EMS Protocols
The EMS protocols topic section includes recent news and articles about proper EMS protocols.
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
Everything from outdated strips to poor timing can lead to wrong glucose measurements, but here鈥檚 how to reduce errors
This user-friendly resource aims to address a gap in PPE selection and enhance safety culture
The Lehigh Valley Health Network serves as a level 1 trauma center, comprehensive stroke center and burn center for the region
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are important lessons for EMS from the protector of America鈥檚 crown jewels
The new law will allow EMTs with basic-level training to use a syringe to administer epinephrine
麻豆蜜桃mv在线观看 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
You were asked to assess and treat a 44-year-old woman who has been feeling weak and lethargic; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a bank for a woman who is weak and lethargic.
Here鈥檚 how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortality
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders can ensure pediatric patients receive the correct care with right preparation, equipment and training
Akron police suspect fentanyl-laced heroin as the cause of 17 overdoses in one day
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Immersion in cynicism takes a toll on the mind, body and spirit and those who sense their values slipping to often get off the ambulance and onto a fire company
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
Learn to distinguish and verify electrical and mechanical capture when using a transcutaneous pacemaker on a patient with symptomatic bradycardia
Focus on assessing and treating the patient鈥檚 basic life threats before interrogating bystanders or investigating the scene
You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?
EMS organizations must have a HIPAA policy to direct when and who can provide information about a patient
By triaging patients with mental illness, especially repeat users, the Grady EMS Upstream Crisis Intervention Group provider has improved care, saved significant money and boosted morale
Hospitals have made a variety of policy and procedural changes to get patients in and out of the emergency department faster
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