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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.
Studies show that mechanical ventilation is superior to bag-valve-mask ventilation, especially in terms of patient safety
Should we be using midazolam instead of morphine in congestive heart failure?
Disaster medicine expert Dr. Alex Isakov weighs in on infectious diseases on the horizon
Approach, assessment, management of patients with behavioral emergency are consistent with those of patients with physical conditions
Victim suffering from blood-borne version of lymph node disease that wiped out 33% of Europe in 14th century
24-year-old graduate student developed necrotizing fasciitis after cutting her leg in fall May 1 from homemade zip line
How would you treat 68-year-old male complaining of chest pain, grayish in color but very warm and diaphoretic?
First doctor to reach president after he was shot found him paralyzed, comatose, leaning against his wife
Footage shows him writhing on floor, then making faces and singing to himself as he is strapped down by paramedics
24-year-old developed necrotizing fasciitis after cutting her leg in May 1 fall from homemade zip line
Doctors at an Augusta hospital helped Aimee Copeland into the chair, where she sat up for five hours
Pay attention to what each NREMT exam question is asking; study high-yield ‘nooks and crannies’
Morphine, Fentanyl, Zofran among drugs on back-order or simply not available
Drug reduces life-threatening blood clots in high-risk patients, although it also increases risk of internal bleeding
Ongoing educational efforts assure that emergency response teams and emergency rooms in the 50-hospital, 50,000-square-mile area served by the regional stroke center diagnose stroke promptly, initiate therapy and launch the transfer process
Man is reported to have told authorities that he stopped his treatment out of concern for his liver while binging on alcohol, methamphetamine
36-year-old woman noticed spot on back of her left leg after giving birth to twins last week
Results of study suggest doctors should prescribe other options for people already prone to heart problems
We know that hypothermic patients are never considered dead until they are warm and dead
Doctors were gravely concerned for patientwhen he was admitted, but he had since made remarkable progress
Family members have said she will lose her hands, remaining foot to necrotizing fasciitis
There’s nothing like hopping a ride in the back of an ambulance and observing or providing care at the scene
Research found that the mixture reduces by half the number of heart attack victims who have cardiac arrest
Local residents can stop by these basic preventive-care clinics for such things as blood pressure and blood sugar checks
The new option was announced Tuesday by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Amount of alcohol in sanitizer makes it about 120 proof
Health officials wearing facemasks went to meet plane when it landed
The introduction of a nasal injection allows a drug like naloxone to be delivered safely
One view is that it saves lives; opposing view is that it makes addicts less likely to seek help
Monitoring central lines and accessing indwelling central catheters or implanted central line ports are increasingly part of our work
Officials will consider making lifesaving drug more available outside of conventional medical settings
Initiative supplies addicts, spouses, and other laypeople with naloxone, in advance, to prevent overdoses
