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
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
Health officials are closely monitoring a possible second Ebola patient who had close contact with the first person to be diagnosed in the U.S.
The responders and the ambulance were isolated after the transport; they’ve been sent home but will be monitored for 21 days
Enterovirus 68, which causes polio-like symptoms, was detected in four out of eight of the sick children; health officials are seeking more information after reports of the virus in 277 people in 40 states
The patient is in isolation at a Dallas hospital; he experienced symptoms four or five days after leaving Liberia on Sept. 19
The virus can cause mild to severe illness, with the worst cases needing life support for breathing difficulties
Those sick have been using motorcycle taxis and other public transport to get to hospitals, increasing the risk of spreading the desease
The Code4Armour band aims to provide paramedics with up-to-date medical information on the spot, leading to more informed patient care
Over the past two months infestations have been found at three separate locations, causing concern that the problem will spread
They were discharged after three weeks and doctors say their release poses no public health risk
The patient has been isolated and the CDC will test a blood sample to see if the person, who may have been exposed, actually has the virus
County commissioners worry that it could interfere with EMS workers’ medical duties or intimidate elderly people into not calling 911 in a real emergency
A number of people who said they ingested some of the tainted water were treated for diarrhea, nausea and vomiting
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