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“There is no substitute for experience. Yet, regardless of experience level, it is important to consider how EMS education can teach situational awareness”
Use these strategies to look for and reduce cognitive error during patient assessment and care
Heart block recognition and treatment present a challenge in EMS education
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
State-specific restrictions, Medicare reimbursement, turf battles and public and patient acceptance must be tackled for any program to be successful
Like his father, the 21-year-old declined medical treatment and relied on prayer for healingThe 21-year-old is recovering from a bite and relied on prayer for healing
You arrive on scene to find staff performing CPR; did you get your priorities right?
The first bill to seriously look at EMS issues since the 1960s, the act would improve access to essential and life-saving EMS services and better integrate EMS within the larger health care system
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the differences and similarities of EMS in London
“I love my job,” Timothy Greenlee said at the hearing. “I can return to be a better firefighter than I was before my addiction.”
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