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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.
“When the prosecutor sees and hears compassion, competence and professionalism, even in the face of significant errors being made, it becomes much harder to justify filing criminal charges”
Montgomery County Hospital District shares 3 years of results of a hyperkalemia treatment protocol
While possible R-on-T phenomenon could induce cardiac arrest, treatment is the same: standard AHA protocols for VF arrest
The book explores the issues surrounding how people die and looks at the ways in which perceptions of death have changed over the years
A-Fib is the most common cardiac rhythm disturbance and failing to treat it properly could result in a stroke
Researchers based in Australia found the risk of death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was significantly reduced by using controlled oxygen therapy
When treating their child, parents can be your greatest asset and also can be a considerable hindrance
Less than half of essential workers willing to report to work during a serious pandemic
Dangers exist because of the dark, humid conditions underground, as well as from their risky ascent in a narrow capsule
Patient assessment, like football, is a team effort that requires a plan, role assignments, and execution
The new product can be used to lift a patient on to a gurney, before the patient is then placed into the ambulance
One code-blue patient in an undisclosed city died because the preloaded emergency syringe epinephrine wasn’t available
There’s no simple diagnostic test for sepsis, but there are warning signs if health providers pay close attention
In practice, the most common use of esomeprazole is for treatment of GERD or suspected GERD
Charlotte County Fire/EMS recently received a state grant to install refrigeration units on its ambulances to provide the first responder care, which is also available at all area hospitals
Understanding what the ANS does will help you understand the body’s normal response to stress or lack of stress
In both the prehospital arena of EMS, as well as in the ED, we seem to give a great amount of attention to a select few diseases
Research findings, ‘Ambulance provision for children: a UK national survey,’ are discussed in a new report
While awareness has increased, many parents, coaches and players still don’t understand how serious concussions can be
21-year-old Jason Schroyer has suffered a debilitating spinal condition that threatened his ability to go on calls
The gel, named Nexagon, works by interrupting how cells communicate and prevents the production of a protein that blocks healing
Medics wouldn’t give up on man that turned blue, wasn’t breathing
Visits by Medicaid recipients nearly doubled in a decade
Ever ogle the veins of someone you’re being introduced to? You’re not alone
Nurse says ‘there were no signs of life and no pulse’
Since program began, survival rate of cardiac arrest patients admitted to the hospital after being stabilized has increased
Unfortunately, transport personnel are often called as a result of acute TLS that has not been addressed until the patient becomes seriously ill
While hypothermia has been used during cardiac bypass since the 1950s, its use in the post-cardiac arrest setting had been unsuccessful until recently
Researchers found that patients get faster care, and are more likely to survive, if an ambulance crew takes them straight to a specialized hospital ‘cath lab’
More urged to get shot to protect against the disease
Teenager spreading message strokes can hit the young and fit
