Patient Care

Though a basic EMS skill, airway management is not so simple.
Airway Tips, Errors to Avoid
Valerie Amato, NREMT, September 17, 2020
Though a basic EMS skill, airway management is not so simple.
Some of the most critical EMS care is the most basic.
Know Your BLS Skills and Tools
John Erich, September 17, 2020
How to master the basics and what to do when they fail.
The Nonin CO-Pilot measures multiple vital signs, all from the same device.
Nonin Medical's CO-Pilot: One Tool for Multiple Vital Signs
September 17, 2020
One tool to measure multiple vital signs--Nonin's Tom Cosler speaks with EMS World Podcasts host Mike McCabe about their new device.  Tom helped develop the new CO-Pilot product which measures…
Dr. Glaucomflecken meets the EMS responders who saved his life.
EMS World Expo Keynote: 'What You Do Matters'
Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT, September 16, 2020
Will Flanary, aka 'Dr. Glaucomflecken,' delivers a powerful message to kick off Expo 2020.
Dubbed the long haulers, the battle is only half won for some who survive COVID-19. (Photo: American Ambulance Association)
Long Haulers: The Casualties of COVID-19
Valerie Amato, NREMT, September 09, 2020
The battle is only half won for some who survive COVID-19.
Schreiber and his co-authors published an important study showing positive outcomes for patients when EMS gives TXA in the field.
Five Questions With: Martin Schreiber on EMS Giving TXA to TBI Patients
Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, September 09, 2020
The 2 gram dose of TXA from EMS providers improved patient outcomes.
There are a few key causes of headaches EMS providers must not miss.
Grand Rounds: Headache, Part I—Differential Diagnosis and Assessment
Jeffrey L. Jarvis, MD, MS, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS, September 07, 2020
Most won’t be serious, but there are a few causes EMS providers can’t miss.
Compared to the same time period last year, research shows a nearly 30% decrease in ischemic stroke patients who sought care since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery)
Study: Stroke Patients Delaying Treatment Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
September 04, 2020
Compared to the same time period last year, research shows a nearly 30% decrease in ischemic stroke patients who sought care since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Get Ahead of Stroke campaign urges people with stroke symptoms to call 9-1-1 despite fear of exposure to COVID-19 at the hospital. (Photo: Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery)
Stroke Surgeons: Don't Ignore Stroke Symptoms Due to COVID-19 Fears
September 03, 2020
The Get Ahead of Stroke campaign urges people with stroke symptoms to call 9-1-1 despite fear of exposure to COVID-19 at the hospital.
The metropolitan medical directors, AKA "Eagles" meet weekly to discuss responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Updates from EMS Medical Directors: Watch Now
September 03, 2020
Topics discussed: ketamine position statements from ACEP NAEMSP, FEMA hurricane, Philly uptick in violence, antigen testing, Osterholm on flu season and COVID-19 vaccine
NAEMSP's statement expresses the organization's firm belief that the medical direction and supervision of prehospital medicine is best practiced by subspecialists in EMS medicine. (Photo: Tribune News Service)
NAEMSP: EMS Docs Support Prehospital Ketamine Use
September 01, 2020
NAEMSP says that the medical direction of prehospital medicine is best practiced by subspecialists in EMS medicine.
What should you know about this potentially dangerous electrolyte imbalance?
EMS Treatment of Hyperkalemia
Mike Barrow, September 01, 2020
What should you know about this potentially dangerous electrolyte imbalance?
Four Southfield Fire EMS providers are on leave after a patient pronounced dead on scene was found alive by funeral home staff. (Photo: Tribune News Service)
Mich. EMS Providers Suspended After False Pronouncement of Patient
August 31, 2020
Four Southfield Fire EMS providers are on leave after a patient pronounced dead on scene was found alive by funeral home staff.
There seems to be wide variation in treatment protocols for pediatric asthma.
Journal Watch: Prehospital Management of Pediatric Asthma
Antonio R. Fernandez, PhD, NRP, FAHA, August 31, 2020
Can a new study shed some light on available treatments?
Updates in the Broselow-Luten system simplify the EMS provider's preparation for pediatric care. (Photo: Armstrong Medical)
The Times & Tapes Are a-Changin’: The Latest Broselow-Luten Tape for EMS
Scott DeBoer RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P; Lisa DeBoer CET, NREMT-P/PI; and Michael Seaver RN, BA, August 29, 2020
Updates in the Broselow-Luten system simplify the EMS provider's preparation for pediatric care.
The report focuses on EMS 9-1-1 call volume, PPE usage, vital sign documentation and hospital outcomes related to COVID-19. (Photo: ESO)
ESO Releases 2020 ESO EMS Index: COVID-19 Special Edition
August 27, 2020
The report focuses on EMS 9-1-1 call volume, PPE usage, vital sign documentation and hospital outcomes related to COVID-19.
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