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Patient Care
Hidden Trauma: Seizure patients have a significant risk for injury
Crews respond to a call for a fallen 32-year-old seizure patient but fail to suspect a severe injury.
Back to the Basics
Studies show that having more than two paramedics at a medical emergency tends to be detrimental. Is it because we're jumping to ALS without first providing important BLS measures?
Remote Cardiac Call: ALS crew treats patient with suspected drug overdose
EMS providers choose RSI on a cardiac patient in a rural area.
Sentimental Journey: Granting hospice patients one last wish
Be inspired by this awesome partnership between an EMS agency and a hospice in Colorado.
Holiday Algorithmics
If you've ever had to work a holiday, this Thanksgiving assessment algorithm reference card is for you.
Research Review: What Current Studies Mean to EMS
Read about 2009 studies on intubation, etomidate, transporting stroke patients, and estimating blood loss.
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.
Surviving Cardiac Arrest: ITDs provide optimal blood flow at a critical time
Impedance threshold devices (ITDs) improve survival rates and might be a future standard of care.
Common Conditions Misdiagnosed as Asthma
Learn how to properly diagnose several conditions that present with wheezing.
Pediatric Airway Maintenance: Choosing between the home ventilator & manual ventilation
Scared of pediatric airway calls? Find out what to consider when deciding between mechanical and manual ventilation.
Product Connect
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E-Surge Kit™
The E-Surge Kit™ is conveniently packaged for Emergency Backup Ventilator Surge and Response.
VAR (VORTRAN Automatic Resuscitator)
The VAR™ is a unique single patient use, disposable resuscitator for patients weighing 10 kg and above.
VAR-Monitor™
The VAR-Monitor designed specifically to monitor any non-cycling condition of all the current VAR models, and is easy to set up and use.
Featured Careers & Jobs in EMS
Articles
Day 4: Where in the World (of EMS) is A.J.?
A.J. explores a compact CT scanner and point-of-care-laboratory and telemedicine system... More >
Videos- Video: Demanding Safety
- Arming Leadership for Safety Change
- Video: Factors of Risk
- Video: Integrated EMS
- Rural Example of Community Medicine
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EMS Airway Clinic
Innovation & Progress
Follow in the footsteps of these inspirational leaders of EMS.
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60 Hospitalized After Connecticut Commuter Trains Collide
Five people have critical injuries in derailment outside of Fairfield.
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EMT Student, Pediatrician Save Hit & Run Victim in New Jersey
EMT student helped accident victim while awaiting emergency responders.
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Georgia Teen Seeks EMT Who Helped Save Her 13 Years Ago
Teen wants to thank hero EMT after 13 years.
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Exodus of Paramedics Cause D.C. Staffing Concerns
53 have left since Kenneth Ellerbe became chief in 2011.
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Connecticut Commuter Trains Collide
Five people have critical injuries in derailment outside of Fairfield.
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Photos from RETTMobil: German Boxer
Photos of the German Boxer armored ambulance on display at RETTmobil.
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Photos from RETTmobil: Ambulances on the Show Floor
A.J. Heightman takes you on a tour of the RETTmobil show floor.
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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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