Don’t die from embarrassment

“In my work as an EMS chaplain, I’ve ridden in the back of an ambulance hundreds of times, but this was the first time I was on the stretcher”

Tension pneumothorax: How capnography and ultrasound can improve care

It is important to differentiate tension pneumothorax from conditions with similar symptoms, and to avoid performing inappropriate needle decompression

Back to the basics: Chest trauma

Flail chest, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and pulmonary contusion have unique presentations, but all jeopardize vital functions

Fla. hospital medic fired for 'abandoning his job duties' to have sex with patient

Yoandy Moreno admitted to leaving Plantation General Hospital grounds to engage in sex with a patient during his shift

Tenn. paramedic charged with theft, drug possession, official misconduct

A former Jefferson County paramedic was incited following a criminal probe into the theft of narcotics stored in ambulances

Off-duty Del. firefighter dies after being struck while helping crash victim

Wilmington Firefighter Cecilia Escobar-Duplan, 25, was hit by a pickup truck while she was attempting to render aid at a crash scene

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