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Is there a role for dexamethasone in the prehospital environment?
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
Tracking narcotics on paper leaves many gaps that can lead to major problems for any department or organization
More than 700 people have downloaded the smartphone app that will send a notification when someone nearby is having a heart attack
As individuals we are entitled to our opinions, but understand the causes of obesity before commenting on it
The 911 center is not integrated with local law enforcement agencies, and a software overhaul would improve communications
The unique emits a low frequency rumble, and works in addition to the main siren to warn drivers
Here’s a look at the early airway devices and how they evolved into the smaller, better and easier-to-use versions we have now
US Ambulance Corp. plans to add 126 positions to the 473 it has at its Winter Park factory, which is already the largest single ambulance-making site in the world
For $10 or less per unit, your department could begin handing out lights for at-risk patients to dramatically reduce the number of fall-assist responses
An educational product is only as good as the hands you put it in, so carefully consider your teaching methods
Auditors said they don’t have a system to document when expired medications are disposed, or when supplies are damaged, contaminated or deemed unusable
The demands placed on electronics used in the field are heavy and computers and tablets need the fortitude to take that punishment
There are three main types of cameras, and pros and cons to using each one
A Pa. officer tied the strip of fabric around the bleeding leg of a man shot in a bank robbery; Philly provided 5,000 tourniquets to patrol officers after talking to Boston PD, which started carrying them in the wake of the marathon bombings
From shrinking capnographs to guideline overhauls, a lot changed this year