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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.
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
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Woman’s daughter was saved by an Australian program that put blood in air ambulances, and wants Canadian ambulances to adopt the program
The Army has had to rethink the way it deals with traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan and Iraq because U.S. soldiers often are targeted by roadside or suicide bombs
Stow’s family believes the public thinks he’s doing better than he is, especially after his condition was upgraded late last month, from critical to serious
Ken Wilkerson, chief of Hamilton County Emergency Services, said the new product wouldn’t necessarily catch his eye
Scorpions aren’t common in Alaska, and the EMTs had to Google scorpion bite treatments
The curse of a busy EMS career is that compassion is the skill that erodes while all the rest of our skills become stronger with constant practice
The second ‘bath salts’ case in the area; in another, the muscles of one patient in his 20s were so damaged that he suffered kidney failure
To keep from bleeding to death each time we scratch ourselves, we need to form clots or coagulate
Patients develop blotches that turn from pink to purple and, once the skin has died, to black. Usually these marks are on the ears, mouth and cheeks.
Despite the overwhelming amount of literature supporting CPAP use, very few services use it beyond verification of tube placement
Stow remains under acute care as doctors continue to reduce the medications and watch for complications
Drugs can cause paranoia and hallucinations and have been linked with deaths and hundreds of calls to poison centers nationwide
While I can’t speak intelligently to referral patterns, I am guessing what transpired on this next transport could possibly be labeled as “out of the ordinary”
Only third person in U.S. to survive without immediate antiviral inoculations
Unusually aggressive infection occurs when dirt or vegetation becomes embedded under the skin
Training paramedics and EMTs on changes to EMS protocols ensures they’re performing to the best of their ability within the parameters of recognized standards
After the user answers a series of questions, the app determines the likelihood of a concussion and can email information to a doctor
Contrary to popular belief, patient care reports are not created for the singular purpose of feeding the voracious appetites of greedy lawyers
Police closed North Avenue Beach shortly after ambulances were summoned there to treat eight people
The AIDS outbreak in 1981 struck fear into emergency medical professionals and led to a range of changes in how we treat patients
Researchers in Texas are examining whether resveratrol may reduce damage to the brain after impact
Medics should be aware of simple steps to take when dealing with a bitten patient
Woman was clinically dead for 10 minutes before paramedics were able to revive her at the arena
Critical care training from MedicWest is one of most prestigious programs west of the Miss.
This drug treats generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia), or social phobia
The Santa Clara County paramedic suffered a skull fracture March 31 during an attack outside Dodger Stadium
The $10.7 million expansion, under construction for more than a year, will better equip the hospital to deal with a major disaster
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