EMS Protocols
The EMS protocols topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS protocols.
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The paramedics say they were given the wrong location
The firefighter has filed a $50,000 claim over the incident
The man started choking the paramedic and attacked the paramedic’s female colleague
The Rialto Fire Dept. only has three paramedic ambulances and wil only assign a paramedic fire engine to minor medical calls
The new policy is drawing criticism because some say it violates First Amendment rights and was created unilaterally
Officials say there was no specific incident that prompted the policy change
The review comes after a patient fled an ambulance and was later hit by a car
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
The ambulance service said that they had an overload of patients at the time of the call
Some ambulance crews faced 7-hour wait times to offload patients
Thousands of patients are allegedly kept in ambulances to help units hit 4-hour target to treat or discharge patients
After an upset couple said an EMT refused to speak to them in English, health officials say that should not be required
The man pulled up alongside the ambulance brandishing a pistol and firing at least one shot
The Canadian parents had called an ambulance for their seizing daughter and say the responding paramedic would only speak French to them
The 19-year-old ambulance squad driver reportedly charged about $400 of gas for his own car
The Antioch Rescue Squad is also being fined for staffing ambulances with unqualified personnel
Some hospitals now serve certain ethnic foods and perform particular tests and procedures to accommodate patients of different backgrounds
EMS providers need to understand the basics of electrolytes to better assess and treat patients with metabolic emergencies
The reported agreement to link dispatch systems still sees crews logging slower response times
The family says doctors kept the 8-year-old boy off the ventilator even though family members said he was moving
Medics have raised concerns about mounting workloads and difficulties reaching casualties on time
The University of Md. Shock Trauma Center hopes to have ‘community consent’ allowing any patient who enters the hospital to become a subject in a blood transfusion study
Chief Patty Dukes of Honolulu EMS is leading a crusade for new EMS protocols for dealing with human trafficking victims
Jeff Gaglio said he was trying to keep an old man warm after he was displaced from his burning home
Community Paramedicine will send paramedics to visit frequent 911 callers to assess why they call so often
The former helicopter paramedic posted on Facebook that she wanted to slap an uncooperative patient
The family believes that if proper care was given to Joanne Rodriguez, she’d still be alive
Officials are also now offering free health screenings to those potentially infected by a paramedic who tampered with painkillers
