Cpl. Seth Kelly had the presence of mind to grab the tourniquet he wore on his service belt and apply it to his bleeding leg
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Monthly Archives: November 2017
EMS and evidence-based medicine solutions
Challenging ALS and BLS standards of emergency medicine to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction
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7 products to help you pass paramedic school
Preparing for paramedic school is more than recalling previous on-the-job experience. Consider these tools to help you with your coursework and prepare you to become a certified paramedic.
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Ohio EMS agency offers scholarships for students in EMT program
Portsmouth Ambulance in partnership with Shawnee State University will offer 24 scholarships, an expansion from last year’s seven
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How 4 community paramedic programs are positively impacting health care
If you’ve seen one community paramedicine program, then you’ve seen one program; here’s how successes from four different programs can be translated to new ones
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Officers who saved Dallas firefighter-paramedic's life earn Medals of Valor
Police officers used a squad car as a makeshift ambulance earlier this year to rush a wounded firefighter-paramedic to the hospital
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Screams of 'Help!' draw 911 call, but parrot is the screamer
The green-and-yellow bird was in good health and no humans were involved
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Wis. counties sue opioid manufacturers, doctors for millions
Officials said 28 Wisconsin counties sued pharmaceutical companies, as well as doctors, for fraudulent marketing of prescription painkillers
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Study: Basic painkillers can be just as effective as opioids
The new study found that simple, non-opioid alternatives work just as well for patients with broken bones or fractures
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Officials: Shooting victims benefited from combined EMS, police response
EMS providers were allowed to enter the building under police cover after a man opened fire on his co-workers, even with the armed gunman still on the loose
Source: ems1.com