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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.
Design your training scenario to include increasingly complicated sepsis symptoms to test EMS providers’ differential diagnosis skills
In this episode learn the 5 diagnoses for altered mental status that can kill your patient emergently
Learn what to look for, including inverted/retrograde P-waves
Patients may benefit from air transport when one or more of these needs are identified
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
Ocala Fire Captain Jesse Blaire was skeptical about the benefits of buprenorphine
The DeLand Police Department said the two slammed into each other resulting in “a hard landing”
The 25 new recommendations from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association are designed to take a more holistic approach to concussion management and how it affects patient care and outcomes
Learn to immobilize limbs with the best of them as Steve Whitehead breaks down the proven methodology for splinting like a pro
Medics with Grady Memorial Hospital now have the training and equipment to treat patients with transfusions
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
Wind blew the hot-air balloon into power lines near a Rochester highway
“Before you trade in your morphine for ketamine, the adverse events need to be discussed”
The lawsuit claims the Nuvance ambulance EMTs were not trained nor capable of providing proper care, treatment and monitoring
The ransomware attack on attack on UnitedHealth Group affected patient prescriptions nationwide
10 medical stations were in place along the 26.2-mile course
An infant is in critical condition after the crash near Muni’s West Portal Station
Focus on what you can identify within an ECG tracing, rather than the criteria
Chicago Medical School organization hosts live tissue high-risk, low-frequency airway procedures clinic for paramedics
Las Vegas officers relied on EMS training, IFAKs when they found the wounded professor
Reframe your thinking to get patients with atypical neurologic emergency symptoms immediate care
Hennepin EMS is placing patient weight technology in all of its ambulances
The investigation reported that the firefighters violated multiple rules, including failing to follow a memo about refusal of treatment and transport
First responders in Aurora treated patients ranged in age from 1 month to 31 years old
How Mehlville Fire Protection District used ET3 and community paramedicine to improve overall health and quality of life for the community
San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel transported 10 people suffering moderate injuries
Madison Fire Department paramedics will now be able to administer buprenorphine
Paramedic Peter Cichuniec was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault for giving a drug without consent or a legitimate medical purpose
Does your agency provide ongoing training for responding to patients with special needs? If not, do you wish they did?
Unique considerations for responding to emergencies involving individuals with special needs
The Elijah McClain trial highlighted gaps in medical procedures that experts said must be addressed
