Lynda Jayne Rusinowski was charged with two counts of grand theft of a controlled substance, two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and two counts of official misconduct
Lindsay Byrne, her sibling Nicole Kelly, plus a Florida firefighter who was also onboard determined that the patient was having a diabetic emergency
Safety records have improved, and crews have more capabilities, such as putting patients on ventilators and performing blood transfusions
As the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigates, Monroe County Fire Chief Steve Hudson said Trauma Star’s service would not be harmed
Community Care Ambulance can only transfer patients with heart conditions to Cleveland, leading to a “devastating impact on patients” a labor representative said
“Having a simulation lab helps us as providers walk into a room and problem-solve. It really helps us bridge the gap between the patient and us,” a trainee flight medic said
A suspect was captured on video stabbing the two victims before bystanders restrained her
Jamie Jill, an Arlington County EMT, and Lindy Prevatt, an ED nurse, performed chest compressions on John Clements, who was transported to a hospital
A nearby nurse administered CPR to a patient who was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta, where she died; other climbers also were transported
RaDonda Vaught faces up to eight years in prison for injecting the paralyzing drug vecuronium instead of the sedative Versed
Before first responders could arrive, Kimberly Stubbs left the barbershop where she works to help the wounded
RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed
Steven N. Salzman, 58, was charged with aggravated battery after reportedly striking a medic in the chest while being treated at the hospital
Strategies to unilaterally reduce ED wait times and get back into service
The Wake County program will use-of-state nurses to help EMS staff determine the care needed for non-life-threatening emergency calls
The onboard paramedic said the helicopter rolled in the air, pinning himself and the flight nurse to the ceiling before they could secure the patient
Holyoke district would have closed schools without help from Action Ambulance EMTs and paramedics on their days off
The pilot, who was injured more severely than the onboard nurse and paramedic, is being compared to Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
The registered nurse assumes patient care from the EMS crew, which allows them a prompt return to service
The Volusia County program allows dispatchers to transfer non-emergency 911 calls to a nurse for remote assessment and home care guidance
Pat Scarcella, an ER nurse, said an ambulance from another county was the only one available despite the hospital being less than half a mile away
The bill would allow nurses and physician assistants to serve as volunteers and perform the same work as EMTs
The program would cut the time paramedics need to spend in nursing school in half
