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A 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
From vocal cords to alveoli, and mmHg to Lpm: Test your airway knowledge
How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
Programs have been popping up throughout the state to find more efficient ways to treat non-emergency patients
At least 400 cases of the respiratory illness have been reported, and more than 100 people have died since MERS first surfaced two years ago
Knowing the type of amputation, ways to quickly control bleeding, and proper body part preservation can lead to an increase in survival rates
They organized a bone marrow drive after EMT and volunteer firefighter Will Frawley, 28, was diagnosed with a type of cancer
The state will start tracking ambulance VIN numbers to stop companies from shutting down to avoid paying back large audits, then reopening under a different name
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It’s alarmingly simple for someone with criminal intent to get into the medical transportation business, which could lead more regulations and less reimbursement
Officials say it explains why a newly released report shows Medicaid paid more to ambulance companies than cancer doctors or orthopedic surgeons
Experts say his body quickly went into a hibernation-like state, allowing him to endure extremely low temperatures and oxygen levels
Emergency medical helicopters will have until next April to institute tougher risk analysis and in-flight monitoring procedures in challenging weather
She will be sentenced in September for charges that stem from submitting unnecessary Medicare claims
The construction worker was pinned in the elevator shaft at the site of a 29-story office space being built
The danger of raw data is that it has to be interpreted and analyzed beyond the superficial first layer before it even begins to make sense
In South Carolina, 17 of the top 30 Medicare payments in 2012 went to ambulance services
The additional training focuses on medications for drug overdoses, low blood sugar, and breathing problems; five certification levels will go down to three
Officer Dennis Guerra, 38, was declared brain dead Wednesday; his partner, Rosa Rodriguez, is still in critical condition
None of the injuries, which included broken bones, is considered life-threatening
Collaborative software between Impact Instrumentation, Bio-Nexus shows great promise in monitoring critical-care equipment without interrupting patient care
If an ambulance is found to have bed bugs, the vehicle can remain out of service for as long as three hours while it undergoes treatment by technicians
The firefighter was airlifted to a hospital to undergo surgery; he later had to have his left leg amputated from being pinned
Coworkers and responders were able to control his bleeding, and the man was conscious and talking
Shocked students were trying desperately to find a way to finish their course work that started in September and was supposed to finish May 6th
The paramedic reportedly confessed that not only did he steal a dozen hydrocodone pills from a home, but he ingested them on the clock as well
Understand the shape and significance of a plethysmograph waveform to glean a lot of information about your patient’s cardiovascular status
