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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.
Here’s a breakdown of differences in Bell’s palsy and stroke symptoms and prehospital care differences
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?
Despite what movies show, common pens are not viable tools for tracheostomy
Fatal overdoses from the last six months already exceeded the count for 2015
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
The suit, which spawned a four-year court battle, came after two paramedics delayed proper treatment of a 76-year-old woman in cardiac arrest
Research suggests that high blood pressure without any other emergency symptoms is cause for a doctor visit, not a trip on the ambulance
An EMT’s social media post made after the Dallas shootings has captivated civilians and public safety providers
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
Here are the five EMS documentation mistakes that deny patients coverage they deserve and EMS agencies fair compensation for their services
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders can ensure pediatric patients receive the correct care with right preparation, equipment and training
Akron police suspect fentanyl-laced heroin as the cause of 17 overdoses in one day
The association president stated the pursuit of high patient-satisfaction can lead to unnecessary and even harmful treatments
Learn to distinguish and verify electrical and mechanical capture when using a transcutaneous pacemaker on a patient with symptomatic bradycardia
Gather round to learn the out-of-date and obsolete EMT skills that the Ambulance Driver has outlasted during his EMS career
Numerous EMS agencies acquired by private equity firms, are aimed at making a profit from emergency calls while cutting costs and increasing prices.
Use this hands-on training exercise to improve equipment familiarity, reinforce medication cross-check processes and increase provider confidence to treat sick kids
Houston Fire Dept. transported users who were in altered state because of the illegal, synthetic drug and mid-afternoon heat
The plane was making the 1,500-mile flight back to a British research station on the Antarctic peninsula, where the patients will be flown off the continent
The parents claim crews did not have the proper equipment to save their son
400 instructors, volunteers and patient actors, along with with 26 ambulances and two helicopters, helped paramedic students complete 70 different scenarios
STARS in Manitoba helicopters will fly with two units of O-negative blood for patient use on scene or during transport to a trauma center
The Canadian rescue crew will fly over 1,000 miles in cold and dark weather conditions to retrieve a sick worker
Focus on assessing and treating the patient’s basic life threats before interrogating bystanders or investigating the scene
Four people, who organized the outing for 47 summer campers despite cyclone warnings, have been detained
You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?
Here’s how to understand the role of EMS in unraveling the pre-puncture problem for patients with large vessel occlusive stroke
The 68-year-old singer collapsed while singing his classic “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
Epinephrine is now labeled for mass dose, like other medications, which is an important step toward patient safety
Most EMS providers have witnessed or been involved with a medication error attributable to poor system design and lack of safety behaviors
Drug overdoses, accidental poisonings are up 78 percent over a decade and now exceed vehicle crashes as the top accidental killer in the U.S.
