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Students get invaluable experience with URI EMS
“This is not a full-time job for any of us, but it’s a passion for all of us.”
Understanding prehospital vasopressors: Dopamine, epinephrine or norepinephrine?
Which vasopressor to use, when to use them and what to watch out for
Research analysis: ‘ECMO is a useful tool but not a magic bullet’
Two studies from the University of Minnesota examine early ECMO and the chain of survival
Backus (MN) May Increase EMS/Fire Service Contract to Surrounding Areas
The townships of Bungo, Deerfield, Bull Moose, and McKinley may experience up to an eight-percent increase in their emergency medical services and…
City in Okla. will have police transport medics to free up ambulances
Muskogee police will drive medics to calls and an ambulance will be dispatched if it is needed
TLC Emergency Medical Services (NY) Ambulance Director Calls It a Career
Lon Fricano has made Cayuga County better over the past 30 years, friends and colleagues say. The post TLC Emergency Medical Services…
Let’s Get It Straight: New Information on HIV
While EMS is rightly focused on COVID-19 right now, Katherine West explains why keeping up-to-date on HIV infection is extremely important. The…
US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose
Releasing more doses of the vaccine will expand the pool of recipients and increase the number of places where the shots can…
UN: COVID-19 Herd Immunity Unlikely in 2021
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned herd immunity is highly unlikely this year. The post UN: COVID-19 Herd Immunity Unlikely in…
Should I Get a COVID-19 Vaccine If I’ve Had the Virus?
Regardless of previous infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people should plan on getting vaccinated when it's their…
NC county plans to have EMS crews transport some patients to urgent care, not ED
Haywood County emergency management officials are working with area hospitals to get patients the right level of care amidst an influx of…
The Child in Status Epilepticus Dilemma
The article discusses a case of a child in status epilepticus where the mother refuses the administration of diazepam. The post The…