A mobile stroke unit offers specially trained personnel and equipment which can provide remote diagnosis and evidence-based management to patients for definitive treatment
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Monthly Archives: March 2017
EMS involvement, communication improves stroke care
A Virginia comprehensive stroke center teams up with Norfolk Fire-Rescue department to improve stroke patient outcomes
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White Shirts: Seat belt safety rules
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of having or being an EMS supervisor
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Fire chief sidelines embedding EMTs with protest police
Chief Mike Meyers suspended the operations after community members objected to firefighters and EMTs being dressed in police riot gear
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All Cleveland responders to carry naloxone to combat opioid epidemic
Cleveland typically sees more overdoses on a daily basis than the number of violent crimes combined
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Ill. bill seeks stiffer sentences for impaired wrong-way drivers
The statute allows judges to impose tougher sentences for reckless or impaired drivers who are repeat offenders or who exceed the speed limit by more than 20 mph
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3 girls in critical condition after hoverboard catches fire
The three girls were listed in critical condition at the burn unit
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Va. college's EMS program receives $287K grant
The two grants include funds for the purchase of nine iPad-based training EKG monitors needed to implement the updated certification exam
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Webinar to discuss severity-based stroke triage algorithm
The webinar will examine the algorithm and its impact on EMS and stroke systems of care
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Guidelines for evaluating, managing syncope released
Until now, there have been no written standards outlining the best course of action to take when treating patients who faint
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