EMS Protocols
The EMS protocols topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS protocols.
The Independence Day holiday can increase the number of intoxicated patients and bystanders you’re likely to encounter on your shift so be careful out there
How do we recognize and treat hyperkalemia in the prehospital setting?
Understand why blood pressure and heart rate may not be a good early indicator of a hypovolemic shock state
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
Brad Tate responded to calls and told patients they did not need to be taken to the hospital, but they were rushed in later
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care
Following national trends, Roanoke County is trying to reverse the continual loss of volunteer firefighters
The new labeling system will categorize calls by level of seriousness
Patients said paramedics arrived within five minutes, but were forced to wait for EMT to take them to hospital
The report hopes to ensure a defined method of children transport in ground ambulances
Municipal ambulance service alleges that competing company has stolen 25 percent of calls this year
Officials say an inadequate examination and lack of protocol contributed to the baby’s death
The study raises concerns on time-consuming scripted questions dispatchers must ask before giving CPR instructions
