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Case Of The Month
Stimulus Overload: 'Video game epilepsy' causes seizures in young and old
EMS providers treat a 24-year-old for seizures experienced following prolonged and close-range video game play.
Attacking Asthma: Five steps to treat pediatric status asthmaticus
Learn the five steps to treating for young patients experiencing acute asthma exacerbation.
A 'Handle' on Trauma: Rapid recognition, transport & resuscitation save young life
A teenage patient survives severe abdominal trauma following a bike accident thanks to quick recognition and transport to an appropriate facility.
Pothole' Conversion: External mechanical force reverses supraventricular tachycardia
A patient with supreventricular tachycardia is converted after the ambulance hits a pothole, but the questions remains: Are 'precordial thumps' a good idea?
Better Days Ahead: Poor economy causes EMS to retool for the future
The failing economy is not cause for panic, but rather a time for EMS to do what it has always done well -- re-evaluate and capitalize on existing resources and opportunities.
Buying Time: Making the case for pacing a hypoperfusive DNR patient
A case of an obese patient who can't receive the necessary medications raises questions about the use of transcutaneous pacing to sustain a patient until medications have time to work, and the ethics of using this method on someone with a potential DNR status.
White Cloud: Responding to suspicious white powder incidents
An EMS crew responded to an injury call outside a municipal courthouse find the female victim lying on the ground, covered with a white, powdery substance.
Write It Right:Keeping your PCR clinical & factual
This article discusses how your PCR isn_t the place for subjective narration or emotion and the importance of sticking to the facts.„
Patient in a Post-excited State Takes EMS by Surprise
This article discusses how patients suffering from excited delirium can "cycle" through excited and deteriorated stages.
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Russian Ammo Fire Injures About 30
Fire at ammunition dump in Russia injures about 30 people.
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Moscow Subway Fire Injures Dozens
A rush-hour fire in Moscow's subway on Wednesday injured dozens of people, forced the evacuation of thousands of commuters and closed parts of the network, authorities said.
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VividTrac offered by Vivid Medical - EMS Today 2013
VividTrac, affordable high performance video intubation device.
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EZ-IO® Intraosseous Infusion System Real Time Humerus Infusion
Leg access using the EZ-IO.
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The AmbuBus®, Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit - EMS Today 2013
AmbuBus®, Bus Stretcher all-hazards preparedness & response tool
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