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‘May’ and ‘consider’ open up EMS protocols to allow for judgment calls and encourage critical thinking
Erick Munoz is fighting a Texas law that prohibits taking pregnant patients off life support, even though it is what his wife, who he argues is medically dead, would have wanted
When do we yield the rights of one individual to another, especially one yet unborn?
A medic will be in a cast for four weeks after a struggle with a patient
A 5-year contract with a local community college aims to save money and improve performance
He suffered brain damage in a car wreck that his own rescue team responded to; doctors weren’t sure he would recover but after being awake for two days he’s already relearning how to walk
He got his wife and three kids out safely, and found it strange to be the one needing help as he watched firefighters put out the blaze
His wife, also a medic, said she didn’t want life support before falling into a vegetative state, but a law requires an expectant mother be kept alive until her fetus is delivered
To cover the additional costs, they’ve requested changes to the EMS fee structure
