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The crash killed a 2-month-old patient and her mother, a paramedic, a pilot and a doctor.
Air ambulance crashes, killing 5, in Kazakhstan
Air traffic control lost traffic with the helicopter 15 minutes before it was due to land.
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Responders will no longer have blanket immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of not providing the proper level of protection or response.
Ill. Supreme Court kills rule protecting EMS, fire, police from lawsuits
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to discard a rule that protects fire, police and ambulance services accused of failing to provide a level of response from lawsuits.
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Joseph Alexander Wooten With this logic people could sue you for not running lights and sirens to back pain x3 days... People's emergencies are subjective.. And not all dispatchers are emd trained
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Nick Brown Correctional officers can get sued over way more then emergency responders. If an offender hangs himself, the correctional officer on duty can go to prison for negligent homicide.
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Demonstration and discussion of techniques to gain intravenous access through the external jugular vein.
How to cannulate the external jugular vein
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Jake Robert Something I learned from personal experience: never attempt an EJ by holding the catheter like you are about to stab the "victim" then scream out "kali-mah!" as this will cause some commotion.
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Scott Falconer Is it just me or did he make that look difficult?!?!? With an EJV like that, you could almost get a line in blind! I'm not even sure he was confident that it was in situ correctly!
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Being assaulted may be part of the job for EMS providers, but it must not be tolerated or condoned by employers, leaders and peers.
It's time to stand up to abuse and assault on the job
It’s very clear that as an industry, we are poorly trained to identify, defuse and defend ourselves when patients become combatants.
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Ryan McCracken Punch an employee at the bank, grocery store, mall, etc.? You're going to jail. Punch a nurse, EMT, CNA, etc.? No, please stop... really... please... we mean it... derp...
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Janis Poust Jensen Yes it is
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There are a small number of endocrine system conditions that can mimic other more common causes of a patient’s signs and symptoms during a medical emergency.
4 endocrine emergencies EMS providers need to know
Although endocrine emergencies are uncommon, the signs and symptoms can be mistaken for more commonly encountered medical emergencies
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EMS providers need to make their ambulances as safe as possible – not just for psychiatric patients, but for any patient. Here are five tips for both field transports and interfacility transfers.
Psych patient transport: 5 tips to make it safe for providers and patients
Adopt, train, and follow these best practices for field to hospital and interfacility transports of psychiatric patients
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Jeffrey Bilyk Shown in the photo, but not actually mentioned in the article... Flipping over buttons does nothing. Put a new roll of tape sideways over the buttons, then wrap additional tape around that roll securing it to the buckle. Impossible to pop the button. A bit of pain to undo at receiving, but worth your safety.
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Lori Leisen More tips: Lock doors, remove sharp objects within reach including stethoscopes, keep belongings away, if necessary to restrain-one arm up and other arm down (weakens).
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A properly applied tourniquet can save lives. Anyone can learn. Watch the video!
How to apply a tourniquet
Short training video on windlass style tourniquet application from a US Army combat surgeon. Follow these steps to stop the bleeding.
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Dhay Chrazy Yes this is very helpful.. And with trauma, it is best to follow MARCH... M:massive bleeding A:airway R:respiration C:circulation H:hypothermia...
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This should be something you think of whenever you use a bag valve mask.
Remember 2 Things: When to use a nasopharyngeal airway
Steve Whitehead reminds us to always attempt to insert a nasopharyngeal airway when using a bag valve mask, and that it should be used in combination with…
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Simon Standen Not an absolute contraindication in all head trauma..... a relative contraindication where high suspicion of basal skull injury exists and yes, not just one.... Put in two
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Ryan Warwick and if your going to put one in, put 2 in
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