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Ohio bill would require consistent EMS guidelines for transport of stroke patients
Ohio Senate Bill 302 aims to ensure stroke patients are always transported to a hospital that is equipped to treat their condition
Fla. paramedic returns to work after battle with rare immune disease
Lakeland Paramedic Steve Connors spent nearly a year receiving treatment for Guillain-Barré syndrome, a disorder that caused him to become paralyzed and…
Mich. EMS director: Nonemergency transports up due to longterm virus complications
Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service is working to acquire a third wheelchair van to accommodate an increase in transports for dialysis and…
Mo. governor: Lack of federal stimulus could jeopardize hazard pay
So far, Missouri has used about $10 million in federal relief funds to provide hazard pay to front-line workers, including first responders…
Emergency relief fund aids FDNY EMT who lost 2nd job during pandemic
The EMS FDNY Help Fund, started by EMS providers and their unions after the murder of EMT Yadira Arroyo, helped EMT Naquavia…
Applying schoolhouse theory to magnesium and chloride
Understanding the cellular action potential can help EMS providers determine why patients present with certain clinical findings
Quiz: Magnesium and chloride cellular action potential
Test your knowledge on how the schoolhouse theory applies to the cellular physiology of magnesium
Pa. paramedic seriously injured in ambulance crash returns home
Crozer Health Paramedic Lt. Nick Cull was released from a rehabilitation center Friday after suffering serious injures in the crash with a…
FDNY EMT’s mother speaks out after his suicide during pandemic
Eileen Mondello said her son, EMT John Mondello Jr., struggled with patients' deaths, said he had been bullied by senior members and…
Real-time overdose tracking helps show COVID-19’s effects on Mich. opioid epidemic
Suspected overdose deaths and naloxone rescue attempts by EMS went up sharply in Michigan compared with 2019, according to data from the…
Ohio volunteer FDs consider merger with ambulance service
Franklin Township, the village of Carlisle and Joint Emergency Services are discussing the purchase of a study that would determine if the…
Bolus dose nitroglycerin for hypertensive acute pulmonary edema
Dr. Casey Patrick and Mike Perlmutter discuss their experiences with implementing IV high-dose bolus NTG in APE patients