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• 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?

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  New seat belts allow medics to tend to patients, stay safe

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  Too many medics don’t use seat belts because they interfere with patient care, but one company is working to change that

• 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

• Timeless pain management tips

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  All EMS providers can still learn something about patient care and pain management from their mothers Margaret, 15 months old, stood up underneath the kitchen table. After smashing her head against...

• How marijuana legalization impacts trauma

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  Types and frequency of traumatic injury secondary to marijuana intoxication described at EMS World Expo World Trauma Symposium

• Va. first responders can now deliver blood to trauma patients in the field

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  FACT*R provides supplies and training to first responders so they can administer blood transfusions in the field

• 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

• EMS World Expo Quick Take: Implementing prehospital point-of-care ultrasound

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  Examining the hardware and software requirements, and where P-POCUS fits into the EMS scope of practice

• EMS World Expo Quick Take: Motor vehicle collisions and the golden hour, platinum 10

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  Understanding the mechanisms of injury in a MVC and how to reduce ambulance collisions

• NY EMS, police team up to equip cruisers with medical equipment

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  Delmar Bethlehem EMS helped outfit Bethlehem Police Department cruisers with medical kits filled with emergency medical supplies

• Data: How often does EMS respond to injured football players

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  ePCR data from more than 1,000 EMS agencies filtered to understand frequency and type of football players injuries

• Public input opportunity closing for improving prehospital care

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  The federal government is seeking input on how to improve trauma care in the field

• EPIC: An EMS-centered approach to head injuries

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  Through the EPIC treatment, EMS providers are taught to focus on the three H-bombs to prevent further damage to head injuries

• Silent but deadly: The trauma we miss in geriatric care

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  Improve your patient assessment of traumatic injuries in geriatric medicine

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