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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.
Steve Whitehead will tell you why your BVM technique needs to go in this episode
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
The organization is trying to formalize the health and safety checks its volunteers already conduct during their daily home visits to seniors
CVS says the new price it is charging for the Adrenaclick generic applies to both insured patients and those who pay cash without coverage
Our co-hosts discuss uses, challenges and letting EMTs administer ketamine
Test your ability to apply the START algorithm to a collection of simulated MCI patients
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
EMS providers were in the back of the ambulance treating a patient with a life-threatening condition at the time of the incident
EMS professionals would be allowed to administer controlled substances to patients with standing from a medical director
The app allows EMS providers to enter a child’s age or weight and computes the correct medication dose
An official said drones could be used to transport expensive and rarely used drugs, such as an antidote to rattlesnake bites
The hearing concluded that some air ambulance bills were too high and some insurance companies offered too little reimbursement
Measuring the time to epinephrine administration as a continuous variable shows time-dependent nature of epinephrine administration
Developers said the drone can be used to transport victims from a hot zone or deliver military forces and medical supplies
As EMS will always be the ultimate health care safety net, there are new and expanding opportunities as health care and EMS enter version 3.0
EMTs can easily learn how to use capnography as a patient assessment and monitoring tool
Better understanding and further scientific study of the mesentery could lead to less invasive surgeries, fewer complications and faster patient recovery
Babies at high risk need a check-up before any peanut exposure, and might get their first taste in the doctor’s office
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Officials said the unnecessary calls have placed a strain on EMS providers, and places callers who have an actual medical emergency at risk
The wrongful death lawsuit alleges Rogers Helicopters operated and maintained their air ambulance with negligence
Schools are encouraged to use “locally available resources to provide the instruction,” including EMTs, paramedics and firefighters
More than a dozen fire departments and their EMTs partner with the hospital and depend on their ER doctors for licensing, training and other things
The project is also using local paramedics to fill gaps in the treatment of tuberculosis patients
Union officials said the move to respond to non-urgent calls will endanger patients’ lives
Responders transported Karen Klein to the hospital after she was found taking refuge in a cabin, dehydrated and frostbitten
Dusty Rousseau transported the 21-year-old, who relapsed after leaving rehab, to the hospital and asked staff to keep an eye on him until he could return
Family members of Laurelyn Wagner-Pitts, 60, said a dispatcher sent an ambulance to the wrong address
On-the-job advice culled from interviewing EMTs and paramedics with more than 30 years of field experience
The new rules are part of a broader effort by the state to address heroin and opioid addiction
The family said the toddler suffered severe burns, because it took too long to remove a coin-sized battery that she swallowed
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