Emergency medical services have redefined airway management success to include avoiding adverse events like hypoxia and hypotension, using the DASH-1A metric for better patient outcomes.

The article critiques EMS culture, highlighting chronic burnout affecting 76% of providers due to fragmentation and underfunding, advocating for a mobile integrated health model.

Ketamine is increasingly used for refractory status epilepticus, showing seizure control in 50-60% of cases, according to recent studies. It acts on NMDA receptors and offers cardiovascular stability.

Documentation in EMS is essential for credibility and continuity of care. Accurate patient care reports protect patients and clinicians, impacting billing and quality assurance.

Paramedics experience burnout due to trauma exposure, inadequate resources, and frustrating calls. They are encouraged to focus on kindness and patient care rather than frustration.

By Alan M. Petrillo Espanola (NM) Fire/Rescue Department provides fire, rescue, and emergency medical services (EMS) response to the 10,500 residents of the eight-square-mile city of Espanola in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, from three stations by 15 full-time paid firefighter/emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and a paid chief, assistant chief, and fire inspector/investigator. Espanola Fire […]

This review examines the impact of physical learning environments on paramedic education, highlighting their importance for student engagement and learning outcomes.

Essential EMS strategies for traumatic brain injury include airway, hemodynamics and seizure management to improve prehospital TBI outcomes.