EMS Protocols
The EMS protocols topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS protocols.
An EMT reflects on the intersection of duty, faith and humanity
For new EMTs and paramedics there is nothing more important than improving your patient assessment skills; learn and follow these field proven tips
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
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
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are important lessons for EMS from the protector of America’s crown jewels
The new law will allow EMTs with basic-level training to use a syringe to administer epinephrine
EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
You were asked to assess and treat a 44-year-old woman who has been feeling weak and lethargic; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a bank for a woman who is weak and lethargic.
Here’s how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortality
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders can ensure pediatric patients receive the correct care with right preparation, equipment and training
Akron police suspect fentanyl-laced heroin as the cause of 17 overdoses in one day
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
