EMS Protocols
The EMS protocols topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS protocols.
Everything from outdated strips to poor timing can lead to wrong glucose measurements, but here’s how to reduce errors
This user-friendly resource aims to address a gap in PPE selection and enhance safety culture
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
Pediatric asthma related illness is one of the more common reasons for emergent EMS responses
The 65-year-old patient ultimately died three minutes after medics arrived
All three ambulances reported to be out of service at the time of the hit-and-run that seriously injured the officer
This medication is notorious as a street drug and with good reason
The hospital workers did not tell police where the man was even though they were looking for him
The unions are lashing out after an officer who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run waited for nearly 20 minutes for an ambulance
The private company handling non-emergency calls is sending out medics to treat things like earaches or sore throats
The program trains paramedics to check on and educate frequent flyers
Fire Chief: It’s not uncommon to find bystanders unable or unwilling to do CPR, but this was unique
The man was a diabetic and had ingested methamphetamine
A Los Angeles reporter used a hidden camera to catch a chief having beer on his lunch break
No drug means no patient consent required in cardiac arrest research
Even brief syncope can be a sign that a firefighter has life-threatening health issues and must be evaluated
Along with automated external defibrillators and basic airway management, CPR is considered a fundamental component of BLS
An ongoing series about learning and living in (and out) of the EMS classroom and the pathway to becoming an EMT
An ambulance was dispatched immediately but police and fire dispatch was 30 minutes late for the woman who drove into a pond
She reportedly did not follow proper procedure when responding to a patient with severe chest pains
After a two and a half month investigation, family members wonder if incompetence and problems with the city’s 911 system played a role in the woman’s death
A hospital worker is also among those arrested following Carl Cope’s death earlier this year
The man’s wife said the arriving paramedics and firefighters had no sense of urgency
The number of crashes of responders increased this year, but none resulted in deaths
After a man died on the highway before paramedics arrived with an AED, some are questioning if it should be a requirement for police to carry them
Stephanie Ross visited Lucious Smith alone when he attacked her with a butcher knife
In a televised interview, the girl appeared healthy at a different medical facility, but it has not been identified
A new patient treatment protocol called “Minimally-Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation” is being used
The new trend comes in response to widespread malnutrition in the area
The man was being transported to the hospital when he freed himself from a stretcher and jumped out
The Rep wants to end the ‘culture of self regulation’
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