CE Articles

Both individual and agency factors can influence pain.
CE Article: Back Pain in EMS, Part 2
Michael W. Supples, MD, NRP, and Austin N. Baraki, MD, April 30, 2021
Risks, prevention, and how departments can help.
Misconceptions about causes, prevention, and effective management strategies for back pain are common, and Internet resources, even from reputable organizations, often provide inaccurate information.
CE Article: Back Pain in EMS, Part 1
Michael W. Supples, MD, NRP, and Austin N. Baraki, MD, March 27, 2021
Why everything you think you know might be wrong.
A survey of first responders found that delivering the news about death was a routine part of their job but a skill that they did not feel comfortable performing.
CE Article: Death Communication—What We've Failed to Teach
Alexandra Jabr, March 01, 2021
There’s nothing optional about the reality of confronting it on scene.
The increasingly complex methods employed to develop and consume drugs make detection of side effects and potential interactions with other drugs difficult.
CE Article: A Review of Street Drugs, Part 2
Michael J. Reihart, DO, FACEP, et al., January 30, 2021
An analysis of prescription drug abuse and drug interactions.
EMS frequently has to treat victims of alcohol, cocaine, and designer drug abuse.
CE Article: A Review of Street Drugs, Part 1
Michael J. Reihart, DO, FACEP, et al., December 31, 2020
What are the latest trends in alcohol, cocaine, and designer drug abuse?
Understanding what the AED is telling us can help to guide our expectations of patient care and outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
CE Article: What the AED Is Telling Us
Robert Conklin, MPA, NRP, MICP, November 29, 2020
Understand what the various shockable and nonshockable rhythms really mean.
CE Article: Interfacility Transport of the Burn-Injured Patient, Part 2
Randy D. Kearns, DHA, MSA, FACHE, FRSPH, CEM; Christopher K. Craig, DMSc, MMS, PA-C; et al., November 01, 2020
Patient assessments, legal considerations, transportation resources, and appropriate destinations.
Burn patients who meet transfer criteria may be moved by EMS to a verified burn center to obtain optimal care.
CE Article: Interfacility Transport of the Burn-Injured Patient, Part 1
Randy D. Kearns, DHA, MSA, FACHE, FRSPH, CEM; Christopher K. Craig, DMSc, MMS, PA-C; et al., October 01, 2020
A best-practices review of the referral process and needed equipment.
COVID-19 causes clotting problems—what should EMS know?
CE Article: Spotting the Clotting—Hypercoagulopathy in COVID-19
Michael Estreicher, MD; Tjasa Hranjec, MD; Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH, et al., August 01, 2020
Severe COVID-19 illness can involve a spectrum of inflammation and unusual vascular disorders.
Research links IV bolus nitroglycerin to reduced intubation rates, ICU admission rates, and hospital lengths of stay in patients with CHF with acute pulmonary edema. (Photos: Montgomery County Hospital District EMS)
CE Article: Can IV Nitro Help CHF With Acute Pulmonary Edema?
Casey B. Patrick, MD; Brad Ward, EMT-P; Jordan Anderson, BS, LP, CCP-C, et al., July 01, 2020
Two systems find new protocols safe and effective.
Pain management and care of complex burns
CE Article: Thermal Burn Injury—Part 3
Randy D. Kearns, DHA, MSA, FACHE, FRSPH, CEM; Christopher K. Craig, DMSc, MMS, PA-C; Michael W. Hubble, PhD, MBA, NRP, et al., June 01, 2020
What are the best options for immediate pain relief and definitive care of complex burns?
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