Protocols
        Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case – Part 1: Action steps for EMS leaders
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Take advantage of new resources to prevent over- and under-triage, and to guide transportation decisions
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Arlington Fire Department, AMR Arlington and Medical City Arlington have launched a Whole Blood Program, allowing paramedics to give transfusions in the field
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Be the person you needed when you were new and set a positive example on every shift
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Think you or someone you know might have measles? Here’s what you need to know
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Marking 20 years in March 2025, the seminar honors Dr. F.W. Miltenberger’s EMS legacy while continuing to educate emergency responders
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Dallas Fire Rescue’s pilot program launched in areas chosen for rapid response to gunshot wounds, stabbings and other trauma
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Seattle Fire Department’s buprenorphine pilot program will now allow firefighter/EMTs to use the drug with patients experiencing severe opioid withdrawal
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        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?
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A lack of accurate data tracking led LogRX CEO and Founder Clive Savacool to redefine what pharmacology accountability looks like for street-level medics
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        We asked our audience, “How long should you look for a patient you can’t locate?”
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        While it can be useful and effective, social media is not always simple
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Drs. Tracy Coffey and Ashley Huff discuss geographic inequities and extraordinarily long transports
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        President José G, Cabañas MD, MPH, FAEMS, said the non-clinical forum sets a dangerous precedent related to patient care
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Five position papers – focused on climate change, blood transfusions, reproductive health, mental health and CPR – were endorsed at the annual NFPA Urban Fire Forum
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Debunking unsound research and increasing hospital collaboration to improve outcomes
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Assessing prehospital management and outcomes in patients assessed for hypoglycemia
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Hennepin EMS collaborated with addiction medicine experts to establish a treatment protocol
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Monroe Fire Department’s Continuous Quality Improvement Plan provides an effective tool for evaluating and improving the quality of prehospital care
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Firefighters and paramedics often take images on calls. How long should such images be retained, and why?
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Finding the balance between being prepared for anything and being quick, light and back pain-free
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Fresno County Department of Public Health reinstated an “assess-and-refer” policy on Wednesday to ease the burden on hospitals
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Not all safety improvements have to cost a fortune – some can be entirely free and can bring an immediate return on investment