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Steve Whitehead shares the most important number on your cardiac monitor
Like a ripple effect, one mistake or incorrect assumption can lead to increased negative outcomes for the patient
Eliminate EKG rhythms until there is only one probable interpretation
Naloxone administration should be the standard for all emergency personnel and it should be available anywhere it will be useful
Paramedics in 12 communities make house calls to tend to less time-sensitive needs
Macro changes in health care are driving the need for strategic relationships between hospital and EMS leaders
To accomplish EMS clinical and operational improvements leaders need to articulate a clear aim
EMS students who understand pathophysiology are more likely to succeed on tests and in the field
Law enforcement and EMS should have a set of mutually agreed policies and procedures in place
HD imaging and Digital Full Field technology provide a bright and accurate peripheral vein image for assessment
Police, fire and EMS responders followed their local protocol to wait for the water rescue team to make entry and extricate the man in distress
Since July there have been 60 spice overdoses, with 15 assaults on medics
Two paramedics arrived before the volunteer fire department and ran into the burning home when they heard cries for help
The patient showed abdominal pain and bleeding but police supervisor canceled the release
Firefighter Stuart Hardy, 31, was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition; he is married with three young daughters
The rescue was so unbelievable that some guests thought the family of first responders had planned it
The DC Fire and EMS paramedic was caught on camera sleeping while a patient was being transported to the hospital
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by EMS1 columnist Bob Sullivan to discuss how to approach different clinical scenarios keeping an eye on the clock
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by EMS1 columnist Bob Sullivan to discuss clinical scenarios in which time is an important factor
Paramedics must be afforded the opportunity to exercise a degree of autonomy in situations where the law and righteousness don’t always agree
North Collier Fire District medics could practice ALS only in one of the two districts they covered
The patients taken to the hospital were treated and released; most of the 14 minor injuries reported were from the evacuation slide
Police chief says medical personnel, not police officers, should administer the heroin antidote naloxone
More than 3,000 school personnel have been trained on simple techniques that will stop a person from bleeding to death before EMTs arrive
A new study found that 10 to 35 minutes of paramedic care delivers the best survival rates for pediatric patients
Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with traumatic brain injury saves lives, here’s how
More than a dozen ambulances, off-duty EMTs and paramedics responded to mysterious workers’ intoxication
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