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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.
Blending technology and human-driven care to navigate language barriers and make the scene safer
Is it the providers’ responsibility to stay until the patient can be located? If not, how long is long enough?
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Emergency medical personnel, state and local police, and firefighters would be able to file claims for mental-health counseling following post-traumatic stress diagnoses by board-certified psychiatrists or psychologists
The study will be the first large test of cocoa flavanols, which in previous smaller studies improved blood pressure, cholesterol, the body’s use of insulin, artery health and other heart-related factors
Understanding the difference can sometimes make all the difference
With all respect to the physician community, please think bigger
Doctors envision ambulance crews someday using the technology to provide real-time video and audio to hospitals
The woman is expected to recover; five firefighters were also hospitalized for stings
The man only suffered minor injuries from the fall; he was taken to a hospital for observation
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
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