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Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
Think you know the tips and tricks to make the process go smoothly? Check your knowledge
From where to begin, to last-resort options: Tips and tricks I’ve picked up during hundreds of pediatric IV placements
Recognize the signs and symptoms of pneumonia and understand how capnography can be used to guide treatment for pneumonia and sepsis.
Partygoers and professionals alike are embracing IVs for rehydration therapy
Gather round to learn the out-of-date and obsolete EMT skills that the Ambulance Driver has outlasted during his EMS career
STARS in Manitoba helicopters will fly with two units of O-negative blood for patient use on scene or during transport to a trauma center
Forget the Hail Mary tactic of “poke and pray” by knowing and using these tips to ensure you obtain IV access each and every time
A report by state investigators concluded the “viability of the IV access point” led to difficulty in administering a new lethal drug combination; the inmate died from a heart attack
The retired nurse and former paramedic who earned a reputation for his IV skills hopes to pass his three decades of knowledge onto others with his new book, “The Art of the IV Start”
Device uses near-infrared light to distinguish between tissue and blood vessels; showing the way for difficult IV access situations
Intravenous therapy should be performed only when medically necessary, and under stringent guidelines
The Fla. veterinarian injected the left-over dog medication through an IV after the two had been drinking at a party
Ever ogle the veins of someone you’re being introduced to? You’re not alone