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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.
Diabetic ketoacidosis calls are rising — are your skills ready for the spike?
Drs. Christine Carico and Matt Levy reveal why lifesaving blood transfusions remain rare in EMS care — and what needs to change to save more lives
Pulling on a broken leg only works if you do it right
Which event will have the biggest impact on EMS? Cast your vote
First responders worked to save a worker trapped inside a concrete hopper in Paulding County
Two children are among the injured in blast that damaged West Park homes
Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
Prosecutors said the Aurora paramedics did not properly assess McClain and ultimately gave him a significant overdose of ketamine
A Silver Cliff woman was gored in the legs by a mule deer while she was leaving her home
A team effort was saluted in the successful treatment of a Upper Gwynedd resident
Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec each face criminally negligent homicide and other charges
Students were living inside a mod on Evergreen State College’s Olympia campus
An extinguisher fell off a hallway wall inside a Suffolk school, releasing its contents as students passed through
Key takeaways for police and EMS from SWAT physician, Dr. Faroukh M. Mehkri
Sick, hurt children couldn’t understand why they were getting shots – so this doc found a simpler way to administer medication while reducing the risk of cross-infection to caregivers
Novel use of video laryngoscopy with recording capability to improve clinical oversight in EMS airway management
A flight paramedic shares her harrowing experience of a severe allergic reaction to medication and her gratitude to the flight nurse who treated her
Janet Taylor shares assessment and management tips for mastering seizure thresholds, classification and treatment approaches
What if scheduling and finalizing a transport could be done in 60 seconds?
Three EMTs, three dispatchers and one paramedic received the awards during a ceremony at Fitzwilliam Town Hall.
Colorado Solictor General Shannon Stevenson said the Aurora paramedics administered too much ketamine for McClain’s body weight
Chris and Kelly tackle EMS safety, resiliency, onboarding, the duty to act and more hot topics in Inside EMS
Springfield EMT Peggy Finley had a $60K bond refunded due to recent legislation
Parker County Hospital District paramedics faced an amputation and having to perform bilateral finger thoracostomies
Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges
Jury selection begins Monday for Aurora Fire Department paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec
Medic Squad 63 of Kern County Fire Department resuscitated a cardiac arrest patient before transporting them to the hospital
As the National Guard helicopter was shuttling gifts to children in a rural town, the pilots shifted focus and added two paramedics to the flight to get them to a patient in another nearby town
What the research says about calcium in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
How to protect yourself and your patients, and take action
What patient abandonment isn’t, and why it’s time to confront this EMS boogeyman
Marcellus Ambulance personnel faced a driver pinned upside down in a burning vehicle
There’s someone out there who would like to really hear from you, and Steve Whitehead will tell you who in this episode