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Fire Chief Larry Rooney said the changes limited the department’s response to medical calls
EMS1 readers want EMS providers to focus on providing information on rehabilitation centers and where to get help
Patients need to be told of the risks, monitored closely and treated quickly to quell the immune response if trouble develops
EMTs and paramedics escorted the children and their families in an ambulance to offer constant care during Halloween
A revision of a 2015 law allows pharmacists to prescribe the drug
Point-of-care devices can supplement but not replace history-taking and physical examination during fireground rehab patient assessment
The therapy works by training the skin’'s immune system to tolerate small amounts of peanuts
The council emphasized proper training of EMTs and EMRs for both medication administration and assessment of the patient
The objective of the job analysis to define a job in terms of the work behaviors necessary to safely and effectively perform the job at a specified level of expertise
Based upon best practices, a job analysis is completed every five years
The lawsuit alleges had the ambulance not gotten lost on the way to the call, a cardiac arrest victim would still be alive
The student is being treated at a hospital; free vaccines are being offered to undergraduate students
Five passengers were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and three were taken to a hospital
For every 1,000 people screened in the study, four children and four parents were identified as being at risk for early heart disease
Ada County Paramedics pooled funds from their own paychecks to equip three ambulances with the ABC of Safe Infant Sleep messaging
The 21-year-old man had his leg amputated after a serious motorcycle crash earlier this year
The lawsuit alleges the paramedic committed gross negligence when wrapping the infant in a foil wrap and blankets
Understand why dextrose given during prehospital resuscitation from cardiac arrest may actually decrease the chance of survival to hospital discharge
Two people were transported to the hospital for treatment
The ambulances will carry CT scanners, cameras for communicating with stroke neurologists and medication that can begin to dissolve clots and restore blood flow to the brain
Our co-hosts discuss how one program is teaching paramedics how to deal and empathize with dementia patients by using virtual training
Improving ePCR systems make it easier to capture, share, monitor and analyze big data for better local and national patient care
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
First responders arrived on scene after an elderly man fell on his property while doing yard work
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
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The agency said it will open an official public comment period for people to share their experiences using kratom as a medical treatment
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