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A legal and ethical deep dive into the firing of 2 EMTs, fire lieutenant in Tyre Nichols’ death
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
Is addressing provider frustration the key to reducing turnover?
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
Study: Extrication collars can result in abnormal separation between vertebrae in the presence of a dissociative injury
Drug that can stop bleeding can save recently injured accident patients
The trauma hospitals would automatically see most people with multiple fractures to their ribs, legs and arms, according to a draft county EMS policy
Trauma patients without insurance are more likely to die of their injuries than privately insured patients with similar injuries
University Hospital became the eighth local facility to win stroke certification from the Joint Commission, the national accrediting body for hospitals
Some EMTs now delay defibrillation to allow for a short period of CPR based on ’05 recommendations
