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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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Research highlights the potential population health impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists
New technology is changing how we place electrodes for accurate 12-lead ECGs
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
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
The bill would require air ambulance providers and insurance companies to negotiate payments for services
First responders were inside a residence aiding a patient when the vehicle was stolen
Alternative pain management therapies are included that clinicians can utilize in place of opioids
The program offers an epinephrine kit free of cost to those with insurance or families who make less than $100,000
You are dispatched to stage for police responding to reports of a fight in the parking lot of the local university
The program will serve as a six-month trial of how firefighters and paramedics can assist medical facilities with at-home patient care
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the week’s top news stories
Dispatchers would send the ambulance or fire truck that would arrive the quickest, a computer calculation based on mapping and the use of automatic vehicle location devices
