Protocols
While it can be useful and effective, social media is not always simple
Establishing clear policies, protocols and building trust: PCHD EMS shares their body-worn cameras implementation journey
A 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
Use this hands-on training exercise to improve equipment familiarity, reinforce medication cross-check processes and increase provider confidence to treat sick kids
Here鈥檚 how to understand the role of EMS in unraveling the pre-puncture problem for patients with large vessel occlusive stroke
Twenty-one minutes after the first 911 call and about 17 minutes after officials dispatched a unit, Keith Zapoticky was taken to a hospital; he was placed on life support and died two days later
Among this month鈥檚 clips were a simplified method for 12-lead ECG electrode placement and five bougie tips for better airway management
Expand your knowledge of EMS care beyond rote memorization and you鈥檒l soon realize that you are rarely withholding care
The new device will be smaller and easier to carry than the traditional EpiPen; the device is currently being tested by the FDA
Win the airway with prehospital video laryngoscopy for first attempt intubation
When teaching new EMS skills or reviewing old ones, take advantage of the chance to put them in context and reinforce good clinical decision-making
What is the clinical obligation vs. legal obligation when the standard of care changes for cardiac arrest treatment?
Here鈥檚 why locking the ambulance should be a policy for every agency and a habit for every EMS provider, like wearing a seatbelt
In EMS every decision we make is layered with risks and benefits which need to be considered
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about shock protocols after a UK man survived cardiac arrest after 25 shocks
The unwritten rules of an EMS agency don鈥檛 get written down because they are stupid 鈥� and no one is willing to take credit
Qwasie Reid left his patient and colleague stranded after he left in an ambulance with the 7-year-old they were flagged down to help
Highly detailed and specific protocols might create better employees but they don鈥檛 create better providers
Police, fire and EMS responders followed their local protocol to wait for the water rescue team to make entry and extricate the man in distress
Effective training will ensure you and your field personnel are ready to implement the new patient treatment protocols
EMS educator Bledsoe discusses when is it acceptable to deviate from protocols, and the role of community paramedicine in the future
Dr. Bryan Bledsoe discusses the need for 鈥榗linical guidelines,鈥� and when straying from protocols is acceptable
Do your agency鈥檚 cardiac arrest protocols make it possible for your patients to achieve ROSC and later attend a survivor celebration?
Well-written protocols leave room for both the novice EMS provider and the expert
Cumberland Goodwill EMS awarded Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services recognition after completion of multi-year project
A battalion chief and firefighter-medic have resigned after investigation finds unauthorized study guide for protocol test; another officer is under investigation
Program has saved King County EMS $150,000 and along with training epi use has more than doubled
Because of the flexibility in protocols, paramedics must take full responsibility for that authority
The patient deaths have not been linked to the drug administration; the medics were disciplined for not seeking doctor permission
Complex and life-dependent systems often fail in their reliance on experience and professionalism alone
Your understanding of standard operating procedure may evolve from rulebook to guidebook
Along with automated external defibrillators and basic airway management, CPR is considered a fundamental component of BLS
