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You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage their airway?
You are on scene with a patient who has multi-system trauma; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?
You are on scene with a patient who is experiencing chest pain; what if the cause isn’t cardiac?
Turnaround time for ambulances between calls have tripled and the need for more EMS crews has cost taxpayers an extra $16,000 a month
Prehospital ultrasound, the latest patient assessment technology to transition from the hospital to EMS, discussed at EMS World Expo
The scanners pair with iOS and Android devices for point-of-care assessments to help diagnose critically ill patients
Health care workers held a 24-hour strike, leaving hospitals running with emergency staff
Under the state’s Medi-Cal program, the antidote is available to patients without any copay
Officials said having the device in an ambulance to diagnose a stroke in the field would allow paramedics to send patients to the best treatment center
The store’s officials said they hope making the drug available will help loved ones and family members save lives and avoid overdose deaths
Under the agreement, the department would place one paramedic on every fire engine in order to provide ALS
The 13-year-old was transported to Arizona to undergo spinal surgery after a life-threatening spinal leak was discovered
Types and frequency of traumatic injury secondary to marijuana intoxication described at EMS World Expo World Trauma Symposium
Crush injury from structure collapse and EMS treatment priorities described at EMS World Expo World Trauma Symposium
Yale University researchers surveyed more than 200 doctors about how they’d react to different scenarios
The grant will help train first responders to recognize an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone when an overdose occurs
During the year the program has been in place, paramedics have evaluated 627 patients; more than a quarter were transported to the county’s mental health facility
Leslie Leroux remembered the blurred ambulance ride and the faces of EMTs working around her; she had eight strokes by the time she arrived at the hospital
The agency is one of two in the nation to administer blood transfusions
The agency is the first in the state to administer the transfusions
Before schools can be stocked with Narcan, staff must undergo training on how to administer it
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
