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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.
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The city’s EMS system has saved one life saved for every 3 days of the program, showing promising results
EMS and law enforcement collaborative training helps prepare responders to treat and monitor patients experiencing a constellation of symptoms
Out of nearly 40,000 patients given powerful pain drugs, only four addictions were documented
You are dispatched to a report of an elderly female experiencing weakness
Paddy Ennis, the first paramedic to arrive, said he had to ignore screaming victims for those in more serious condition; the quiet patients
The program is focused on improving the lives of patients, lowering healthcare costs and using EMS providers as resources to solve healthcare problems
The campaign aims to raise awareness about the emerging threats facing today’s responders, how a rescue task force response model works and what equipment and armor technology is available
Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
Every additional hour it takes to give antibiotics and perform other key steps increases the odds of death by 4 percent
Carry a small personal aid kit with you at all times to treat the aches, cuts and scrapes you are most likely to experience yourself or need to treat in friends and family
More than 44,000 parents in Texas filed personal-belief exemptions last school year to shield their children from vaccinations
Show off your knowledge of the indications and contraindications for medications commonly administered by EMTs
Officials called 911 and had an ambulance take the woman to a hospital 30 miles away instead of caring for her in its own ER
The study achieved 97 percent accuracy in the ability to find irregular heart activity
A study published on pediatric opioid administration before and after a protocol change reveals little change in pain assessment or management
A growing patient population that poses unique challenges and risks to all health care providers
Bystanders, including an off-duty EMT, had taken all the appropriate steps to save her life
Officials said the project is improving patient care and reducing unnecessary ER visits
The current version of the legislation would allow states to apply for waivers to opt out of providing insurance coverage for essential benefits, including emergency care
Medical professionals and state health officials are working to contain the virus
When they opened the package, they began to feel burning and had difficulty breathing
The acting director of EMS said the EMT’s actions “grossly departed from the appropriate standard of care”
A sonogram showed his son was born with holes in the wall separating the right and left sides of the heart and a blocked pulmonary valve
The nation’s opioid crisis is forcing hospitals to begin rolling out non-addictive alternatives to treatments that have long been the mainstay for the severe pain of trauma and surgery
Officials want to identify gaps between the 2007 National EMS Scope of Practice Model, emerging science, current EMS practice and EMS patient care needs
An unconscious patient, with absent or ineffective breathing, may be in sudden cardiac arrest or have overdosed on an opioid; here’s how to assess and treat the patient
Chief Mark Becraft said a ride-share service doesn’t have a place in emergency medicine
What each form of fentanyl means for the user and first responder
The StethoSafe is a patent pending case that protects the head of a stethoscope
Ambulances are equipped with power-assisted stretchers that lower and lift; the stretchers can handle up to 700 pounds
A study found the fungus on surfaces in hospital rooms and on the skin of nurses and patients
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