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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.
The need for data-driven decisions in managing aggressive patients while ensuring safety and compliance
Understand the causes, signs and symptoms, and prehospital treatment for kidney injury
Medicaid has begun paying for additional services and treatment options for low-income addicts, including screenings, methadone and naloxone
Curaplex Epi-Safe injection kits developed specifically for EMS can help agencies cut costs while improving patient care
The goal behind the motion is to find a way to alleviate crowded emergency rooms, while also steering patients with mental health needs into more focused care
Paramedic Charles Hyles called Noelle Jones “the bravest girl I’ve ever seen in all my years of experience”
Paramedic Katie Tudor wrote about the incident on Twitter, saying “we are desperately trying to save someone’s life”
You are dispatched to a baseball diamond in a park, where a girl is complaining of dizziness
Diabetics who call 911 during a hypoglycemic episode have a 3 in 4 chance the responding EMS provider will not be able to administer the lifesaving drug
Our co-hosts discuss the observable and physiologic signs to look for and the best way to document your intervention in your chart
Educating patients about alternate forms of pain management could stem the tide of opioid overdoses
About a dozen paramedics in Ottawa have begun treating elderly flu patients at the nursing home to prevent trips to the hospital
The taxi-voucher program at the Phoenix Fire Department is a way for officials to deal with limited resources and increasing calls
New Bedford EMS only recently began carrying the drug on their ambulances and it was intended to treat firefighters who suffer smoke inhalation
The NCH Healthcare System launched a “virtual visit” program, enabling patients to have a telemedicine visit any time of day or night for non-emergency issues
How well do you know the conditions associated with pH imbalances?
EMS can be a major player in clinical medicine, operational delivery and healthcare changes, decreasing morbidity and mortality
Official: “If we can’t support patients coming in emergency rooms who have the flu, more people are going to die”
Regina Shealy rolled the girl onto her side when she began having a seizure, and protected her from hard objects
They have been treating people for heart attacks, snow blower or shoveling injuries, motor vehicle accidents, frostbite or hypothermia and other snow-related injuries
Officials are telling hospitals to delay some procedures to free up staff and beds to deal with emergency patients
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient involved in a bicycle accident
Rebecca Davenport offers first responders and veterans with PTSD a place to get away at Hope Therapy
A study found low levels of drugs such as antibiotics, hormones, contraceptives and steroids in 80 percent of rivers and streams tested
The study showed that 50 percent of patients with chronic pain who were treated with topical analgesics discontinued their opioid medications
EMS sleep practices, the opioid epidemic, community paramedicine and patient transport mark some of the biggest issues to watch in 2018
Chief Shane Lockard said the district is among the first in the U.S. to adopt a new combination, the ResQCPR System and the Lucas 3 chest compression system
The Charlottesville Fire Department purchased its first ambulance in over 60 years and said if you live in the city and have insurance you don’t have to pay
Two economists conclude that Uber availability has reduced EMS ambulance transport by 7 percent in major U.S. cities
Community paramedicine, patient transport, EMS safety, the opioid epidemic and professionalism shape the last year in EMS
Researchers said they developed a vaccine that blocks the feeling of euphoria caused by opioids without interfering with other addiction treatments
Patients in rural areas surrounding Sioux City could be left with little to no access to high-level care en route to the hospital
