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NY EMS students practice lifesaving skills at home through virtual training
Monte Posner, executive director of the Training Institute for Medical Emergencies and Rescue, says students have found creative ways practice hands-on skills…
Negligence explained for the EMS professional
Understand the 4 components of a negligent act and how to protect yourself from a negligence claim
Family of woman found alive at funeral home hires lawyer to investigate possible negligence
The family's attorney says the woman was in a body bag for two hours after being declared dead
Drowning patient resuscitation and monitoring
Use capnography to guide oxygenation and ventilation derangements in drowning patients
EMS use of CPAP for respiratory emergencies
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care
Does Trendelenburg belong in the EMS toolkit?
Trendelenburg is taught to all EMS students, but does it still have a place in prehospital care?
Lactate and sepsis: 10 things you need to know to save lives
Lactate may be used to identify a common killer in the prehospital environment
Epinephrine and the Paramedic-2 trial: Is it time to pull our starting pitcher?
New research questions whether pharmacotherapy in cardiac arrest is effective at ROSC and long-term survival
This vital sign is still underutilized, but that’s going to change soon
Use of capnography is charging ahead for more accurate prehospital diagnoses and care
5 tips for starting and sustaining a career in EMS
You may be surprised to treat more psych than critical patients, but protect the ABCs and you’ll be off to a great…
5 signs you were meant to be a paramedic
If you have any of these signs, then it's time to face the music and accept your destiny to become a paramedic
Colo. city considers replacing police with medics on nonviolent 911 calls
Advocates for the proposed program say it would be a more humane way to treat people in crisis and police could still…