Paramedics with the St. Charles County (Mo.) Ambulance District and fire/rescue personnel from the Wentzville Fire Protection District provide care to a young couple who were on a motorcycle that collided with a brick wall at high speed.
Think with your head, not with your heart
Central CommandI was a co-author on "West Nickel Mines School Shooting" (May 2008 JEMS)....
STROKE Systems Get stroke patients to the right hospital—fastIn 1995, a major study...
Every EMS agency should have a formal program to ensure providers are at the top of their games.
You can collect a lot of bug parts on something the size of an ambulance windshield; and the bad thing is, they’re all joined by splat.
On the evening of Sept. 24, 2008, a 9-1-1 call was received reporting "a man trapped in a tank" at the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Greenpoint Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dispatch immediately sent a patrol officer, as well as BLS and ALS units, to the site.
Do EMS providers receive adequate paid sick time?
Research Review: Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates, Alternative Airway Devices, Comparing Configurations, Protecting Children from Hazards
9-1-1 call comes in from a diabetic patient with altered mental status. EMTs respond...
As our population continues to grow and the price per acre continues to climb, buildings and cities continue to expand outward and upward. And this expansion has another cost—injury.
The objectives of this article are to recognize the importance of classifying the limited-access patient as a difficult airway, to identify the steps that need to be taken when assessing a patient’s airway for difficulty, and to review the process for rapid sequence intubation.
Most people view comic illustrators as free-spirited, unyielding, deeply disturbed, warped-minded individuals who can’t spell the titles of articles.
Featuring From Trailblazing EMT-P Headed for Cambodia, Teaching Teens Continuous Compressions and Investigation Afoot for Florida Paramedic
Which feature article from December 2008 did you like best?
