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Learn what to look for, including P-to-P intervals, to identify atrial flutter
Clinical pharmacists enhance efficiency, safety and collaboration, empowering paramedics and improving patient outcomes
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Pamela Burman is one of 41 people who authorities say were photographed or videotaped by paramedics while they were unconscious or sedated
A small percentage of EMS departments across the country carry blood on their ambulances
Josh James said he treated over 200 patients over a two-week span, many of whom suffered injuries from shrapnel, artillery or IEDs
Responders were transporting a patient to a nursing home when the crash occurred
Due to an increased volume of patients, the hospital worked with EMS providers to decide whether a patient could be taken elsewhere
The ambulance would provide better service to rural areas, where many patients are transported to hospitals in hand-pulled rickshaws
Lucy is part of the psychotrauma unit, which responds to traumatic scenes to provide psychological and emotional first aid
Melissa Griffin and Patrick Williamson spent nearly 10 hours driving on dangerous roads to transport a patient
You are on scene with a patient who was choking on food; is your primary assessment as efficient as possible?
You are dispatched to a restaurant for a report of a man choking
First responders arrived to the home of a woman who was going into active labor
The surgeons stressed that tourniquets should only be used to treat life-threatening bleeds when direct pressure alone isn’t working
The man, who authorities believe may be homeless, was transported to a medical facility
Test your knowledge of neonatal resuscitation and pediatric patient care with this quiz
The Legal Guardian answers a reader’s question about if legal liability starts at time of dispatch or time of patient contact
Service is the embodiment of the noble goal we all had when we entered EMS
The measures seek to prevent patients from receiving huge bills from air ambulance providers that are not in network with their insurance plans
Compartment syndrome should be considered early to prevent dire consequences for the patient.
Samuel Conkel faces up to 18 months in prison if he violates the terms of his probation
Lon Wadle’s insurance denied coverage for the transport because it was not deemed a medical emergency
Put your old way of thinking about benchmarking in the grave and adopt the improvement-oriented approach to benchmarking
The woman was standing on a step stool when it collapsed, breaking her arms and wrist and trapping her in the donation box
Although state police believe protesters caused EMS providers to perform an emergency procedure inside an ambulance, AMR said no such procedure took place
AMR will position state licensed doctors and paramedics in a chase vehicle to respond to on-track incidents
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
Learn from confrontations and miscommunications during joint response with law enforcement, but don’t let those come to define the relationship
State College police found Timothy Piazza, 19, unconscious when they were called to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house
An EMS captain asked a sergeant to subdue a combative patient, but the paramedic on scene was unaware of the request
Regardless of its cost, helicopter transport is a treatment choice and should not be chosen out of convenience
The unit will allow physicians to perform on-scene treatment outside the scope of a standard EMS provider
