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Approach the patient with an intentional primary and secondary survey to avoid letting painful and gruesome wounds distract from life-threatening injuries
Nine interactive scenarios designed to enhance your understanding of seizures, strokes and common acute patient presentations
Teaching EMTs the three key critical thinking skills
The ambulance allegedly took more than twice the response time it should have because medics went to the wrong address
Thirty-five percent of those killed, or 1,547 pedestrians, had blood alcohol content levels of .08 or higher, the legal limit for driving
Doctors discovered a blockage in an artery
Sherri Muzher has MS and wants to donate her organs while they are still viable
Sixteen others were hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in a packing facility at a farm
Despite a lack of hard numbers, there’s anecdotal evidence that the illegal procedures are becoming more common
His heart stopped beating for 10 to 15 minutes before he was resuscitated
The former EMT quickly took action, because the unborn infant’s foot was seen through the gash on her abdomen
Police said she was loading a patient into an ambulance when a truck hit both of them
Modern techniques will enable a patient to be revived up to 24 hours after they stop breathing
The outbreak has sickened at least 145 residents in Iowa and 78 in Nebraska
He woke up with a “burning pain” in his mid-section and noticed the dog had blood on its muzzle and front feet
The sheriff’s office cited laryngeal edema, or a swelling in the throat, as the cause of death
The family is planning a fundraising campaign to raise tens of thousands of dollars to pay for facial surgery
While mowing his lawn, a 60-foot tree fell on top of him, crushing his spinal cord and ending his 33-year-long career as a paramedic
The IPC has reported 25 overdose cases and one death related to the use of these drugs since June
Firefighters deconned kids at scene and no one was seriously hurt
He lost his right leg and suffered severe burns and shrapnel wounds when the second of two bombs exploded near him
He suffered broken legs and torn ligaments in his knees
Cross contamination isn’t suspected but is also possible
A federal investigation found the company failed to report the theft of morphine to the DEA and didn’t do enough to prevent the theft of other substances
One man suffered a leg amputation after being hit by the car
The scenario: 29-year-old male, muscle cramps
There was a delay of about 15 minutes until an ambulance was dispatched, and another three minutes for the ambulance to arrive
The new knife analyzes the smoke and can instantly signal whether the tissue is cancerous or healthy
The doctor said the woman has lumbar lordosis, which is a medical term for the curve of the lower spine that makes the buttocks protrude more
The man died from gallstones after his pleas for an ambulance were refused by a 911 call handler, who told him to take a warm bath instead
None of the firefighters contracted the disease, but the mistake still put the firefighters in unnecessary danger
