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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.
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
“Before you trade in your morphine for ketamine, the adverse events need to be discussed”
Focus on what you can identify within an ECG tracing, rather than the criteria
What are the causes of the patient’s distress and what treatments are indicated?
The legislation would levy a tax on EMS agencies to get matching federal funds for increasing Medicaid payments to ambulance providers
An annual drive ensures members will not be responsible for any balance for services not covered by insurance
Knowing the fundamentals of ICS can also help you address clinical and operational issues
He has been trying since 2011 to get coverage from the ambulance district for his partner; a similar case is pending in Missouri involving a firefighter
The Hunterdon Medical Center’s Mobile Intensive Care Unit receives approval to add Brilinta to its STEMI patient care protocol
A rescue swimmer aided the men who abandoned their sinking 73-foot boat and onto a hoist from hovering helicopter
The traditional first aid treatment is dangerous and ineffective; venom did not spread to the woman or her fetus
You responded to a day care center at a local preschool; did you get the treatment steps right?
You are asked to respond to a daycare center at a local preschool
Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with sepsis saves lives
Paramedic Richard Senneff knew he would eventually be in court as soon as he recognized his cardiac arrest patient was the ‘King of Pop’
A photo of a police officer caring for and feeding an infant as paramedics treated the child’s mother has gone viral
50 people sickened at a homeless shelter is a reminder that there needs to be a process in place to handle multi-patient scenes
There is ongoing concern about someone with little or no medical training administering naloxone to treat overdoses; is the risk worth the reward?
Thirty-eight towns will receive Medicaid reimbursement funds through the Ambulance Certified Public Expenditure Program
EMTs received multiple reports of people vomiting, and used a bus to transport those sickened to area hospitals
Man with confirmed case of MERS, a potentially fatal virus similar to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), is hospitalized in isolation in southern China
The Wash. department is known for high cardiac arrest survival rates, and Medical Director Mickey Eisenberg describes the training and education that makes the system work
Many people are struggling to work in the extreme temperatures in order to afford food
