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AI has huge potential to improve care and EMS; but we must remain cognizant of potential biases
Five ways to shape policies that enhance patient care, streamline operations and provide a safer working environment
While recovering from a head injury, Jessica Barclay decided she needed to help Denver paramedics help others
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
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
A team of six responders transporting a patient needed saving when the elevator malfunctioned
Dignity Health began using the telemedicine machines five years ago to diagnose patients suspected of suffering strokes
Breast reconstruction between identical twins has only been done a handful of times; they’re among the youngest patients
Psychiatrists will be stationed in ERs to determine if a patient needs to be admitted or can be released
Devin Kohlman was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012; with not long to live, hundreds of residents helped make his dying wish come true
The officer is “100 percent permanently disabled” after responding to the Sandy Hook school massacre and faces possible termination
A scientist is developing an alcohol substitute — one that produces many of the neurological effects of alcohol, without the chemical’s physical harm
The group is hoping to raise about $15,000 towards research for prostate and testicular cancer
He has an enormous tumor on his neck that stretches across his chest, inhibits his movement and threatens his life; the drug has been reducing the size of the tumor
His daughter claimed she received it in a package delivered to her address with another person’s name on it
Due to a shortage of adult dextrose, paramedics went to work to find an alternative that would raise their patient’s blood sugar
He suffered from extreme dairy allergies; nurses arrived and performed CPR but was pronounced dead at a hospital later
Firefighters freed the man and brought him to a local hospital, along with his severed arm
Jennifer Hesselbein was loading a patient into an ambulance when a truck hit both of them
The charges stated that from 2007 through 2011, he reported performing “thousands of surgical procedures, often as many as 20 or more in a single day”
The unidentified young adult was one of 11 confirmed cases of H1N1 or ‘swine flu’ reported in Alaska since flu season began in September
The anti-heroin package of legislation includes immunity for those helping to report an overdose, and allowing first responders to administer naloxone
He fell 16 feet from a tree and suffered a severe spinal injury that paralyzed him from the shoulders down; doctors said he could never breathe on his own again
The two-month-old died after her mother passed out on her while breastfeeding
Many have been pushing for the widespread disbursement of the drug to administer to overdosing addicts before they’re taken to the hospital
