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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.
How advanced techniques like delayed-sequence intubation and NIPPV mitigate adverse outcomes in physiologically difficult airways
Where capnography can guide treatment in complex medical scenarios
Challenge yourself with these 10 questions to learn more about ACE-CPR or test to see how much you already know
Three questions about the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act suggest revisions may be needed before providers should rely on the Medicare option
Colerain Township Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services created an all-hands-on-deck approach to help people with substance use disorders
Court documents indicate that training, intoxication, and unlicensed professional were transporting patients for a private ambulance company
Spence Elementary School student pepper sprayed 15 students while they were riding on a school bus full with 50 passengers
Local paramedics and EMTs were trained on how to disconnect and properly operate a home hemodialysis prior to Eugene Tradd using the system at home
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss new legislation introduced to Congress that would offer a Medicare buy-in option to retired first responders over 50
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of Malgaigne, Chance and Jefferson fractures
Learning the mechanisms of injury associated with Malgaigne fractures, Chance fractures and Jefferson fractures allows EMS providers to stabilize and treat appropriately
A student allegedly brought marshmallow marijuana edibles to school and distributed them to fellow students
EMS providers are asked to answer an anonymous survey to explore the need for nicotine cessation programs for providers
Researchers suggest early recruitment efforts to improve the lack of diversity in EMS, which has cultural divide, communication implications
EMS1 readers share the patient comments that brightened their day, and reminded them why they chose a career in emergency services
Will you be prepared if tens of thousands ‘storm’ your community?
Nancy Gabriel’s husband, James, was strapped to a gurney when it rolled off the sidewalk and overturned, causing multiple injuries
Distinguishing between COPD and comorbidities, and scaling treatment and pharmacology to disease progression
The Bella Vista Fire and EMS Department among first in the nation to launch cerebral oximetry machines in two of its ambulances
Swansea Ambulance Corps interns are working as EMTs to advance their careers in the medical field
Doctors who study pulmonary fibrosis are just beginning to focus on 9/11 victims as the long-term effects of exposure are emerging
Use the right equipment and enlist extra personnel to help transport bariatric patients out of their homes and into the ambulance while keeping their safety top of mind
Bariatric patients may present with dehydration, malnutrition and surgical site complications in the days and weeks after a bariatric surgery procedure
When faced with sinus tachycardia, differentiate between SVT, and consider the diagnosis and the effects of fever on tachycardia and heart rate
The First Responders Partnership Health Center will provide same-day-appointment primary care, labs, x-rays and prescriptions
Pre-oxygenate, evaluate for LEMONS and position a patient of any size correctly to help secure an airway
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
The goal of the Heads Up program is to decrease the unknowns while responding to an emergency call
Community paramedicine communication with patients, their family members and the local crews can eliminate obstacles and improve patient care for bariatric patients
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the challenges that come with assisting bariatric patients, including logistics, equipment needs and provider attitudes
Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Mid-State Technical College partnered to open a simulation center to train healthcare professionals
A new state protocol has been approved that requires EMS responders to stay at the scene to treat critical patients for an additional 20 minutes
We’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as well
