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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.
Anxiety and emotion can spiral into respiratory compromise that is self-reinforcing, frightening and an EMS-treatable emergency
5 patient communication strategies to improve response to interventions, increase patient satisfaction and outcomes, and decrease job-related stress
Gaining patients’ confidence can be achieved by deliberate actions, like connecting with caregivers, as well as small subtleties, like body language and facial expressions
One dispatcher said he fell back on his training to remain calm as 911 calls spiked after a tornado hit
The senators requested that the Department of Justice investigate whether or not Mylan underpaid Medicaid rebates of EpiPens
The new MiniMed 670G consists of a drug pump, a sensor that measures blood sugar and a tube that delivers the insulin
The total bystander CPR rate increased from 30.9 percent in the first quarter of 2012 to 55.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014
The district has decided to place paramedics and EMTs on sidelines for football games with an ambulance stationed nearby
The agency is able to reduce fleet maintenance costs by only having to stock parts for one type of vehicle
Let us know what your EMS agency is doing to combat the EpiPen price hike
Guilford County EMS partners with the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition to distribute naloxone to patients who refuse transport after an opioid overdose
To effectively manage jaundice and detect hyperbilirubinemia in newborn babies, healthcare policies are in urgent need of change
The two teens followed the dispatcher’s instructions in aiding their mother until paramedics arrived on the scene
The business offers inter-facility transfers for Aberdeen and the surrounding area
Riding a medium-intensity roller coaster can result in the painless passing of small, and even a few large, kidney stones
School officials have said that the move to stock the antidote is not a result of students overdosing on school property, but as a precaution
The ambulance hit a utility pole and guardrail, injuring at least two people
New to EMS? Here are some flashcards to make learning medical abbreviations easier
Ada County Paramedics, a three-time Mission: Lifeline recipient, describes their collaborations with hospitals and doctors to improve STEMI care
Officials said the rising cost of EpiPens played a factor in allowing EMTs to draw up the drug with syringes
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 columnist Dan Limmer, who shares his experience and opinions on DNR’s
Technology to photograph, video and broadcast from an emergency incident to a dispatcher shortens EMS response, improves bystander care and ensures better patient treatment at hospitals
Health Canada amended its regulations to allow doctors to prescribe the drug as a treatment for those who are severely addicted
The price for a two-pack of EpiPens is currently $608; here’s a roundup of states that allow EMS personnel to draw up epi from an ampoule or vial
Preliminary data published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society demonstrates early successes of a N.Y. community paramedicine program
A fire truck was on scene within three minutes of the call, but it did not have a paramedic on board
The device allows geriatric patients to notify EMS when an injury occurs and provides responders with additional information
The software will give dispatchers scripted questions to figure out what ails callers and decide which tier of response to provide
Medics were able to delivery the baby in a speeding ambulance and safely remove the umbilical cord from the baby’s neck
More than 6,200 ER visits and over 1,000 ambulance transports have been avoided; there’s also been $9.6 million in savings to patients and the health care system
Trendelenburg is taught to all EMS students, but does it still have a place in prehospital care?