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Does bolus dose epinephrine or phenylephrine have a role in the prehospital environment?
Use these assessment tips and terms to localize pain and guide your treatment plan
Follow these EMS tips to measure mean arterial pressure, monitor sepsis, rule out DKA and ensure high-quality CPR
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.
Ambulance Victoria responded to more than 1,870 cases, which was six-times the usual workload for a Monday evening
Florence Stricker, 87, was being transported by Guardian EMS personnel when the ambulance and another vehicle collided at an intersection March 23, 2015
The creation of FirstNet was spurred by the need for better communication amongst firefighters, EMS and police during disasters
A judge ruled last week the ambulance crew was responsible for an incorrect IV insertion, causing Lee Roy Bember pain and emergency surgery
In-hospital cardiac arrest research shows strong association between epinephrine and decreased odds of ROSC and good neurologic outcome
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
It’s unfair to our patients to let professional bravado blind us from the need to maintain low-frequency high-criticality skill proficiency
Health Information Exchange participation and funding for EMS agencies is a pathway to improving patient care and safety
Patients who receive a larger-than-expected bill for emergency care may have limited options to change it
The opioid overdose epidemic is taking an emotional toll on EMS providers; here’s a roundup of innovations aimed at combating this issue
The bill would permit physicians to issue standing orders to EMS personnel to administer controlled substances
