Protocols
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
This user-friendly resource aims to address a gap in PPE selection and enhance safety culture
How do we recognize and treat hyperkalemia in the prehospital setting?
We need our legislators to enact laws that focus on the real issues of reimbursement, enabling ET3 and recognizing EMS as an essential service
“Over-legislating providers committed to excellence is not the answer”
The bill’s sponsor said a pattern of counseling people out of transports is not a best practice
Infectious disease expert Dr. Alexander P. Isakov shares tips for encountering monkeypox
The waiver is retroactive to March 1, 2020 and allows for reimbursement when patients aren’t transported due to community-wide COVID-19 protocols
Linking field providers to organization vision by involving field supervisors in decision making and administrative training
Should Kansas providers face discipline for not transporting a patient who was breathing?
What if there is an easier way to treat supraventricular tachycardia?
The study of the city’s “scoop and run” practice, which allows police to transport some patients, found patients were generally just as likely to survive whether they were transported by cruiser or ambulance
Oklahoma City fire officials said the firefighter’s actions went against both protocol and state law
EMS providers have been advised to cut back on their use of oxygen and focus on patients who have a greater chance of surviving
Do you know what a PASG is? Have you ever used rotating tourniquets? Take this quiz to test your knowledge on EMS skills of the past
People with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or the flu who do not appear to need hospitalization will be visited by paramedics without ambulances
Eagle County Paramedic Services officials said ketamine is an important tool for treating agitated patients and that they hope to address the public’s concerns with the new protocol
The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice
An attorney for the Tennessee paramedic accused of hitting and kicking an overdose patient said the paramedic was trying to revive him
Police said paramedics failed to properly assess the patient and should not have let her go to the hospital in a police car
Almost half of respondents report their EMS agencies don’t clearly communicate or enforce a social media policy
Six takeaways from the USFA, NHTSA best practices to protect fire and EMS providers responding to incidents of civil unrest
EMS providers have a key role in initial emergency care for pediatric patients with sepsis
Our co-hosts discuss the recent events in Minnesota, and the misinformation regarding the use of the word asphyxia
The briefing informed firefighters about COVID-19 signs and symptoms, preparations and protections
Charlotte’s MEDIC deputy director explains how a proposed leave-at-home policy will be a well-researched study into giving the patient the right treatment at the right time
As part of a new pilot program, firefighters will be permitted to leave if the patient is deemed safe
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 county revised its contract with AMR to temporarily waive the requirement to have paramedics on scenes at all calls within a specific time frame
Jai Ginn, wife of Bradley Ginn Sr., filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the parties violated her civil rights to due process
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.
EMS Products
The newest ambulance cot will increase patient handling safety, and the EMS-to-hospital notification system aims to improve patient care
