EMSResponder.com: Clinical Care

Lessons From the Battlefield

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:09:00 -0500

How military medicine technologies and techniques may benefit patients of civilian EMS.

Burning Issues

rss@emsresponder.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:56:00 -0500

By understanding the pathophysiology of burns, providers can give patients their best chance at good outcomes.

Over-the-Counter Overdoses

rss@emsresponder.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:56:00 -0500

Over-the-counter medications are easy to obtain and can have dangerous effects. Here's what to look for and do...

'Not Like Herself at All'

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:21:00 -0500

Acute change in mental status or level of functioning is a very dangerous event for the patient, often indicating severe injury or illness.

Critical Transport Issues

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:10:00 -0500

Interfacility transport of a patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a rare occurrence in EMS, and there are few articles referencing the clinical, logistical or safety considerations during these types of transfers.

Literature Review: Intranasal vs. IV Naloxone

rss@emsresponder.com (By Angelo Salvucci, Jr., MD, FACEP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:58:00 -0500

Given the difficulty and potential hazards in obtaining IV access in many patients with narcotic overdose, IN naloxone appears to be a useful and potentially safer alternative.

Uninterrupted Chest-Compressions Key to Survival

rss@emsresponder.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:57:00 -0500

Maximizing the proportion of time spent performing chest compressions during CPR substantially improves survival in patients who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting, according to a multicenter clinical study.

Minimal Training Saves Lives With Airway Mask

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:17:00 -0500

Virtually anyone has the skills to safely insert a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) to keep a patients airway open during resuscitation, and medical expertise isnt required.

More Top News

rss@emsresponder.com — Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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