Charles McNabb, 49, a 19-year veteran of Delaware County EMS was not wearing a seatbelt when he collided with a semi (Delaware County EMS)
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Un-bias your brain to improve patient care
Use these strategies to look for and reduce cognitive error during patient assessment and care
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Prove It: Oxygen therapy improves outcomes following AMI
Recent study suggests it may be safe to withhold oxygen from normoxic patients who are suffering from AMI
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10 components of the life support chain for patient survival
Effective prehospital care restores or maintains adequate oxygenation, perfusion and cellular environment which saves cells, organs and lives
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Frequent Flyers: Organizing the supply room
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experFrequent Flyers: Organizing the supply roomiences of EMS
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Inside EMS Podcast: Every first responder should be entitled to LODD benefits
EMS providers work alongside fire and police, but are often not treated the same way
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Quick Clip: EMS minimum wage would be great, but it’s not going to work
Our co-hosts are skeptical a federally mandated minimum wage for EMS providers is feasible
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Should medics intubate out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients?
Explore research findings about the impact of intubation on OOHCA arrest survival and the patient’s neurological status at discharge
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Expert tips for EMS handling of behavioral emergencies
Prepare for behavioral emergencies by understanding pathophysiology, personal protection, patient handling and restraint techniques and the importance of documentation
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The first time I saw a patient exhale her last breath
Two shifts into an EMS career is when paramedic and author Kevin Hazzard witnessed his first patient death
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