“Check for medical alert tags or bracelets.” Your EMT instructor probably made you repeat this phrase dozens of times through the course of your EMT class. Checking for medical alert bracelets is a staple of the EMT medical and trauma stations. It’s right up there with, “I’m wearing my BSI. The scene appears to be [...] read more..
I’ll admit it. My very favorite posts are the ones written by the readers. I love the idea behind crowd-sourced wisdom. I enjoy putting a question out there and listening to the many varied responses. The funny and the unique, the poignant and the economical, I like them all. I’d like to make all my [...] read more..
This shouldn’t be too difficult to figure out.What is Treatment X?-Recent studies suggest that Treatment X produces improved coronary and cerebral hemodynamics and defibrillation rates in animals and humans. Small case series in humans have also suggested that read more..
Want to become more awesome in 2012? Here are 17 places you can start: 1) Start Checking Out Your Rig Each Morning Most organizations have a policy in place that states that oncoming EMS crews should complete a thorough checkout process. The reality is that very few of us check out our rig at the [...] read more..
It’s a difficult situation that just about every EMS provider has been faced with at some point. Someone, somewhere thinks a friend or loved-one wants to commit suicide and they call 911. You arrive on scene to find a healthy looking patient who is adamant that they have no desire to harm themselves or anyone [...] read more..
Having the opportunity to work with numerous organizations each year and spend time on site with them and their teams is in my humble opinion an invaluable experience. from CEO’s with no doors (literally no doors) on their office to organizations that provide nothing but healthy and balanced snacks. The ability to see real time [...] read more..
I stopped by the Beyond Lucid Technologies at EMS Today to learn about MediView™ Mobile. MediView™ Mobile is a software platform that is designed to serve as a comprehensive cloud-and-client healthcare IT solution for EMS. MediView Mobile incorporates next generation … Continue reading ? read more..
The SAMPLE history usually comes up in the first few weeks of EMT class. It’s such a widely accepted standard that it appears in the National Registry medical and trauma skills station as well as the EMT National Standard Curriculum. As far as subjective patient history’s go…SAMPLE is the gold standard. Like anything else in [...] read more..
By Patricia Hines, R.N., and Bonnie Barndt-Maglio, R.N. on H&HN Daily The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have been focusing on reducing acute care readmissions within 30 days of discharge through its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Hospitals with higher than expected … Continue reading ? read more..
On January 20th, 2007, a middle aged unassuming man walked into the L”Enfante subway station in Washington DC, just as the morning rush hour was beginning to fill the station with busy morning travelers and took a spot near a mural wall. Clad in a baseball hat and sweatshirt, he took out his violin and [...] read more..
Someone else can be committed to training you to an acceptable standard. Other people can require you to hold the proper certifications and minimal requirements to do the job. Field instructors can demand that you demonstrate a minimum level of competence before you are allowed to work autonomously. Quality assurance managers can confirm that you [...] read more..
ROSCOE, IL – Two people were hurt in a three car accident that involved a Harlem-Roscoe fire ambulance. Around 11:30am Wednesday a Ford pickup and a Chrysler Concorde crashed at the intersection of Prarie Hill Road and Highway 251 in Roscoe. The Concorde then traveled and came into contact with a light pole at the intersection. [...] read more..
PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. — Colorado State troopers said a patient being taken to a hospital in an ambulance died late Thursday morning when an ambulance crashed into the back of a pickup truck, causing it to roll off the side of the road. Around 11:55 a.m., an ambulance with a patient and two crew members [...] read more..
