STEMI mimics: Quick refresher for medics
Learn to identify common EKG look-alike conditions in this training video from Jax EMS.
View ArticleHow to identify and treat TCA toxicity
This 5-minute video shows how to identify and treat a tricyclic antidepressant poisoning.
View Article12-lead ECG interpretation tips
This four-step technique will help you interpret your 12-lead ECGs.
View ArticleHow to recognize left bundle branch block
Learn how to recognize a Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) in this video tutorial. After watching read and review this 12-Lead ECG case: Elderly man presents with CHF, hypertension and dyspnea.
View ArticleTreating supraventricular tachycardia with adenosine
This video demonstrates one patient's experience with intravenous adenosine for supraventricular tachycardia.
View ArticleRescueNet ePCR From ZOLL Achieves NEMSIS Version 3 Compliance
CHELMSFORD, MASS.— ZOLL® Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, today announced that RescueNet® ePCR Suite v6.0 has been designated NEMSIS Version 3...
View ArticleFirst NEMSIS v3 EMS patient care record system deployed in California, Texas,...
Fort Worth, TX (November, 2014) – At this week’s Texas EMS Conference, Beyond Lucid Technologies (BLT)—a San Francisco area-based health and safety IT firm serving the Fire and Emergency Medical...
View ArticleMasimo Unveils MightySat™ at Consumer Electronics Show - First Fingertip...
Untitled Document Visit Booth 73711 at CES in Las Vegas to Witness Death-Defying and Olympic-Level Demonstrations Showing How MightySat Delivers Accurate Measurements When Other Pulse Oximeters Fail...
View ArticleFerno Launches iN∫TRAXX™ Integrated Ambulance Component System™
Las Vegas, NV, September 16, 2015 – Ferno, the global leader in pre-hospital emergency care solutions, will be launching the Ferno iN∫TRAXX™ Integrated Ambulance Component System during EMSWorld Expo...
View ArticleMedaPoint’s AdvanceCareTM ePCR Receives NEMSIS 3 Certification
Cloud-based, mobile AdvanceCare among few ePCRs to be NEMSIS 3 Certified AUSTIN, Texas - January 4, 2016 – Texas-based EMS software company MedaPoint, Inc. today announces that they have achieved...
View ArticleHow to assess an infant's rectal temperature
If you're not a parent, you may not be familiar with taking a rectal temperature. Follow these tips to be as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
View ArticleHow to assess a pediatric patient's mental status
Assessing mental status in infants and toddlers is more complex than adults because they generally can't tell the date, time, precise location, or preceding events.
View ArticleWhat football can teach us about patient assessment
Patient assessment is a often a team effort that requires a plan, roles, and follow through
View ArticleBlood pressure reading tips and tricks for EMS
One of the things I'm most often asked by students and rookie EMTs is, "Kelly, how am I supposed to hear a blood pressure in the back of the rig?"
View ArticlePatient assessment is a non-linear process
On a skill sheet, patient assessment is presented as a linear process: First size up the scene, then complete the primary assessment followed by the secondary assessment.
View ArticleVentilating difficult airways in the field
Automatic transport ventilators may improve ventilation rate, tidal volume, and oxygenation for patients needing airway management and ventilator support
View ArticleSepsis detection and monitoring in EMS
Temperature, lactate and ETCO2 monitoring may provide field personnel with objective evidence to make a more accurate field diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome
View ArticleEpiPen smart case for anaphylaxis treatment awarded at CES
The Veta system connects a smart case with a mobile app and helps monitor an auto-injector's location and usage
View ArticleSC fire and rescue dept. gets grant for cardiac monitors
The funds will allow the purchase of 12 new cardiac monitors
View Article'Arrhythmias and Dysrhythmias' app for patient assessment available for Android
The app aids in the diagnosis of heart problems
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