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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.
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS
What you need to know about Ozempic and other forms of semaglutide
Project FORT (Fairfield County Overdose Response Team) works to help residents who are addicted to opioids and other drugs get clean and reclaim their lives
Make a strategy and pick the tactics for your agency to improve its 12-lead EKG use for patients with non-traumatic chest pain
Positive beginning and ending patient interactions fall into the “serial positioning effect” and can boost patient care reviews
Patient-centered care partnerships with patients and family need to start at the top
The federal government has hired Optum to operate a new clinic in Manhattan for survivors of the 9/11 attacks who have enrolled in an ongoing health program
Healthcare coalitions offer EMS a “seat at the table” for regional emergency planning
An EMS educator and flight medic encourages listeners to stay curious about intubation, ventilators and EKGs
Paramedics in the town of Fishers are now offering Nitronox to patients as an alternative to opioids
A review of hypoglycemia treat and release protocol recommendations
Transitions of care are critical opportunities to communicate patient assessment and treatment information to other healthcare providers
Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White hopes to spend the next few months researching how to train more peer counselors and create a support network to help responders
Officials are looking for solutions after a budget cut of more than $150,000 for Time Critical Diagnosis, a program for stroke, STEMI and trauma patients
County Ambulance had been accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and MaineCare
Two EMTs volunteered to help a former patient visit the airport where he was a pilot before suffering an aneurysm
Binders filled with visual aids and necessary information will be created and distributed to those with special needs in an effort to make treatment easier
The opioid deflection program is a six-month pilot that will give opioid addicts the ability to be quickly placed into treatment with no risk of jail
Hennepin Healthcare announced it will halt a clinical trial on ketamine following criticism over the hospital enrolling patients before getting consent
Two agencies share innovative ways to use data to improve performance, as well as measure and report the value EMS providers offer to their patients, agencies and communities
EMS benchmarks can help drive STEMI care improvements through data-driven improvements and hospital collaboration
Takeaways and lessons for EMS providers in the wake of one agency’s ketamine administration PR nightmare
EMS leaders respond to Star Tribune report of administering ketamine to agitated, restrained patients in Minneapolis
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
Our co-hosts discuss the misconception that those in EMS do not diagnose their patients
Onslow County EMS’s community paramedicine program was recognized by the National Association of Counties for working with frequent callers to address their issues
Adopting clinical data registries to measure performance will allow EMS to integrate fully with systems of care
Improving patient outcomes, hospital relations and the community narrative with data analysis
Joe O’Hare reunited with Kai Leigh Harriot, whom he rushed to safety after she was struck by a stray bullet in 2003, leaving her permanently paralyzed
Our co-hosts discuss how CPAP works and what the treatment looks like
Bruce Moeller offers strategies for tackling the aging population, dubbed the “silver tsunami,” at Fire-Rescue Med 2018
Heated, humidified, high flow nasal cannula oxygenation has a number of benefits that could be useful in a prehospital setting
