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Access our directory of clinical articles in EMS, which offers in-depth information on patient assessment, treatment protocols, and emerging medical practices. This collection covers various clinical topics essential for EMS professionals, from advanced pharmacology to trauma management. Staying up-to-date with clinical knowledge is vital for delivering high-quality patient care. For additional resources, explore our section on Medical Research. Enhance your clinical expertise with our expert-driven content.
Put your trauma care knowledge to the test on trauma terminology and assessment
Making care more accessible, reducing hospital utilization and improving outcomes
Real-world data of high-dose naloxone administration by law enforcement officers found no added benefit to opioid overdose patients
The Google-affiliated wearable app sends an alert when it’s time to take scheduled doses, and works with electronic medical record systems
Survival was highest when the pause was less than 20 seconds, and research supports the AHA recommendation to minimize interruptions in chest compressions
Use these 10 steps to best serve special needs patients
All but eight states have created partnerships with commercial long-term care insurers
You arrived to find a 17-year-old girl lying with a 45-degree fracture to her right leg; did you get the treatment right?
She was bitten while cleaning cages at a wildlife sanctuary and airlifted to a local hospital that keeps antivenins on hand
You arrive to find a 17-year-old girl lying with a 45-degree fracture to her right leg; what are your treatment steps?
The father and son were hospitalized with serious injuries after accidentally stepping on a wasp’s nest
Karen Sykes’ body was found in Seattle’s Mount Rainier National Park and her death has been ruled an accident
A study released this week shows the U.S. ranked dead last compared to 11 countries; the United Kingdom was first
EMS must either master all of health care, or carve a niche to gain professional recognition and financial stability
Medicare officials temporarily blocked any new Philadelphia-area ambulance companies from becoming eligible for Medicare payments
Witnesses say the taxi driver ran a red light and hit an ambulance; the impact sent both vehicles into a concrete traffic island
Ed, who had been a forest ranger with a passion for the outdoors, wanted to be among nature one last time
The Labrador-golden retriever mix can predict when 7th grader Rachel is going to have a seizure, and has become such a staple at the school that he’s pictured in the yearbook next to his owner
Taking the form of a syringe, XStat rapidly deploys a series of small sponge-like discs into the open wound
EMS can’t control the health care finance system, but providers should remain vigilant against fraud in their own business
About 37 operators claimed an average of 50 trips or more per patient, collecting more than $46.5 million from Medicare for non-emergency transports
By expanding our roles, not scope, community paramedicine programs represent a new way of thinking that can shape the future of health care
She fell to the ground and cried for help; Neighbor: “We tried to get the bees off her but they started stinging us too”
He told a friend he was afraid to call 911 because of how much it would cost
A firefighter asked to change his vomit-covered clothes and wash out the ambulance, but the request was denied
He dismissed his vision problem after processing a patient at the hospital, but a nurse saw him and intervened
Drug shortages won’t disappear any time soon, and EMS agencies need come up with innovative ways to ensure that their patients receive the right drug at the right time
First Call settled in a lawsuit that alleges the company up coded billings for transports by seeking reimbursement for unnecessary or never provided ALS services
The new Nurse Health Line has been a huge success, and the Reno, Nev. program is well on the way to becoming sustainable and a model for other agencies
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