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Steve Whitehead shares CPAP contraindications
OMI President Felix Marquez shares how VR training is helping rural Florida EMS agencies maintain critical pediatric emergency skills
Assessment and treatment pearls to simplify three common chest trauma presentations
Readers weigh in on whether they will get a COVID-19 vaccine
Susquehanna Regional EMS Paramedic Kathy Kling worked with UPMC Williamsport to open Angie’s Closet, named after Kling’s mother who died in a vehicle crash
The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew has been recognized as the first independent, all-volunteer rescue squad in the United States
Marley Madureira had earned her first aid training badge after her troop met with paramedics and a nurse
Palm Beach County’s two Trauma Hawk air ambulances have temporarily been grounded and a spokeswoman said the hospital district was working to finalize a lease for a substitute air ambulance
Operation Warp Speed – boldly going where no mass inoculation has gone before
EMS providers weigh in on influenza and COVID-19 vaccination mandates, ethical obligation and whether they will be vaccinated
Gaston County EMS leadership embarked on a plan to equip every transport-capable ALS unit in Gaston County with a ventilator
American Medical Response EMT Kerstii Groce’s attorney says police never performed a sobriety test before arresting her
“With every role we take during our career, in a way, we are auditioning for the next”
Know the difference between septic shock and cardiogenic shock and how to treat both in the field
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the first performance period will begin Jan. 1, 2021
Instead of giving stock to its executive team, Ambulnz gave it to its frontline responders, and paired it with a novel push-to-request dispatch system
Prehospital caveats for non-invasive and invasive airway management as we learn more about the pathophysiology of COVID-19
The Treasury Department acknowledges defunding the program between August 2016 and May 2020 to cover “delinquent Medicare Secondary Payer debt” owed by various entities within NYC
Many EMS systems are evaluating ways to mitigate the risks of refusal in post naloxone patients
An attorney for the protest medics argued that rendering medical aid was a form of protected free speech
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration policies, politics and police interactions under debate
Ask the right questions, watch for symptoms that could point to bronchiolitis over pediatric asthma and treat accordingly
Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Firefighter-Paramedic Jestin Goodson was hiking with his family when he discovered a woman at the bottom of a ravine
The technology company will support the NEMSQA’s efforts to develop, test and validate quality measures for EMS
Fort Belknap EMT Troy Kuntz and his fiancée Nurse Jessica Gallus were on their way to adopt a puppy when they discovered the man on the floor of the port-a-potty
Maverick Cochran gave first responders the necessary information and even helped them care for his younger siblings
The family’s attorney says the woman was in a body bag for two hours after being declared dead
The ET3 model and the COVID-19 are influencing a move away from 911 transport to the ED, and toward autonomy for EMS providers
Kasey Brislane, 13, says her heightened sense of hearing enabled her to notice her neighbor’s cries for help
MedFleet Ambulance CCT includes a registered nurse, paramedic and EMT, and is considered an “ICU on wheels”
An unknown man provided critical first aid to a 62-year-old woman after she was seriously wounded in a rollover crash Friday morning that left four others injured
After suffering a heart attack in June, EMT Angel Cureton, 43, is facing the decision of having a heart transplant or living off a machine for the next several years
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