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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.
Critical insights into the implications of recent court rulings on EMS practice and patient care
Check your knowledge of carbon monoxide poisoning causes, symptoms and protective strategies on scene
CO poisoning is a life-threatening emergency and victims must be removed from the environment immediately without placing the rescuers in danger
The alliance aims “to take a stand against rampant corruption,” and they compliment each other in areas like advanced life support and fleet size
Prompt Ambulance has a dedicated rig for transfers equipped with specialty gear to monitor and support a range of patients
He was pale with signs of hypothermia after surviving days of rain and sub-freezing temperatures
Police have Tasers ready for an agitated man pacing back and forth and sweating — what’s your treatment plan?
Police have tasers ready for an agitated man pacing back and forth and sweating — what’s your course of action?
Some were unconscious when responders arrived; investigators say the grill was being used for heat
A service animal can be a great help to responders as well as the client — as long as you know the tasks it’s been trained on
Reduced Affordable Care Act funding for non-emergency transports put the county’s last private ambulance company out of business after 18 years
The service denied a claim filed by a woman who says they failed to correctly diagnose and treat her husband’s medical condition and he died because of it
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After a broken ankle led to 12 surgeries and the amputation of his leg, the NY man sued his doctors for medical malpractice
Jamie Coots, who appeared on the National Geographic reality show “Snake Salvation” died an hour after emergency workers left his home
More than 150 attendees took part in the half-day Resuscitation Academy presented at EMS Today
To avoid extinction, EMS needs to embrace community paramedicine, value-based purchasing and look for innovative ways to improve services
Research the needs of your community and partner with other health care agencies to shape a program around solving a shared goal
The man’s symptoms matched up almost perfectly with a patient on an episode in which the fictional Dr. Gregory House identified cobalt poisoning as the cause
After surgery, six leeches were applied to the hand every two hours; saving the hand required 1,482 leeches and 41 units of blood
The 18-year-old was bitten all over his face and was the last of three people attacked during the bizarre rampage that ended when deputies shot the naked 28-year-old man
The drugstore chain has decided “cigarettes have no place in a setting where health care is being delivered”
He was teased at school for liking the cartoon “My Little Pony"; his parents got him to the hospital after his suicide attempt, but he suffered potentially life-long brain damage
A small amount of additional sugar significantly increases heart disease risk
Brian Nagel, 30, was helping transport a patient in an ambulance when a SUV hit them head-on
Medical emergencies include food poisoning, injuries related to excessive alcohol and chronic medical conditions — like high blood pressure — aggravated by football-friendly foods
Henry Walter Atkins III suffered from a medical condition that may have caused him to lose control of his car; he was pronounced dead after his car ran into a curb and overturned
A mother told EMTs not to restrain her son because he gets violent during seizures, but they held him down anyway and police took him to a holding cell, the suit alleges
A nurse caught her handling the line and found a brown substance that was tested; the man is expected to survive his heart procedure and alleged attempt on his life
Researchers in the U.K. were able to implement consistent prehospital practices for stroke and MI nationwide — can we import to the U.S.?
He and his dad drove past a house on the way back from a hockey game and he thought something didn’t feel right; the woman had slipped on ice in her garage and almost froze to death
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