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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”
Ambulances transport 10 children with non-life threatening injuries to hospitals
The Brazilian man was not aware, likely due to shock and alcohol, of the knife lodged just behind his optical nerve for three hours
Higher level of care available in new year for traumatic injuries and medical emergencies
Ambulance crews summoned to assess ‘spaced out’ people
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson answered calls from listeners in the first live show, and spoke with guests about the future of EMS education and treating pediatric patients
The accuracy of ECGs are directly related to the condition of the electrodes, and how they come in contact with the patient
A fellow snowmobiler was able to belly crawl across the ice and rescue a friend who has been hospitalized with symptoms of hypothermia
James Woods, 44, completed a 24-hour shift Christmas morning, returned home and felt ill
Speedy rescue from emergency responders saves two boaters at risk of hypothermia and drowning
Athlete treated by paramedic on the court before being wheeling off conscious and alert
You responded to a female teenager complaining of headache, nausea, vomiting and dizziness; did you get the diagnosis right?
Volunteer and paid EMTs in a remote area of Texas provide an expanded scope of practice through advanced prolonged critical care transport and community paramedince
His partner cared for him after he had a seizure while caring for a cardiac patient in the back of the rig; doctors discovered multiple brain aneurysms, including one that burst
His body was discovered in his yard when responders visited his home after finding his damaged vehicle by an intersection
Small alarm, clipped to jump kit, alerted medics, patient, and family to dangerous levels of CO inside home
You respond to a female teenager complaining of headache, nausea, vomiting and dizziness; what is your “must not miss” diagnosis?
AirLink VitaLink able to administer Tranexamic Acid to trauma patients with severe bleeding while en route to the New Hanover Medical Center
The event brought together a broad spectrum of 475 healthcare providers to discuss ways different industries can work together to promote community paramedicine
In what was considered a precedent-setting case, he received probation and community service for not properly treating a patient who later died of his injuries
EMTs, paramedics, ambulances not mentioned in plan that provides billions of dollars in incentives to connect patient electronic health records
Goal of paramedic house calls, chronic disease monitoring is to reduce 911 calls from frequent users and minimize hospital readmissions
Driver yells “He can’t breathe!” for man having asthma attack; video shows man in distress and wait for ambulance to arrive
Dr. Camillo Ricordi, one of the world’s leading scientists in diabetes cure-focused research, thinks we will defeat the disease in the next three to seven years
Applause for inventors and investors for applying resources to life-enhancing technology
Investigation underway to determine why rocuronium, a paralyzing agent, was given instead of an anti-seizure medication
A Harvard University study found that 90 days after hospitalization, patients treated in BLS ambulances were 50 percent more likely to survive than those treated with ALS
Google has invested in the technology that uses algorithms to sense how a hand is shaking and makes adjustments to the spoon to stay balanced
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that certain practices may not make sense medically, but they do financially
Boy’s initial body temperature was 54 F; heart beat once every few dozen seconds