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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.
Identifying significant GI problems and providing initial care may help improve the chances of recovery for patients who experience true GI emergencies
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
In 2015, 2,590 people in Ohio died of opioid overdoses, which includes heroin, fentanyl, and other prescription overdoses
Some hospitals are embracing the ridesharing app for patients with limited transport options
Opponents suggest training non-medical personnel to use a vial and syringe to inject epinephrine could be risky
In this week’s episode, our co-hosts discusses the sometimes complicated relationship between fire departments and EMS
In this week’s quick clip, our co-hosts discuss the importance of changing EMS culture to better fit modern patient care
The new law will allow EMTs with basic-level training to use a syringe to administer epinephrine
The average price of a two-dose EpiPen package climbed to about $608 earlier this year, up from around $94 nine years ago
Not only had the helicopter crashed, but hospital employees in the parking lot on their way to work were also hurt in the fictitious scenario
The amendment will allow community paramedicine services to be covered by Medicaid
Pediatric intraosseous insertion can be stressful, but it’s a critical tool to have if you can’t get IV access
The trials will involve medics flying medicines, defibrillators and other medical supplies to places where airborne delivery will be faster than on land.
Officials said that while the EMT was transporting a possible stroke victim, he cut off and tailgated other vehicles
You were asked to assist your trainee in assessing and treating a 56-year-old man with shortness of breath; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a bank for a man who is weak and lethargic
Here is the “never-do” list if you want to have a long and prosperous career in EMS
A screenshot of the call log showed the woman called five minutes earlier than what the dispatch office claimed
Your patient has neurological deficits after a traumatic injury. Should you use a backboard?
Progressive programs like community paramedicine and MIH are important steps towards fixing a flawed, inefficient health care system
Every ground ambulance and helicopter crash has different causal factors, but we must look at system design and safety behaviors to prevent further crashes
The two took numerous photos and recordings of over 20 unconscious or incapacitated patients
Learn the importance of electrolytes for homeostasis and how to recognize when sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphate and magnesium levels are too high or too low
Five paramedics and one firefighter pulled the ambulance over to help the woman give birth
Recognize the signs and symptoms of pneumonia and understand how capnography can be used to guide treatment for pneumonia and sepsis.
Here are the seven expectations all ambulance services should strive to meet when dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and other federal payers
The agency will receive four new heart monitors, which cost roughly $36,000 a piece
Crowds in the parking lot slowed EMTs; hot temperatures and ecstasy implicated in deaths
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Augmented reality, with heads-up display devices and conductive swath devices, has the potential to improve patient assessment and care
