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Patient Management
Maryland Paramedics, Firefighters Meet Woman and Child Saved from Horrible Assault
They treated an adult female, in her 20 s, which had been the victim of an assault and presented the most horrific injuries that anyone had ever seen or dealt with.
Maryland Woman Bitten by Cobra; Assistant Curator Responds with Anti-Venom
An emergency phone call from Maryland Poison Control, which was searching for anti-venom through a Web site called the anti-venom index, propelled Bell out of his chair and into his office.
Hazmat Quarantines Utah Clinic
A Saratoga Springs man in his early 30s died Tuesday hours after ingesting a hazardous substance.
Utah Man Believed Dead, Revived by Paramedics
The highway patrol says it appeared he may have been deceased when paramedics arrived but they were able to revive him.
Utah Man Dies after Ingesting Hazardous Substance
Frank says the clinic was shut down and 24 people there were quarantined. She says eight of them were being decontaminated in a tent on the clinic site.
Community Paramedics Expand Health-Care Access
The small town of Eagle Valley (Colo.) has created a community paramedic program to increase access to health care in its rural area.
Recognizing and Managing Bacterial Tracheitis
Bacterial tracheitis is often mistaken for croup, but progresses much faster and requires swift recognition and treatment.
Pennsylvania EMS Gets New Cardiac Monitors
Now there is a device that allows doctors to start a diagnosis even before you get to a hospital.
Letters Cause Anthrax Scare in Alabama Political Offices
Williamson said tests would be conducted to determine the exact nature of the powder. Five people who were exposed to the powder in Birmingham were given antibiotics as a precaution.
Poison Control Deduces Cause of Patient's Coma
An ED staff mistakes alcohol-related hepatic encephalopathy for a toxin-induced coma, emphasizing the need to perform thorough assessments and history-taking.
Product Connect
Power-PRO XT (Model 6500)
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Power-PRO™ XT
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Stair-PRO (Model 6252)
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People were screaming that kids were inside the Prince Albert apartment.
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