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“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
Chicago Medical School organization hosts live tissue high-risk, low-frequency airway procedures clinic for paramedics
Health officials said they are still monitoring about 50 people who may have had contact with the patient for signs of the deadly disease
Efforts are focused on identifying high-risk individuals before they leave the outbreak zone
The incident is believed to have occurred while transporting the patient from a doctor’s appointment
The new training program is aimed at decreasing response times by January 1st
Officials are looking into whether or not firefighters got into a scuffle before people injured in a rollover were treated
Delayed-onset PTSD can take years to surface, so having a deadline for filing a claim seems wrong
The unit includes advanced equipment and a specially trained team to recover patients from hospitals where nothing more can be done for them
The legislation would end uncertainty over Medicare reimbursement by making permanent appropriate rates for their services
The letter left some reluctant to board an EMS agency’s ambulance; it stated they must transition to a new service under the health plan, which is true only for non-emergency transports
The medic put together a make-shift litter to transport the man to rescue crews after he slipped and fell, sustaining critical injuries
Mirroring a nationwide trend, in 2013 88 percent of the department’s calls were for medical calls rather than fire-based emergencies
New bills will increase funding through a fee on motor vehicle violations, a tax increase for health insurance companies, and a requirement that they cover BLS
Accusations of poor patient care lead to the demotion of the county’s EMS director; still residents push for greater change
Earl “Jim” Artle, 63, died after a long struggle with ALS; he served on the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corp. for 20 years
Delays are not spread around the city equally; neighborhoods on the city’s southern rim were the most likely to suffer
The baby suffered severe brain injuries when she was shaken by her father; the baby can’t see or hear, must be fed through a tube and suffers severe ongoing health problems
The employee recently diagnosed with the illness may have exposed the infants and about 40 other hospital employees
Family members may not be allowed in the back of the rig, but when the infant you’re doing CPR on probably won’t regain a pulse, will you deny the people who love her the chance to be by her side?
She claimed a man was violent and having a medical emergency from being on crack cocaine; she is also known for habitual false reports
With hands-free pressure applied to the wound, medics expect faster control of other critical patient needs
A firefighter and his two groomsmen, who are also firefighters, were on their way to Las Vegas for a bachelor party when they jumped into action
Obama ordered 3,000 military personnel to West Africa to help erec new treatment and isolation facilities, train health care workers and increase communications and transportation support
She plans to draft a charter amendment requiring minimum levels of ambulance staffing and equipment for the struggling department
Dr. David Miramontes has served in Washington, D.C. since 2011; he will begin in Texas on Oct. 30 pending a contract approval
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the need for more research around response times, and how to best treat anaphylaxis patients
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson seek clarity on best practices for treating anaphylaxis patients after Chicago’s Food Allergy Research and Education Summit
You respond to a 65-year-old woman who says she can’t stand to get out of the bathtub, but denies any other complaints. Was your diagnosis right?
You respond to a 65-year-old woman who says she can’t stand to get out of the bathtub, but has no other complaints. What are your next steps?