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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.
Avoid misdiagnosing atrial flutter as sinus tachycardia by mastering these ECG interpretation strategies
“GCS <8; intubate” may be endangered, but not totally deserving of extinction
Get the right dose to the right place: faster
How to use the lost art of auscultatory percussion to evaluate suspected long bone fractures
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Expansion of the pilot program also allows paramedics to administer whole blood
The Riker’s Island captain suffered burns when her BWC suddenly ignited
Simplifying the patient assessment process for every patient can reduce variability, lower your stress and improve patient care
Crash in Woodland left the driver pinned under the steering wheel while diesel fuel and fresh concrete spilled onto the road
By working on prescription compliance, smoking cessation and other risk factors, community medics can make a difference in the lives of stroke patients
One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
The bus driver lost control and struck a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County
What is your organization doing to enhance medics’ mathematical skills in the field?
Both sinus arrests and sinus exit blocks are characterized by an irregular rhythm associated with pauses; which is it?
Austin-Travis County EMS Assistant Chief Steve White said at least 65 people were treated between Monday and Wednesday
Independent pathologist concluded that the bruises on Jameek Lowery’s face, fractures to his fingers were the result of “blunt force trauma”
How to learn and understand the medications paramedics administer
Lessons learned from implementation of a telestroke program
Paying attention to common eponyms discovered during a patient assessment and their associated pathology can identify a patient’s most critical needs
LAFD said 16 patients were transported, 37 were treated on the scene
CalRx’s Naloxone Access Initiative will purchase 3.2M twin packs of the drug at half the market price
Learn and follow these steps to accurately auscultate blood pressure quickly and easily
Regardless of pushback, providers have a responsibility to put the safety of the patient above all else when on scene
At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021, according to the Associated Press
An AP investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in avoidable deaths
Students at Respond Right EMS Academy had just learned about seizures when hours later, their instructor began convulsing, leading them to put their newly learned skills to the test
Colorado Springs paramedics are training on using whole blood in the field
The driver and three passengers were able to escape as flames overtook the bus
Steve Whitehead shares the most important number on your cardiac monitor
Trooper Lewis Johnson was a familiar face to the A.L.E.R.T. air ambulance crew and now he was their patient
Master seizure thresholds, classification and treatment approaches
Paramedics placed a backboard on the victim and an officer sat on it while they tried to restrain him
The California Highway Patrol said multiple passengers were ejected in the crash
