As emergency responders, we are tasked with executing lifesaving maneuvers in high-stress situations. For example, every one of us has been trained to know the traditional ABC sequence of trauma ...
This article originally appeared in the National Association of EMS Physicians blog and is reprinted here with permission. By Michael DeFilippo, DO Assistant Professor of EM and EMS — Washington ...
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Less favored airway device in cardiac arrest had higher success rate
National registry study ranks strategies by initial, final success ...
Carl Ryan lowered onto his back and used his hands to inch backward into a compact hole. With a special tool and a flashlight, the firefighter-paramedic then attempted to open the mouth of a rubbery ...
Veteran paramedic and EMS educator Mark Rock’s new patient assessment model is now mandated policy for paramedics in Ventura ...
At the beginning of my career, numerous times per day, we slung Lasix at congestive heart failure (CHF) patients and hurried them to the hospital. They were suffocating and attempting to breathe with ...
The Airway Bridge, developed by veteran firefighter/paramedic Steve Islava, is designed to help the rescuer quickly establish and maintain a continuously open airway. The Airway Bridge is easy to use ...
The decision to dedicate your life to the study and practice of medicine is not one to be made on a whim. Admissions committees want to see that you have thoroughly thought through your decision, and ...
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