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Follow these steps to facilitate a successful outcome for dealing with emergencies involving kids
An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
Go back to the basics with a thorough understanding of pediatric appearance, breathing and circulation warning signs, and the cardinal rule of pediatric assessment
The anti-diarrhea medication’s accessibility, low cost, over-the-counter legal status and lack of social stigma all contribute to its potential for abuse
The law will help reduce the time it takes to get the critical medication to a person having an anaphylactic reaction
Use ETCO2 monitoring to avoid inappropriate hyperventilation, recognize abnormal respiratory patterns and guide care
Officials said some departments don’t stay current on CPR training that includes rescue breathing, which the bill would require
Sam Conkel, 24, was arraigned on sexual battery and gross sexual imposition charges
How did you do? Make sure to share your results and challenge your EMS colleagues to match or beat your score
Crews described Ryan Ferreira, 30, as a dedicated and well-respected member of the department
I make sure people suffering from alcoholism receive the same level of professionalism as every other patient
Employers and EMS providers must use Standard Precautions to protect against transmission of Zika virus and other infectious diseases
Key reasons include seriousness of medical problems and the lack of access to other medical providers
Israel EMS organization United Hatzalah is now administering shock and psychological trauma treatment and prevention for victims of terror at scenes of attacks
Deputies were on scene and saw the woman move and called for the ambulance to come back
Without acknowledging fault, Good Samaritan Hospital settled for $450,000 and agreed to follow protocols to properly release homeless patients
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located
EMS officials from a nearby agency said they responded as fast as they could to the man in cardiac arrest
Improperly used or maintained patient care and devices can cause harm to patients and providers
The goal of EMS quality improvement should be the efficient correction of inappropriate practices and behaviors, not exacting vengeance
They’ve developed drug therapy that treats shock and acts like a pharmacological tourniquet by reducing internal blood loss by up to 60 percent
An ultrasound machine, while not an exact replacement, gives the soldiers something similar to a CT scan or X-ray machine
Understand the origins of sepsis criteria and what the new sepsis definitions mean for EMS assessment and treatment of septic patients
Crews were transporting a child to the NICU with lights and sirens on when an ATV rider opened the door of the ambulance and accused the EMS providers of cutting them off
Neal Raisman, 68, fielded more than 100 calls; some were from pranksters while others were from people making illegal offers
Understand the findings of the amiodarone vs. lidocaine vs. plain saline (ALPS) trial and what those findings mean for EMS providers
A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS
Paramedic Tim Keirn stopped to help when he saw a person collapsed on the shoulder of a highway
Hospitals have made a variety of policy and procedural changes to get patients in and out of the emergency department faster
The 81-year-old man’s legs gave out and tumbled to the ground; crews noticed his lawn wasn’t done and finished the job