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
A Galveston officer’s near-fatal submersion has fueled public outrage over EMS response times. Clinical science tells a different story — and reveals why cooperation, not conflict, is needed now.
The interstate system is set to go live in June with 18 member states
The Indiana EMS Commission approved statewide changes to the skills EMTs can use in the field, which will go into effect on March 1
EMS providers may find themselves face to face with this new and highly infectious virus – here’s how to protect yourself and the patients you transport
The arbitrator said the lieutenant’s firing was unfair because three other medics involved in the incident were only suspended
The association encourages chiefs to review a preparedness checklist and guidelines for infection control
First responders are calling the new proposed ALS policy “an attack on the fire agencies’ ability to deliver EMS to the citizens we serve”
The Austin-Travis County EMS union is calling for the creation of a police dispatch code that informs officers whenever a medic is in distress
A new state protocol has been approved that requires EMS responders to stay at the scene to treat critical patients for an additional 20 minutes
A court ruled that Paramedics Joseph Stracke and Stephanie Cisneros did not act in a grossly negligent way when they “inaccurately diagnosed and treated” Kerry Butler Jr.
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The newest ambulance cot will increase patient handling safety, and the EMS-to-hospital notification system aims to improve patient care
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Educate partners and update CPR protocols while considering how to deploy a mechanical CPR device in the field
Jon Cinelli came under investigation after officials observed him allegedly violating regulations that required two paramedics to empty the drug drop-off box
Jackson County EMS’s cardiac arrest and STEMI protocols demonstrate how leadership and front-line crews can come together to save lives
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
“That guy” policies are top candidates to remove from your EMS employee manual or student handbook
A pharmacist can help EMS improve patient outcomes, participate in protocol development, and collaborate on EMS research projects
A specially trained group of emergency physicians responds with EMS providers to assist with care, build relationships and improve patient outcomes
Emotional extremes are common in EMS and remind us of exactly why it is that we wear the uniform
As EMS technology and service models continue to evolve words, phrases or activities will become tradition
Trendelenburg is taught to all EMS students, but does it still have a place in prehospital care?
The newly formed Global Resuscitation Alliance offered four recommendations to increase cardiac arrest survival rates worldwide
Cypress Creek medics believe the patient would not have made it to the hospital alive without the transfusion
Following the example of Washington State, a pilot program is testing phasing out EpiPens in EMS
EMS will work with law enforcement, doctors and public health officials to head off overdose spikes “like a measles outbreak”
The Lehigh Valley Health Network serves as a level 1 trauma center, comprehensive stroke center and burn center for the region
