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You are on scene with a patient who is complaining of weakness. The vital signs your partner has given you are not very detailed. What are some ways to improve on those findings?
What are the most important things to remember when treating a patient with a history of diabetes?
There are more opportunities than ever to become a published writer
The term leadership gets thrown around a lot these days, but what does it really mean in the EMS industry?
With a little effort, high-level training often associated with special forces can be in reach for EMS agencies
Things tend to improve when a competent person with a plan arrives on scene
Here are six fitness devices that can monitor your activity levels when you鈥檙e on the move
Here are five tools EMS departments can deploy to better manage their social media presence
Picture your spine as a stack of oval blocks with jelly doughnuts in between and a big bowling ball on top and it鈥檚 pretty clear there鈥檚 no such thing as a strong back
The expertise needed to interact both verbally and non-verbally through gestures, body language and appearance is a hallmark of a great leader
No matter where you or your patient are, there are some key intubating techniques that can increase the likelihood of 鈥渇irst pass鈥� success rates
By neglecting to be models that young people want to emulate, many view leadership as large, onerous, lonely and unappealing
An increasing number of accredited paramedic education programs can lead to better care, career growth, and more respect within the health care industry
It can be difficult to find time to practice a skill, but bringing the necessary equipment into a station is the first step
I鈥檒l root for Cleveland sports teams until the day I die, but EMS agencies don鈥檛 always inspire the same public loyalty
Survival was highest when the pause was less than 20 seconds, and research supports the AHA recommendation to minimize interruptions in chest compressions
Solar-capturing technology has made it easier to keep ambulances and fire trucks fully charged without leaving them running, and saves money
This is for all you 鈥榓mbulance drivers鈥� out there
Those clich茅, ignorant and misguided T-shirt slogans are better with a healthy dose of reality; just don鈥檛 expect to find them in your Facebook news feed
Use these 10 steps to best serve special needs patients
The events we experienced early in our career can now help us empathize with those going through similar situations
Sure, more patients may receive ALS care faster with more medics, but are those patients better off if BLS providers are no longer proficient in actively assessing and treating patients?
Follow this advice to find the training program that鈥檚 best for you
The data shows that trained, experienced and certified EMS instructors are a better predictor of success than an academic setting
Triage is a cold and calculating decision; to make the correct decision, you have to subvert a bit of your humanity.
Retirement is great; retirement with pain and disability is not 鈥� here鈥檚 how to stay healthier and happier
There is a vital person behind every patient that you treat, and that person is you.
We can鈥檛 wish calls that test our mettle into or out of existence; we can only better prepare for them
In order to defend our existence in an era of cost-cutting measures and evidence-based health care, EMS needs to move past the old definitions
It shouldn鈥檛 be a turf battle; EMTs, police, firefighters, friends and family members can all use this life-saving tool
This question is soul crushing, but someone is certain to pop it so be prepared to handle it
Regardless of size or service model, here are a few ways your department can honor its employees throughout the year
Here I am, naked and exposed in a public forum, making a confession that, quite frankly, scares the crap out of me: Hi, I鈥檓 Kelly, and I suffer from depression.
