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EMS and law enforcement collaborative training helps prepare responders to treat and monitor patients experiencing a constellation of symptoms
Are you over-ventilating your patients? Probably, says Kelly Grayson
You are on scene with a patient who is complaining of weakness. The vital signs your partner has given you are not very detailed. What are some ways to improve on those findings?
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
Conn. judge and jury find that Good Samaritan immunity protects paramedics, not employers
Dr. Stanley Phillips III died from his injuries after the ambulance he was in crashed July 10, 2013
As patient satisfaction surveys begin to affect Medicare reimbursement for physicians and hospitals, EMS agencies should consider ways to improve care and reduce costs
Compartment syndrome may be rare, but it’s important to recognize.
The bill allows medical professionals to continue issuing standing orders for lifesaving controlled substances
Acute flaccid myelitis is a condition that affects the nervous system, specifically the spinal cord
How will you care for a teenager who intentionally asphyxiated himself and is now unresponsive with agonal respirations?
Officials said it would be a “huge challenge,” especially during a mass evacuation, but winter shelter plans are in place and agencies are ready to respond
In addition to preventing bleeds, the treatment did not trigger problematic responses in the immune system, an issue that had arisen in earlier research
Last month, state officials updated its policies to allow police, fire and other emergency personnel to carry doses of naloxone nasal spray up to 4 milligrams
Jordan V. Selsor rescued a woman trapped in a vehicle that was quickly filling up with water
The parents of the 11-month-old boy allege medical professionals failed to diagnose a condition that led to septic shock
The air transport company is the subject of as many as six class action lawsuits over allegations of overpricing
Responders initially responded to calls of a man walking around with only a towel on
The study found that 84 percent of EMS providers in the patient compartments of ambulances that crashed weren’t using their own restraints
Paramedics and doctors brought in fake body parts to show staffers of a school district how to tie tourniquets and pack open wounds with whatever they have
UMass reported that a workstation was infected with a malware program, which compromised the health information of 1,670 individuals
The EMT in charge is being paid for what goes on between their ears rather than the skills they can perform with their hands
Acute altered mental status is often the first clinical sign of a disruption to ATP production
Officials are trying to determine if there were other people who got sick but didn’t seek medical care
The director of the 911 center said it doesn’t employ any bilingual dispatchers who can translate common languages such as Spanish.
The state currently only allows paramedics and medical professionals — not EMTs, firefighters or police — to carry the drug.
The ambulance sustained minor damage, and the patient was transferred to another ambulance for the remainder of the transport.
The storm overwhelmed emergency services and hospitals, with 8,500 receiving treatment
When paramedics are called to care for hospice patients, many times the patients are taken to a hospital, which interrupts the hospice program.
The alerts are meant to protect officers and medical crews on calls to homes previously flagged as posing some type of threat to law enforcement.
After witnessing a massive influx of patients waiting to be admitted to the hospital, a paramedic shares his frustrations.
