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Maia Dorsett and Nikki Little share a journey to improving care through a multi-modal NAEMSP approach
“The problem with people testing their limits is that they often find them.”
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
So far, 35 people in six states, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina and Indiana, have contracted fungal meningitis
They say tweeting or posting about side-effects or concerns can alert drug companies to any problems
New England Compounding Center has voluntarily surrendered its license to operate
The Interpol worldwide initiative has also resulted in a confiscation of $10.5 million worth of pharmaceuticals
The farm was tied to a recent salmonella outbreak
Jakub Halik, a former Czech firefighter is the only man in the world to have two artificial pumps working side by side instead of a heart
The family believes that if proper care was given to Joanne Rodriguez, she’d still be alive
All but 1 of those who contracted infection had received steroid injections for back pain
A paramedic only gave the girl’s parents Tamiflu
Officials are also now offering free health screenings to those potentially infected by a paramedic who tampered with painkillers
The doctor, once lauded for AIDs treatment work defrauded Medicaid out of about $300,000
The army veteran said a nurse repeatedly put ice packs on his penis after surgery, causing gangrene and leading to a partial amputation of the organ
The paramedic reportedly tampered with powerful painkillers and sedatives and administered them to patients
People with long-term prescriptions for controlled substances will have to submit urine tests, which some insurers don’t cover
Health department: Sicknesses are moderate, most children recover within 2 days without requiring to be hospitalized
The driver of the ambulance veered the ambulance off the road due to a medical condition
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care
Officials have only identified 2 confirmed cases and say virus isn’t as infectious as SARS
The driver apparently lost control of the ambulance due to an unspecified medical condition
The 49-year-old man from Qatar is being treated in the ICU at a London hospital
Hospital has since enacted clearer policies to clarify communication between nurses who fill in for one another
Related virus caused severe acute respiratory syndrome that killed some 800 people, mostly in Asia, in 2003 epidemic
The NY county Narcan pilot program shows promising effects
The man claims that he developed a respiratory problem after inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he ate
Doctors amputated blackened extremities of Paul ‘Steve’ Gaylord in operation that lasted 2 1/2 hours Monday
The boy is the 7th person at the NIH Hospital to die from the bug
An Ohio man who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his execution delayed citing weight and medical problems
Dozens of Filipino hospital workers will share the nearly $1 million settlement