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• Article Bites: Trauma triage of older adults: Anticoagulants matter

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  Older adults tend to be under-triaged despite a higher risk of clinically significant injury

• 5 errors that are giving you incorrect blood pressure readings

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  Blood pressure may be the vital sign we measure the most and understand the least

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  Writing the epitaph for the large adult bag-valve mask

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  Controlling the airway is the single most important prehospital intervention

• TXA: The future for stop the bleed?

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  What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS

• 'Do it for Drew' by checking and rechecking tube placement

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  The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the 'Do It For Drew' foundation to prevent another tragic death

• How EMS can identify, help victims of human trafficking

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  By debunking human trafficking myths, EMS providers can assist the victims they encounter in their own communities

• Training Day: 3 areas to use ultrasound in trauma assessment

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  Handheld ultrasound technology can greatly enhance your assessment skills and scope of practice when it comes to secondary trauma assessment and vascular access

• Mechanism of injury in prehospital trauma triage

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  EMS providers can determine severity of injury with more than just MOI during trauma triage

• Assess patient's complaints for associated signs or pertinent negatives

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  Dig deep during the assessment to either rule out or rule in specific traumatic injury or illness

• Amidst exploding bullets, cars engulfed in flames, Ohio medics treat one of their own

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  Judy Ortiz and Adam Van Duzen of Morrow County (Ohio) EMS treated Trooper Jason Phillips for traumatic injuries, including a bullet wound, after he was struck head on by a wrong-way driver

• Trauma assessment and treatment quiz: Test your knowledge

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  Show off your trauma knowledge with this quiz about trauma patient assessment and treatment

• Geriatric slips, trips and falls: 3 assessment considerations

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  On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients

• Orthopedic surgeon discusses importance of EMS care

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  Decisions made in the prehospital setting can significantly improve outcomes for patients with orthopedic trauma

• Tips to prevent, manage EMS scene disagreements

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  You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?

• When a stroke is not a stroke: A case study

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  In 20-25% of cases, stroke symptoms and signs represent a stroke mimic, such as hypoglycemia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis or infection

• Prehospital ultrasound: Emerging technology for EMS

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  Review the evidence for nine clinical applications for field ultrasound to assess, treat and monitor critically ill patients

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