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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.
This webinar covers stroke assessment, recognition and timely decision-making as to where to transport a patient for intervention
Finding the balance between being prepared for anything and being quick, light and back pain-free
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
One of the patients responders saved last week complained on the way to the hospital that paramedics were ‘ruining’ his high
What does vitamin B1 deficiency mean in the prehospital environment?
Man was the first patient at a Quad-City hospital to receive the new treatment
Medics, board members and council members came together to toast east Ventura County’s first trauma center
Metoprolol is prescribed to treat angina pectoris, heart failure, mild to moderate high blood pressure and to improve survival after heart attack
More than 100 people were taken to hospitals during a weekend rave
Prehospital ultrasonography being used in parts of Europe, but still in ‘early development stage’ in United States
Potentially unstable patients may be seen more quickly
ER visits for the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone more than doubled from 2004 to 2008
State urging patients to find a primary care doctor to ease crowded ER
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