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How paramedics can take action to protect patients from falling through the cracks
Steve Whitehead shares tips to get your patient to change their way of thinking
“There is no substitute for experience. Yet, regardless of experience level, it is important to consider how EMS education can teach situational awareness”
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
It involves implanting a S-ICD device above the heart that will shock patients if they begin to exhibit an irregular heart beat
Multiple studies look at the pre-hospital use of amiodarone, how it relates to ROSC, and if it should be the antiarrhythmic of choice for cardiac arrest patients
Intravenous therapy should be performed only when medically necessary, and under stringent guidelines
He died from a rare injury of vertebral artery dissection, which resulted in severe bleeding on his brain; there are only 100 documented cases
The plane was diverted after an Ala. man suffered a heart attack on a Delta flight; a doctor on board had been tending to him
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the draft CAAS ground ambulance standards open for public comment, and the effect Ferguson is having on local responders
Police, ambulance crew assist family in searching for and locating boys trapped for hours in cold and snow
Hundreds of Chinese army medics and medical staff to care for patients with Ebola
He is unable to speak because of a broken jaw, but has shown signs of recovery
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss suicide and mental health issues, and how EMS managers can provide more help to providers
Due to feet of snow, it was not possible to get in or out of the hospital by vehicle
She called 911 for medical assistance and says officers forcefully arrested her; both she and police say they have video to prove what happened
You responded to a man with shallow respirations and a weak pulse; did you get the diagnosis right?