Everyday EMS Tips readers know that cardiac arrest patients require an “all-hands on deck” approach to provide compressions, shock when advised and perform other interventions like airway management, ventilations, and drug administration. In a post about Cardiocerebral Resuscitation (CCR) Paramedic blogger CKEMTP wrote about using the Incident Command System (ICS) approach to manage cardiac arrest […]
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Percentage of Obese Adults by Ethnicity
Obesity is a contributing cause to many or most (all?) of the medical problems EMS professionals encounter. How has your agency adapted to assess, treat, and transport the increasing number of obese adults? To learn more about assessment, treatment, and transport of view the lesson on that topic at RapidCE.com.
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Tips for New Paramedics
Being a new paramedic is much different than being a competent paramedic. Starting a new job, regardless of your training level and experience, adds additional stress. Jim Hoffman discusses the stress of being a new paramedic. He emphasizes the importance of systematically assessing every patient and assuring the patient’s ABCs are being managed. If you […]
How would you learn the SAMPLE history of a patient who cannot hear your question? Neil McDevitt, Program Director of the Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network, TDI, shared six assessment tips and an outstanding video on assessing and treating patients that are deaf or hard of hearing. Read Neil’s tips and watch the video in […]