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  • Case Review: Special Delivery
    Case Review: Special Delivery

    Winter weather can play havoc with everything. How can you handle it?

    Article • January 18th, 2012

  • Case Review: House Arrest
    Case Review: House Arrest

    What is the pit crew approach to CPR, and how can it save lives?

    Article • December 8th, 2011

  • Case Review: Eye-catcher
    Case Review: Eye-catcher

    A fishing mishap requires gentle treatment and transport

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • Just Say No

    Can narcotics prescribed for on-duty injuries threaten your employment?

    Article • October 22nd, 2011

  • Disarmed

    An unexpected amputation rattles more than just its victim

    Article • September 1st, 2011

  • Families to the Left

    When an emergency involves kids, it involves more than just kids.

    Article • June 23rd, 2011

  • The Near-Death Patient

    A dying man’s orders restrict his treatment—but what about during transport?

    Article • June 1st, 2011

  • The Gravity of the Situation

    In a prolonged situation with law enforcement in charge, what are caregivers’ concerns?

    Article • May 23rd, 2011

  • Limited Engagement
    Limited Engagement

    Hospice patients can pose challenges for systems without protocols for them.

    Article • April 26th, 2011

  • After the Storm
    After the Storm

    A twister topples trees and damages buildings, creating a difficult response for EMS and rescue crews

    Article • March 22nd, 2011

  • Priority Calls
    Priority Calls

    From the scene to the hospital and back again, mobile phones enhance communication and care

    Article • February 17th, 2011

  • The Quiet Ones Dying

    Exploding gas blows off a worker's leg and leaves him with severe burns, but a medic's combat experience gives him the tools to manage the man's injuries.

    Article • February 1st, 2011

  • Case Review: Feel It Kick
    Case Review: Feel It Kick

    One patient gets an unexpected shock when his automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator kicks in.

    Article • January 31st, 2011

  • A Bolt From the Blue

    Lightning strikes can present atypically with varying burn patterns and other effects such as skin, cardiovascular and neurologic problems

    Article • January 1st, 2011

  • Hold Your Fire!

    A man trapped under a lawn tractor needs to be defibrillated, but rescuers are concerned about spilled gasoline.

    Article • December 1st, 2010

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