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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.
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
Simplifying the patient assessment process for every patient can reduce variability, lower your stress and improve patient care
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
The paramedics document the unresponsive man was “cold to the touch and in rigor” and did not attempt resuscitation; man taken to hospital instead of morgue
The agency called for a state audit after the interim director’s health insurance was denied following the resignation of the EMS chief
A news report sparked by the death of Freddie Gray says that between 2012 and 2015, 2,600 detainees in police custody were refused admission to a correctional facility because they were sick or injured
They allegedly improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid by charging for “medically unnecessary transportation” for patients going to and from regular dialysis appointments
Test your knowledge of shock types and treatments
Analysis at the county level shows dramatic changes in drinking patterns, especially by women, over a 10-year period
EMS professionals must realize the value of military research and incorporate the latest evidence-based practice regarding the use of tourniquets and chest seals
Scoop stretchers, soft tarps, KEDs, and vacuum splints may all be useful when moving a patient with modified spinal motion restriction
