Pain Management
You respond for a call for a 34-year-old that woke up with abdominal pain; did you get the diagnosis right?
Learn what to look for and how to advocate for elderly patients who may be much sicker than they appear
How is your agency faring on these important metrics?
Ketamine versus haloperidol and benzodiazepine or physical restraint only
Replacing dogma with current best practice updates on burn assessment and treatment
MCHD discusses prehospital pain management with the transition of IV acetaminophen from patent to generic
Why we should all be incorporating more nitrous oxide into our daily EMS practice
Think you know the tips and tricks to make the process go smoothly? Check your knowledge
The ground rules include questions to ask patients and evidence-based medication recommendations
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro evaluate EMS video of a patient receiving whole blood and a finger thoracostomy
Abdominal pain can be a benign case of indigestion, or immediately life-threatening, such as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Learn how to approach the patient with acute, bilateral lower extremity paraplegia
An overview of pain and sedation for the prehospital provider
Make a plan for treating pediatric pain that includes managing unfamiliarity and stress in both the patient and their parents or caregivers
鈥淲here does it hurt?鈥� Test your knowledge of how to assess, localize and document pain
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
Every second counts in the prehospital environment, so it鈥檚 critical that EMS providers stay on top of the latest skills and strategies for saving lives
Identifying the conditions that can kill people emergently when they call 911 with abdominal pain
The Suwannee County Fire Rescue paramedic has been charged with controlled substance possession and grand theft
The Indiana EMS Commission approved statewide changes to the skills EMTs can use in the field, which will go into effect on March 1
Are we providing the same high-quality EMS treatments to all of our patients?
The organization is seeking applications from interested parties to develop evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacologic management of acute pain in a prehospital setting
Commonwealth Care Alliance鈥檚 mobile health program has partnered with local paramedics to reduce non-emergency transportation to the hospital
EMS providers must have a thorough understanding of pain assessment tools and options for acute pain management, especially with the recent focus on opioid abuse
Treat acute cardiac syndrome patients with the appropriate order of operations, and consider when traditional treatments may be contraindicated
Rotating pharmaceutical stock, and exploring alternative pain management and expired drug options can mitigate EMS drug shortages
Dr. Donald Hinderliter allegedly prescribed 832,994 pills to 462 patients over two years, averaging 1,803 pills per patient
A recent study found that other drugs or treatments may be more helpful for non-cancer pain
Use this quiz to determine your level of understanding when it comes to relieving your patients of pain
Doctors are no longer allowed to prescribe more than 14 days鈥� worth of opioids, and they must first look for alternatives
Pain management specialist Dr. Michelle Weiner said medical marijuana is a 鈥済reat alternative for a lot of people suffering with pain鈥�
Paramedics in the town of Fishers are now offering Nitronox to patients as an alternative to opioids
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
