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Five options for exchanging the SGA for an endotracheal tube
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
His mother said the school wouldn’t allow her son to carry his own inhaler, and confiscated it on several occasions when he tried to use it
Doctors took an artery outside the skull and sewed it into the brain, making a new path for blood to flow for the 14-year-old boy
Police say an employee came forward after witnessing the women injecting themselves with morphine at work
First came laboratories on a chip — now comes the human body on a chip
A 71-year-old woman hit a deer with her car, sending it flying into a 27-year-old jogger; both women were hospitalized
The dog is learning to alert even while he’s sleeping and to rouse his owner from her sleep
She accidentally gulped the magnets while at school and had to have emergency surgery; experts caution that the toy magnets can cause serious internal damage when swallowed
A BART train malfunction left hundreds of passengers stranded in a tunnel and sickened some with smoky emissions
The commuter train ran off the rails along a curve, killing four people; the engineer experienced a hypnotic-like “daze” and nodded at the controls
As EMTs, we sometimes have the privilege and responsibility of helping people die
The traffic worker was working near an accident site when he collapsed suffering from a heart attack; nearby EMTs shocked him and did CPR and he miraculously woke up
Since his arrest last year, 46 people have been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C he carries
A woman called 911 and stayed on the phone with an emergency dispatcher who sent two patrol cars
The severity of the infection prevented doctors from closing the patient’s chest for six days
When they discovered Amanda Nederveen has no income while she’s off work getting chemotherapy, they came together to raise funds for her
Users get their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like a joystick, in hopes of offering them more mobility and independence
“I kept pressing 811 instead,” one student said. “I was shaking and nervous. When I finally got them, I was talking too loud and I said, ‘My friend just had a seizure’”
When medical devices fail, you may be required to report it so manufacturers and regulators understand the consequences
The triage area is out of control. People with assorted injuries occupy twenty of the stretchers that fill the room, some on spine boards with cervical collars around their necks
Bullets grazed his hear and pierced his intestines; he died minutes after being shot but was pronounced two hours later as doctors tried to bring him back
In an attempt to get the drug off the street, law enforcement won’t charge anyone who turns it in
A new study identifies a protein that could serve as a simple “biomarker” of more serious brain injury when even a brain scan fails to detect any such sign
A look at current and future trends in EtCO2 monitoring
Kids have been doubled over in stomach pain due to gastritis, and pediatricians say the chips and other spicy snacks cause unnecessary trips to the hospital
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