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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.
In patients with UGI tract hemorrhage, initiate early transport and, if the patient needs to be supine, use a lateral position to decrease the risk of aspiration
Mechanisms, roles and potential risk: What medics need to know about beta blockers
All EMS providers can still learn something about patient care and pain management from their mother
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
Authorities said 28 adults and 2 children were taken to the hospital; they are all expected to recover
Under an amendment, any dispute over the cost and coverage of air ambulance services would take place between the air ambulance provider and the health plan
Each topic is delivered in a real-life scenario and concludes with a question to encourage deeper reflection on the reader’s own organizational culture
Under the new agreement, the hospital will hire a paramedic and EMT to handle transfers, 911 calls and other duties at the hospital
In a video taken by a bystander, a police officer grabbed an EMT by the neck after he intervened on a patient’s behalf
Orange County EMS medical director describes expected and unexpected lessons learned from the deadliest shooting in U.S. history at NAEMSP annual meeting
Leaders from established MIH/CP programs presented their most pressing issues at the NAEMSP conference
Officials said the vans will cost less than treating the state’s homeless residents at hospitals
The evolution of EMS has led to the rise of community paramedicine to address the patient and hospital need for mobile, integrated and high-quality health care
AMR worked with D.C. Fire and EMS and the National Park Service to provide medical care to those attending inauguration festivities last week
Understand how monitoring tools can be used to guide treatment for COPD exacerbations
Currently, paramedics are legally only permitted to transport such patients to the hospital
Paramedic Rob Moore said the parked vehicle could have seriously delayed patients from receiving care
The move to using cabs hopes to address the needs of non-emergency, frequent utilizers while also keeping ambulances available for emergency situations
Officials said the stolen car hit the ambulance, which was transporting a patient, causing the ambulance to veer off the road and crash into a pond
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