Nurse
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
EMS leaders must be conscious and intentional in applying labeling lenses to patients and providers
911 nurse triage and a high utilizer group program are exponentially reducing transports and healthcare expenditures while increasing patient satisfaction
A suspect was captured on video stabbing the two victims before bystanders restrained her
Jamie Jill, an Arlington County EMT, and Lindy Prevatt, an ED nurse, performed chest compressions on John Clements, who was transported to a hospital
A nearby nurse administered CPR to a patient who was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta, where she died; other climbers also were transported
RaDonda Vaught faces up to eight years in prison for injecting the paralyzing drug vecuronium instead of the sedative Versed
Before first responders could arrive, Kimberly Stubbs left the barbershop where she works to help the wounded
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss a recent guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse who made a fatal medication error on the job
RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed
Steven N. Salzman, 58, was charged with aggravated battery after reportedly striking a medic in the chest while being treated at the hospital
Janet Taylor鈥檚 medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
Strategies to unilaterally reduce ED wait times and get back into service
The Wake County program will use-of-state nurses to help EMS staff determine the care needed for non-life-threatening emergency calls
The onboard paramedic said the helicopter rolled in the air, pinning himself and the flight nurse to the ceiling before they could secure the patient
Holyoke district would have closed schools without help from Action Ambulance EMTs and paramedics on their days off
The pilot, who was injured more severely than the onboard nurse and paramedic, is being compared to Capt. Chesley 鈥淪ully鈥� Sullenberger
The registered nurse assumes patient care from the EMS crew, which allows them a prompt return to service
Should healthcare professionals lose their jobs if they refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?
The Volusia County program allows dispatchers to transfer non-emergency 911 calls to a nurse for remote assessment and home care guidance
Pat Scarcella, an ER nurse, said an ambulance from another county was the only one available despite the hospital being less than half a mile away
The bill would allow nurses and physician assistants to serve as volunteers and perform the same work as EMTs
The program would cut the time paramedics need to spend in nursing school in half
The partnership will launch a student outreach program to get high schoolers interested in medical careers
Topeka Fire Chief Craig Duke said Rena Blomberg and Jessica Jones showed heroism by rendering aid despite COVID-19 risks
A new report identified about 400 attacks motivated by fear or frustration over COVID-19
The program will be funded for three years through an Ohio Department of Health grant
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim鈥檚 house, trapping his leg
A college medical director and physician also stopped at the crash scene where the EMT, who was his student, was aiding the injured cyclist
Alert Ambulance Service Inc. has hired dozens of laid-off nurses and paramedics since March, nearly doubling its workforce
The Stacie Morse Gift of Flight Scholarship is named in honor of a flight nurse who was killed in a medical plane crash in January 2019
The family of Flight Nurse Rachel Cunningham is suing the operator of Survival Flight, alleging safety violations in the helicopter crash that killed three
Sanford Health Paramedic and EMS Supervisor Robbie Vargas-Cortes surprised Nurse Eric Vanderlee with a ring as Vanderlee was about to give him the vaccine
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