Public Health
EMTs and paramedics must focus on patient care, self-care, transmission reduction, communication and preparation for the future
Older adults tend to be under-triaged despite a higher risk of clinically significant injury
Breaking down the National EMS Assessment 2020 insights on telehealth, health information exchange and disaster preparedness
An antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria may have been transmitted through two contaminated endoscopes that were used to diagnose and treat pancreatic and bile-duct problems
Planned 2015 improvements include more medics for SFFD, better coordination with private EMS, and stationing of public health officials
Since mid-October, there have been 28 cases across 10 states of people sickened from a bacteria; the CDC is trying to determine which brands are involved and how the candy became infected
He was given the experimental drug ZMapp and blood from an Ebola survivor, but was “extremely critical” when he arrived at the biocontainment unit
He was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center by ambulance and accompanied by a single police cruiser and a fire department vehicle
Transporting these patients to specialty centers is the best way to safely manage this virus, and companies are already able to do this
He ruled there’s no need to restrict her movements because she’s not showing symptoms, but she must continue daily monitoring
His responses to a dispatcher forced EMS to stage “an unnecessary Ebola response”
She went on an hour-long bike ride with her boyfriend, saying she has no symptoms after returning from treating Ebola victims in West Africa
Initial tests showed no signs of the virus; he experienced a high fever and vomiting after returning from Guinea
Nina Pham is being released from the hospital today
The Doctors Without Borders physician returned six days ago from treating Ebola patients in Guinea; he is being treated in a designated isolation ward in Manhattan
The first U.S. Ebola case reinforces the need to strengthen community preparedness across public health, healthcare, and emergency management sectors
The mishmash of untested PPE available is not proven to guard against Ebola; here’s how to get the best available PPE
The PPE protocols contain solid information for hospital treatment, but don’t address specific EMS concerns
The firmer standards call for full-body garb and rules for removal, a supervisor for the putting on and taking off of equipment, a separate room, and repeated practice before treating an Ebola patient
Here’s a look at what the agency recommends for patient assessments, proper PPE, disinfecting transport vehicles, and reporting incidents
The first group of people who had contact with the first U.S. Ebola patient have been cleared after 21 days of monitoring
New guidelines will require “no skin showing,” and a “buddy system;" a 30-person support team will also assist civilian medical professionals
The former aid to Vice President Biden will oversee the Ebola efforts in both the U.S. and West Africa
She spoke on camera from her hospital bed in Dallas before being transported to Md. for treatment at one of the four isolation units in the country
Dr. Alex Garza on safely managing the virus, the transport role EMS will play, the chances of a vaccine, and if the world has the resources to fight this disease
The agency says it will send a team of experts to any hospital with an Ebola case in the future
An ambulance and fire engine were cleaned and put back into service after an ill woman who had traveled to Africa tested negative for the virus
Nina Pham, 26, received a plasma transfusion from a doctor who beat the virus
They’re being sent into public hospitals to test the triage of possible cases as other hospitals around the nation expand their Ebola precautions
They were rushed to the hospital; one began convulsing and passed out from severe severe hypoglycemia and the other suffered a drop in potassium that also caused a loss of consciousness
The manhunt began Saturday after the man walked away from a local hospital where he had been taken to be checked out
Although he a told nurse he had been in West Africa, it was not communicated to the medical team
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