Chipola College Paramedic students were invited to provide training on intubation procedures to second year medical students at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan. The four Chipola ...
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 ...
When it comes to paramedics, is less really more? It seems there is a school of thought among some in the EMS community that too many paramedics is a bad thing. I’ve heard it for the last decade. I’ve ...
Preventing the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from patients to health care workers is of paramount importance. Endotracheal intubation, in particular, is a high-risk ...
Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) Mobile Intensive Care Unit supervisor Ronald Tyson and paramedic Magaly Rivera show a smaller Mach 1 intubation blade (bottom) used for pediatric patients as compared ...
NEW YORK - In trauma victims with severe head injuries, reduced levels of oxygen and lower heart rates are common complications of out-of-hospital rapid sequence intubation conducted by paramedics, ...
Patients with excited delirium often are administered ketamine by EMS before arriving at the hospital. Many of them are intoxicated or are using illicit substances, which may alter the properties of ...
This article was produced in partnership with The Public’s Radio, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. It was co-published with the Boston Globe. ProPublica is a nonprofit ...
The Washington State Department of Health is actively investigating nine members of the Bellingham Fire Department for their roles in the July 31 incident at Station 1 in which an intubation procedure ...
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