Pain Management /pain-management Pain Management en-US Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:51:55 GMT One for the Road: 3 times pain meds are overlooked /pain-management/one-for-the-road-three-times-pain-meds-are-overlooked Don’t ignore one of the best things we can do for a patient Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:51:55 GMT /pain-management/one-for-the-road-three-times-pain-meds-are-overlooked Understanding prehospital ketamine: Dosing to drawbacks /pharmacology/articles/understanding-prehospital-ketamine-dosing-to-drawbacks-4Gkj3ly6gBunzeHX/ In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:12:24 GMT /pharmacology/articles/understanding-prehospital-ketamine-dosing-to-drawbacks-4Gkj3ly6gBunzeHX/ Timeless pain management tips /medical-clinical/articles/timeless-pain-management-tips-KYWdp8zSi6nih7S8/ All EMS providers can still learn something about patient care and pain management from their mother Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:32:11 GMT /medical-clinical/articles/timeless-pain-management-tips-KYWdp8zSi6nih7S8/ 1 dead, 4 critically injured in Fla. boat explosion /burns/1-dead-4-critically-injured-in-fla-boat-explosion One person is dead after a boat exploded while being fueled at a Broward County marina Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:52:08 GMT /burns/1-dead-4-critically-injured-in-fla-boat-explosion Reporter injured during Mo. Senate candidate's shooting event /safety/reporter-injured-during-mo-senate-candidates-shooting-event A KSHB-TV reporter was grazed in the arm by flyaway metal Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:10:56 GMT /safety/reporter-injured-during-mo-senate-candidates-shooting-event One for the Road: 3 times pain meds are overlooked /pain-management/one-for-the-road-three-times-pain-meds-are-overlooked Don’t ignore one of the best things we can do for a patient Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:51:55 GMT /pain-management/one-for-the-road-three-times-pain-meds-are-overlooked Conn. first responders save worker pinned in wall collapse /rescue/conn-first-responders-save-worker-pinned-in-wall-collapse A worker in Bridgeport became trapped when a brick wall collapsed on him Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:30:50 GMT /rescue/conn-first-responders-save-worker-pinned-in-wall-collapse Understanding prehospital ketamine: Dosing to drawbacks /pharmacology/articles/understanding-prehospital-ketamine-dosing-to-drawbacks-4Gkj3ly6gBunzeHX/ In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:12:24 GMT /pharmacology/articles/understanding-prehospital-ketamine-dosing-to-drawbacks-4Gkj3ly6gBunzeHX/ Officials work to protect Fla. IV supplies after disruptions at N.C. facility /emergency-management/officials-work-to-protect-fla-iv-supplies-after-disruptions-at-n-c-facility The fallout from Hurricane Helene has forced some hospitals to begin conserving supplies Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:00:47 GMT /emergency-management/officials-work-to-protect-fla-iv-supplies-after-disruptions-at-n-c-facility Hurricane Helene's devastation impacts the nation's intravenous solutions supply /ems-management/hurricane-helenes-devastation-impacts-the-nations-intravenous-solutions-supply Baxter International has temporarily closed its largest plant spurring hospitals and EMS to plan for IV shortages Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:52:54 GMT /ems-management/hurricane-helenes-devastation-impacts-the-nations-intravenous-solutions-supply Timeless pain management tips /medical-clinical/articles/timeless-pain-management-tips-KYWdp8zSi6nih7S8/ All EMS providers can still learn something about patient care and pain management from their mother Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:32:11 GMT /medical-clinical/articles/timeless-pain-management-tips-KYWdp8zSi6nih7S8/ Worker burned in an explosion at Conn. bowling alley /burns/worker-burned-in-an-explosion-at-conn-bowling-alley A worker suffered burns to his face and arms when an air conditioner exploded at an East Haven bowling alley Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMT /burns/worker-burned-in-an-explosion-at-conn-bowling-alley Where does it hurt? /pain-management/articles/where-does-it-hurt-3JVTy3wdj9A2nA4i/ Use these assessment tips and terms to localize pain and guide your treatment plan Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:15:15 GMT /pain-management/articles/where-does-it-hurt-3JVTy3wdj9A2nA4i/ Abdominal pain assessment tips to reach a diagnosis /medical-clinical/articles/abdominal-pain-assessment-tips-to-reach-a-diagnosis-fZZbCKpfYgvGS384/ You respond for a call for a 34-year-old that woke up with abdominal pain; did you get the diagnosis right? Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:04:11 GMT /medical-clinical/articles/abdominal-pain-assessment-tips-to-reach-a-diagnosis-fZZbCKpfYgvGS384/ 5 swimmers shocked in Ind. pool /rescue/5-swimmers-shocked-in-ind-pool Investigators called the incident at a Logansport home pool a "freak accident" Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:30:55 GMT /rescue/5-swimmers-shocked-in-ind-pool Mich. first responders rescue man pinned under train /rescue/mich-first-responders-rescue-man-pinned-under-train A University of Michigan surgical team responded to the scene in Ann Arbor to prepare for a possible field amputation Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:06:20 GMT /rescue/mich-first-responders-rescue-man-pinned-under-train Calif. bakery worker rescued after arm is pinned in machine /rescue/calif-bakery-worker-rescued-after-arm-is-pinned-in-machine Santa Rosa firefighters had to dismantle an overhead proofer to free the worker's crushed arm Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:05:20 GMT /rescue/calif-bakery-worker-rescued-after-arm-is-pinned-in-machine 'The skin was melted off his foot': Tourist suffers third-degree burns to feet on Death Valley sand dune /burns/the-skin-was-melted-off-his-foot-tourist-suffers-third-degree-burns-to-feet-on-death-valley-sand-dune The National Park Service said the man was taking a short walk in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:56:31 GMT /burns/the-skin-was-melted-off-his-foot-tourist-suffers-third-degree-burns-to-feet-on-death-valley-sand-dune 'It was mayhem in the beginning': N.Y. firefighters recall rescues at house explosion /fire-ems/it-was-mayhem-in-the-beginning-n-y-firefighters-recall-rescues-at-house-explosion Syracuse firefighters said they saw so many people on the scene that it was tough to tell who was a victim Sun, 30 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMT /fire-ems/it-was-mayhem-in-the-beginning-n-y-firefighters-recall-rescues-at-house-explosion Leg injuries keep Maine search and rescue team busy /ems-products/patient-handling/leg-injuries-keep-maine-search-and-rescue-team-busy Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue personnel responded to injured hikers in Acadia National Park Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:34:56 GMT /ems-products/patient-handling/leg-injuries-keep-maine-search-and-rescue-team-busy Woman impaled by beach umbrella while visiting Fla. beach /trauma/woman-impaled-by-beach-umbrella-while-visiting-fla-beach A Brevard County spokesperson said the woman was struck "through the leg" by the umbrella Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:45:33 GMT /trauma/woman-impaled-by-beach-umbrella-while-visiting-fla-beach Ill. man loses legs after being struck by train /trauma/ill-man-loses-legs-after-being-struck-by-train Abbott EMS personnel faced a man who had both legs amputated after being run over by train Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:59:05 GMT /trauma/ill-man-loses-legs-after-being-struck-by-train Man critically injured after being struck by roller coaster at Ohio amusement park /trauma/man-critically-injured-after-being-struck-by-roller-coaster-at-ohio-amusement-park Incident at Kings Island Central theme park in Mason began when the patient entered a restricted area to get his keys Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMT /trauma/man-critically-injured-after-being-struck-by-roller-coaster-at-ohio-amusement-park Mich. camp counselor pinned for 90 minutes by fallen tree /rescue/mich-camp-counselor-pinned-for-90-minutes-by-fallen-tree Part of a large tree fell onto a cabin in Oceana County, trapping the counselor in her bed Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:26:59 GMT /rescue/mich-camp-counselor-pinned-for-90-minutes-by-fallen-tree Utah crews work for 3 hours to rescue teen, trapped on trail with fractured femur /rescue/utah-crews-work-for-3-hours-to-rescue-teen-trapped-on-trail-with-fractured-femur A teen hiking in the Spanish Fork Canyon area was trapped when a boulder fell on top of him, breaking his leg Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:59:14 GMT /rescue/utah-crews-work-for-3-hours-to-rescue-teen-trapped-on-trail-with-fractured-femur Fear the geriatric abdominal pain /geriatric/articles/fear-the-geriatric-abdominal-pain-nGg8Fpg8s8b9XvgX/ Learn what to look for and how to advocate for elderly patients who may be much sicker than they appear Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:53:43 GMT /geriatric/articles/fear-the-geriatric-abdominal-pain-nGg8Fpg8s8b9XvgX/ Annual EMS Index looks at performance on key issues /ems-products/ePCR-Electronic-Patient-Care-Reporting/annual-ems-index-looks-at-performance-on-key-issues How is your agency faring on these important metrics? Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:55:08 GMT /ems-products/ePCR-Electronic-Patient-Care-Reporting/annual-ems-index-looks-at-performance-on-key-issues 2 critically burned when hot air balloon comes near Ind. power lines /burns/2-critically-burned-when-hot-air-balloon-comes-near-ind-power-lines Three people were injured, two critically when a hot air balloon came near power lines in Lowell Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:58:21 GMT /burns/2-critically-burned-when-hot-air-balloon-comes-near-ind-power-lines Wis. workers injured when forklift forks drop on legs /trauma/wis-workers-injured-when-forklift-forks-drop-on-legs Case New Holland workers were removing a chain that became stuck in the forklift Thu, 30 May 2024 14:50:33 GMT /trauma/wis-workers-injured-when-forklift-forks-drop-on-legs How to use OPQRST as an effective patient assessment tool /ems-products/education/articles/how-to-use-opqrst-as-an-effective-patient-assessment-tool-yd2KWgJIBdtd7D5T/ OPQRST is an important part of patient assessment and the start of a conversation with the patient about their pain complaint Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:17:59 GMT /ems-products/education/articles/how-to-use-opqrst-as-an-effective-patient-assessment-tool-yd2KWgJIBdtd7D5T/ Nitroglycerin: Major actions and misconceptions /ems-products/medical-monitoring/articles/nitroglycerin-major-actions-and-misconceptions-7j3y8hSw5MzSKU9S/ 6 myths and misconceptions about nitroglycerin administration, uses and results Mon, 06 May 2024 20:01:26 GMT /ems-products/medical-monitoring/articles/nitroglycerin-major-actions-and-misconceptions-7j3y8hSw5MzSKU9S/ 'The skin was melted off his foot': Tourist suffers third-degree burns to feet on Death Valley sand dune /burns/the-skin-was-melted-off-his-foot-tourist-suffers-third-degree-burns-to-feet-on-death-valley-sand-dune The National Park Service said the man was taking a short walk in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:56:31 GMT /burns/the-skin-was-melted-off-his-foot-tourist-suffers-third-degree-burns-to-feet-on-death-valley-sand-dune Back to the basics: That gut feeling /patient-assessment/articles/back-to-the-basics-that-gut-feeling-zoX9LTuSqh0Qaj4g/ The key to differentiating abdominal pain is to utilize as many assessment tools as possible Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:24:50 GMT /patient-assessment/articles/back-to-the-basics-that-gut-feeling-zoX9LTuSqh0Qaj4g/ Utah crews work for 3 hours to rescue teen, trapped on trail with fractured femur /rescue/utah-crews-work-for-3-hours-to-rescue-teen-trapped-on-trail-with-fractured-femur A teen hiking in the Spanish Fork Canyon area was trapped when a boulder fell on top of him, breaking his leg Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:59:14 GMT /rescue/utah-crews-work-for-3-hours-to-rescue-teen-trapped-on-trail-with-fractured-femur