A reader writes, “Pain management is not part of our medical first responder protocol. What can I do for patients in pain?” Medical first responders can (and should) do a lot. I call it the “mom stuff” Help the patient find a position of comfort Apply a splint or other type of stabilization for extremity […]
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Saving Lives with Checklists
This is a guest post by Timothy Clemans. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Soon after take off two pilots who had never flown together were faced with a nightmare situation. Their airplane with 155 people on board was falling out of the sky. And it wasn’t […]
A screen capture tool records the actions on your computer screen as you perform them. The output of the capture is a screencast that can be shared as a video file, downloaded to your computer for editing, uploaded to a screencast sharing website, posted as a video to a site like YouTube, or embedded into […]
A National Expert Panel, convened by the CDC, has recently developed and deployed a Field Triage Decision Scheme for EMS providers to select the most appropriate level of care for trauma patients. The decision scheme uses four criteria – physiologic, anatomic, MOI, and special considerations – to make the determination. It also allows and encourages […]
Stroke symptoms – facial droop, one-sided weakness, inability to speak – are fairly easy to recognize with prehospital stroke assessment tools. More and more EMS providers are going to be asked by patient’s family members or caregivers or directed by protocols to transport stroke patients to a designated stroke center. What does it mean for […]
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Line of Duty Death Procedure
I have recently come across several resources related to developing a Line of Duty Death protocol for your EMS agency. Obviously, this would be a tragic circumstance for any organization. Having a procedure to follow will ensure that important tasks are completed. Poll of PA EMS personnel’s knowledge of the PA Line of Duty Death […]