EMS Protocols
The EMS protocols topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS protocols.
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
Paramedic Eddie Barnes saved a life with skills he wasn’t authorized to use — prompting an investigation that reveals the moral gray zone of modern EMS
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Powell County Paramedic Eddie Barnes won’t be penalized for administering antivenom to a snake-bite victim despite lacking a wilderness certification.
The city’s Rescue 1 and Rescue 2 now carry two units in military-grade fridges, bringing transfusions to the scene and boosting survival
Powell County EMS crew faces a hearing after learning that only wilderness paramedics can administer antivenom
After a miter saw injury, Orangeburg County paramedics applied the algae-based gel, stopping the bleeding and saving the firefighter’s hand
Certified Vanderburgh County Fire Department medics can perform on-scene evidentiary blood draws, speeding investigations, reducing case delays and cutting unnecessary hospital trips
Chiefs say Dr. Carl Schultz endangers patients, demoralizes crews by refusing prehospital blood transfusions, ketamine, magnesium and opioid-care pilots already used statewide
Omaha paramedics can now give blood transfusions at trauma scenes, a move officials say could save 30 lives a year
“Trauma patients are dying because the systems we have in place aren’t designed to meet the demand for blood products in the field.”
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Monongalia EMS will begin administering whole blood in the field starting May 1, becoming just the third agency in West Virginia to offer the lifesaving service
Fort Worth EMS vehicles now carry whole blood, a major step in improving trauma care and aligning with Dallas’ recent efforts
How one county agency is saving lives with prehospital transfusions
Hackensack University Medical Center’s paramedics can now administer blood transfusions in the field thanks to a new state waiver and expanded blood bank license
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A new protocol allows Hawkins County EMS to administer Zosyn to sepsis patients, aiming to improve outcomes in a county where sepsis made up a quarter of EMS calls last year
Identifying and treating tension pneumothorax, a life-threatening condition that can occur with chest trauma
Capnography and ETCO2 monitoring are critical for assessing ventilation, confirming airway placement and guiding resuscitation
Becoming a paramedic is the highest level of prehospital care and requires much more advanced training than becoming an EMT
“Our commitment to take care of others is not a political undertaking; it represents the greatest of social contracts in helping our fellow humans in their time of need.”
Experts say expanding pre-hospital blood programs could save thousands of lives each year
The defense attorneys representing one of the firefighters share the legal and operational lessons from this high-profile case, emphasizing documentation, training and BWCs
Skilled actor patients offer a practical, impactful way to teach EMS providers respect for diversity, enhancing critical thinking, interpersonal skills and public trust
An EMT reflects on the intersection of duty, faith and humanity
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Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
Early blood transfusions in the field can drastically reduce mortality rates for trauma patients, the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management said
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