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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?
How to learn and understand the medications paramedics administer
Host Chris Cebollero talks about the toll heroin is taking on a friend’s daughter and a report from the CDC that says heroin use doubled in two years
One boy was trapped under the boat for hours and suffered extreme hypothermia and a leg injury
After her husband Alexander died, Jeanette said, “Wait for me, I’ll be there soon,” and died hours later
Research at two universities in England found the continued presence of, and communication by, health care staff were just as importance as performance measures like response times when it comes to patient care
Though he misses day-to-day involvement, he gets great satisfaction seeing people he taught go on to do good things
You are asked to respond to a private residence for a female patient; did you get the diagnosis right?
You are asked to respond to a private residence for a female patient
The department reduced shift length based on a review of four years worth of response data
A researcher’s retrospective chart review identified biphasic reaction in 15 percent of pediatric anaphylaxis cases
Stroke deaths dropped 18 percent in California and 14 percent nationwide between 2004 and 2013
MONOC partners with pediatric emergency physicians for consultations with paramedics on all pediatric patients that require advanced care
It’s time for EMS clinical leaders to discuss the role of targeted antibiotics which are safe and effective when administered to the right patients
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?
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