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In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS
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The city’s EMS system has saved one life saved for every 3 days of the program, showing promising results
A lift, which is installed in the back of the ambulance, works by locking a stretcher into place and sliding the patient safely into the vehicle
Adam Walton said victims have 45 minutes to an hour before they lose all ability to help themselves
Data collected from May through Nov. 16 show that of the 338 calls, the company had no crew for 88 of them
New recommendations suggest waiting at least 30 to 60 seconds after birth for all healthy newborns
Responders arrived to the scene, but had to be airlifted to a medical facility with specialized equipment for treating carbon monoxide poisoning
In the final moments of her life, Rose received love and compassion from the nursing home staff entrusted to be present with her
Officials said the outbreak appears likely to have been caused by bacillus cereus or clostridium perfingens
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
Capnography guided care gives EMS providers the information they need to improve survival for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Dolores Miozza offered to give the two paramedics money for the cake, but they turned her down
The company will charge $300 for the generic version of its lifesaving injections
Hypothermia death of a Minn. teen is an unimaginable tragedy, but a breach is not enough for a finding of negligence
Paramedic Josh Cooper helped Breshon Atkins deliver her son before transporting them to the hospital last month
Robert Duval, 40, got out of his vehicle and into the unattended ambulance so he could move it out of his way
Joseph Leifkin told paramedics he couldn’t die, because he had a date scheduled with his wife for his 91st birthday
Centre LifeLink EMS responds to calls involving Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia almost daily
William Schmidt was in his living room when he heard honking and a loud crash outside his home
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
Although the Ambulance Driver had a year he wants to forget, there are five noteworthy events in EMS propelling us into 2017
EMS providers across the country went above and beyond for their communities — no matter how big or small the deed
The agency will also take a more aggressive approach when charging individuals who assault paramedics
Tucson’s pilot program is pulling habitual 911 callers out of the system, here’s how
RSI can be lifesaving when appropriately applied or deadly if not performed with a high-level of proficiency and accuracy
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Fairbanks Paramedic Academy graduates and students took home first place in every category, crediting their training and education for their wins
A report released in November claimed that Ottawa Paramedic Services has an “ongoing and systemic dispatching problem”
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