Patient assessment is the process an EMT or paramedic follows to evaluate an injured or ill patient. The process includes a scene size-up, which is the identification and mitigation of risks ...

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Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not ...

This course introduces basic emergency medical care. Topics include preparatory, airway, patient assessment, medical emergencies, trauma, infants and children, and operations. Upon completion, ...

Additionally, parents often understand how to operate and troubleshoot any durable medical equipment their child relies on. In all these cases, like with most pediatric patients, EMS providers can ...

SUTHERLAND—Recruiting sometimes means more than inviting people to join; it means meeting people where they are at.

An emergency medical technician was fired by the City of Monticello in August for sharing with others a video he recorded of a patient’s ambulance ride. State records indicate Advanced Emergency ...

Douglas County Fire and EMS is proposing to charge a $100 response fee. While some areas do charge for such services, others ...

DEVELOPING STORY COMING UP AT SIX. RIGHT NOW WE’RE GETTING NEW DETAILS ABOUT A BRAZEN CRIME. POLICE SAY A WOMAN STOLE AN AMBULANCE WITH A PATIENT AND AN EMS CREW INSIDE THE NOPD TOOK THE WOMAN ...

Brandon Heggie explains why hypothermic patients must be handled very gently while EMS providers apply the five steps to ...