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How marijuana legalization impacts trauma
Types and frequency of traumatic injury secondary to marijuana intoxication described at EMS World Expo World Trauma Symposium
Aussie Doctors Bestowed Thai Royal Honors for Cave Rescue
BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian doctors were given royal honors in Thailand on Friday for helping rescue a boys soccer team from…
Understanding the new EMS Scope of Practice Model
Our co-hosts discuss the recently-released 2019 EMS Scope of Practice Model and underscore what has changed for providers
Organizations create EMS guideline for naloxone administration
A collaboration between NASEMSO, NAEMSP and ACEP produced an evidence-based guideline for EMS providers to follow when considering naloxone for patient treatment
Hardships, heroism and healing: Ambulance crew talks realities of the job
To be successful in this line of work you need certain intangible traits such as commitment, professionalism, reliability, a wealth of medical…
Marijuana edibles sending dozens of Mass. children to ERs
Since legalizing and selling marijuana last November, state emergency rooms have seen dozens of children who have ingested edibles
Iowa county health care providers team up to improve outcomes
My Care Community is a partnership among 20 area agencies to share patient information and streamline client referrals through an electronic system…
Inmate who escaped ambulance in Cleveland found, arrested
The inmate was being transported to a mental health treatment center when he escaped from an ambulance
Fla. House approves expanding needle exchange programs
The program has allowed injection drug users to trade dirty needles for clean ones, distributed naloxone and connected users to wound care…
Okla. officials: Dispatchers are ‘priceless’
"Our dispatchers are the first line of defense for not only the people calling in, but for the officers and others who…
German Pastor Praises Medics After Deadly Madeira Bus Crash
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — All the 29 people killed in a tour bus crash on Portugal's Madeira Island were German, Portugal's foreign…
Suspect faces multiple charges in Mich. ambulance theft
Damage to the ambulance involved in the chase and crash will make this ambulance a total loss