Treatment
Engaging payers, the medical director, administrators and field providers was key to MedStar’s successful telehealth implementation
Assess abdominal pain in 5 seconds or less with Steve Whitehead
The key to differentiating abdominal pain is to utilize as many assessment tools as possible
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
David Page, MS; Hezedean Smith, DM; and Ayanna Walker, MD, share best practices for evaluating and interpreting prehospital research
With the U.S. now leading the world in monkeypox cases, providers should be aware of the symptoms and how to properly treat patients
Dos and don’ts, and the signs and symptoms you may encounter in managing snakebites
Boston EMS transported five firefighters and evaluated four at the scene
Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job
We need our legislators to enact laws that focus on the real issues of reimbursement, enabling ET3 and recognizing EMS as an essential service
Improve students’ patient assessment, priorities, thinking and diagnosis
Learn what’s changed in the 2021 ACS FTG and how to implement the trauma triage guidelines
TikTok sensation Anna Muller shares how paramedics saved her life after she made a difficult 911 call
Several Red Jacket Mountain View Resort guests and two firefighters needed medical attention following the incident
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
Replacing dogma with current best practice updates on burn assessment and treatment
In addition to consulting with specialists, telehealth can also allow follow-up care as you treat and release patients in their homes
What EMS needs to know about treating suicide attempts
It’s not all about breathing rates: hypercapnia risk factors and complications
Test your knowledge of intra-axial injuries, central herniation, subarachnoid hemorrhage and more
How effective are mobile stroke units at decreasing time to tPA administration and improving functional neurologic outcomes?
Think you know the tips and tricks to make the process go smoothly? Check your knowledge
Be prepared for Super Bowl-related emergencies, from avocado mishaps to cardiac arrest
“Within the first day, we had blood products administered to a patient within five hours,” said Justin Reed, assistant chief of EMS for the Cy-Fair Fire Department
The new policy should help hospitals cut about 15-20% of daily calls for service, said Dan Lynch, emergency medical services director
Learn about the types of burns, how to calculate BSA and how to treat burns and airway compromise
Looking back into the data on EMS activations and trends, and looking forward in hope
Leveling the playing field on hospital bed delays
While mechanism doesn’t reliably predict injury, it does serve as the foundation for 3 early and critical decisions
