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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.
Ambulance services cannot afford to feed the billing department incomplete, inaccurate or misrepresented information
Be thorough, timely and proofread your PCRs to ensure your treatments and professionalism won’t be called into question
Use the chronological approach to tell a vivid story about a patient encounter, the care provided and your competence as an EMS provider
Parker County Hospital District paramedics faced an amputation and having to perform bilateral finger thoracostomies
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
Rescuers in Chaffee County were sent to rescue an ill-prepared hiker trapped by a snowstorm
Wireless handheld ultrasound equipment brings diagnostic imaging to patients regardless of location
POCUS, ECG and assessment findings to look for to avoid the RV spiral of death
Exploring the infection control benefits of chlorhexidine, alcohol, betadine and povidone iodine-alcohol
Montgomery County Hospital District shares their findings trialing carotid ultrasound during CPR to enhance cardiac arrest response
The three patients were flown from the scene in Kissimmee to a hospital in Orlando
Six Paso Robles students were evaluated after inhaling a “sulfur substance” in a locker room
Gold Cross Paramedic Jeff Wilson used lessons learned with his son who is autistic to help others in EMS
Croton-on-Hudson first responders were initially unable to reach the injured hiker, who fell 50 feet down an embankment, because the trail was washed out
First responders safely moved the patient down a rugged trail on Lookout Mountain
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
A candid discussion reveals the art of thorough patient assessments, the value of differential diagnosis, and the need for feedback in EMS
The injured hiker was stuck in a narrow gap in the Thunder Canyon Cave and was unable to rescued by her friends
Austin-Travis County EMS treated three adults, one suffering from life-threatening injuries
One patient suffered life-threatening injuries after falling into a mine shaft in Kern County
Utica first responders treated an injured zookeeper after they “came in contact” with a male African lion
Muriatic acid was stolen from a pool building and poured on slides at a Longmeadow playground
Ed Currie’s Pepper X registers an average of 2.69 million units
Legislation requires hospitals to develop ambulance bed delay protocols by Sept. 1, 2024
Position papers on neuroprotective CPR and pre-hospital transfusion of blood products were previously endorsed at the annual NFPA Urban Fire Forum
Learn common triggers, assessment findings, and the different phases and classifications of seizures
