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  • Trapped in a Snow Blower
    Trapped in a Snow Blower

    A young man’s mangled hand is in the balance as fire and rescue providers try to free him

    Article • November 1st, 2010

  • Uneasy Rider

    An injured bicyclist insists his bike come with him—what's a crew to do?

    Article • November 1st, 2010

  • An Especially Difficult Airway

    A long fall at a construction site is complicated by communication difficulties, challenging airway management and a difficult extrication

    Article • October 1st, 2010

  • Running on Empty

    A patient's lack of understanding and proper use of her medications causes difficulty breathing and regular calls to EMS and transport to hospitals.

    Article • September 1st, 2010

  • Down In the Mouth

    Sipping a soda has unintended consequences for an unwary picnicker

    Article • August 2nd, 2010

  • Put In Her Place

    Away from home for a sporting event, a girl requires immediate reduction when her patella dislocates

    Article • July 1st, 2010

  • Man vs. Machine

    A farming accident leads to entrapment with crushed legs and hand, major blood volume loss and prolonged extrication

    Article • June 1st, 2010

  • Responding to Special Needs

    Providers treating special-needs students who have complex medical devices may require assistance from experts

    Article • May 3rd, 2010

  • Belly Bump

    Mysterious syncope is caused by hypovolemic shock following rupture of an enlarged spleen

    Article • April 1st, 2010

  • A Clear Mandate

    How to safely use an EMS spinal immobilization clearance protocol

    Article • March 1st, 2010

  • Don't Come Around Here

    Diversion of ambulances from emergency departments can pose challenges in caring for patients and their loved ones

    Article • February 9th, 2010

  • Describing What Happened

    An unresponsive child, missing parents and wild party require a new method for documenting complicated environmental factors on a call.

    Article • January 4th, 2010

  • Don't Care for Mama

    What limited-treatment orders like 'do not resuscitate' orders, living wills and powers of attorney mean for EMS crews

    Article • December 1st, 2009

  • 'Not Like Herself at All'

    Strange behavior results from subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of stroke with bleeding in the brain

    Article • October 1st, 2009

  • Hold That Epi!

    EMS providers need to cast a wide net in evaluating patients for acute myocardial infarction

    Article • September 1st, 2009

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