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A Simple 1–10 That Isn’t Simple at All
01/07/2026
Kirstie Breneman, NRP
Pain is more than a number on a scale—It's a reflection of the patient, the situation, and the EMS provider.
Pain is more than a number on a scale—It's a reflection of the patient, the situation, and the EMS provider.
Pain is more than a number on a...
01/07/2026
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Urticaria on dark skin
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Skin Color Assessment in EMS Education and Practice
01/05/2026
Skin color in patient assessment is often taught using frameworks that don't reflect the diversity of patients encountered in modern EMS practice.
Skin color in patient assessment is often taught using frameworks that don't reflect the diversity of patients encountered in modern EMS practice.
Skin color in patient assessment...
01/05/2026
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stroke imaging
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Stroke Assessment: BEFAST About It
12/31/2025
Lew Steinberg, MPA, NRP
BEFAST adds a couple of additional evaluation measures for the assessment of stroke in the prehospital environment.
BEFAST adds a couple of additional evaluation measures for the assessment of stroke in the prehospital environment.
BEFAST adds a couple of...
12/31/2025
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image of dissecting aortic aneurism
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Six Questions With an Aortic Health Expert on Prehospital Care of Aortic Emergencies
12/26/2025
Frances Hall, NREMT-P
An aortic dissection requires emergent surgical intervention, but diagnosing and stabilizing in the field can be tricky.
An aortic dissection requires emergent surgical intervention, but diagnosing and stabilizing in the field can be tricky.
An aortic dissection requires...
12/26/2025
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Block and Roll: How Regional Anesthesia is Changing Prehospital Care
12/05/2025
Pierre-Marc Dion, MD; Michael J. Lauria, MD, NRP, FP-C
In the ever-evolving sphere of prehospital and emergency medicine, the search for innovative and efficacious solutions for patient care remains a continuous endeavor. Among the promising advancements, regional anesthesia has emerged as a...
In the ever-evolving sphere of prehospital and emergency medicine, the search for innovative and efficacious solutions for patient care remains a continuous endeavor. Among the promising advancements, regional anesthesia has emerged as a...
In the ever-evolving sphere of...
12/05/2025
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Curated position statements cover traumatic OHCA, blood transfusions, and prehospital SCI management
Takeaways from the NAEMSP Prehospital Trauma Compendium
12/05/2025
Michael Kaduce, MPS, NRP
The recently published NAEMSP Prehospital Trauma Compendium is a powerful resource for EMS clinicians, educators, and leaders. Rather than a single guideline, it is a curated collection of position statements, resource documents, and...
The recently published NAEMSP Prehospital Trauma Compendium is a powerful resource for EMS clinicians, educators, and leaders. Rather than a single guideline, it is a curated collection of position statements, resource documents, and...
The recently published NAEMSP...
12/05/2025
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Scripps Safe Announces Year-End Special: Rescue Series Narcotics Boxes 30% Off
11/14/2025
The Rescue Series is designed to meet the highest safety and compliance standards, ensuring secure storage and controlled access to narcotics.
The Rescue Series is designed to meet the highest safety and compliance standards, ensuring secure storage and controlled access to narcotics.
The Rescue Series is designed to...
11/14/2025
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patient being treated by EMS with a defibrillator
Perspectives
Cultivating Ignorance: The Liabilities of “Prehospital Care” Go Beyond Misplaced Expectations
10/28/2025
Mark Rock, NRP
EMS professionals often face criticism when they act in ways consistent with protocols, but against what the public expects; perhaps changing how we talk about EMS care can help.
EMS professionals often face criticism when they act in ways consistent with protocols, but against what the public expects; perhaps changing how we talk about EMS care can help.
EMS professionals often face...
10/28/2025
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tachycardia
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Literature That Changes Practice: Abnormal Vitals That Predict Death
10/20/2025
Frances Hall, NREMT-P
Patients presenting tachycardia and tachypnea are more likely to die in the hospital, even in the absence of any other concerning exam findings during an assessment.
Patients presenting tachycardia and tachypnea are more likely to die in the hospital, even in the absence of any other concerning exam findings during an assessment.
Patients presenting tachycardia...
10/20/2025
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Eagle County Paramedics with whole blood
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Eagle County Paramedic Services Unveils Whole Blood Program  
10/17/2025
National model for trauma care arrives in Colorado’s High Country.
National model for trauma care arrives in Colorado’s High Country.
National model for trauma care...
10/17/2025
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New STOP THE BLEED® Instructor Licensing Program Now Available
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New STOP THE BLEED® Instructor Licensing Program Now Available
02/05/2024

Source: Amp Your Good, Inc.

Source: Amp Your Good, Inc.
Free tools and resources introduced for EMS professionals.
Free tools and resources introduced for EMS professionals.
Free tools and resources...
02/05/2024
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Crossword Puzzle #64: Straight to the Heart
03/05/2024
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Ottawa To Deploy Taxis to Back Up Ambulances
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Ottawa To Deploy Taxis to Back Up Ambulances
04/09/2024

By James Careless

By James Careless
To manage excessive offload times keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa Paramedic Service will begin transporting non-critical patients to the hospital by taxi.
To manage excessive offload times keeping ambulances off the streets, the city-run Ottawa Paramedic Service will begin transporting non-critical patients to the hospital by taxi.
To manage excessive offload...
04/09/2024
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San Diego, CA - January 05: A Falck ambulance speeds along El Cajon Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 in San Diego, CA. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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With Profits Slow to Materialize, San Diego Considers Another Overhaul of its Ambulance Service
05/09/2024

By David Garrick, The San Diego Union-Tribune

By David Garrick, The San D...
Ambulance service in San Diego may soon undergo significant changes despite the recent success of a new model where private ambulances transport patients and the city oversees deployment, staffing, and billing.
Ambulance service in San Diego may soon undergo significant changes despite the recent success of a new model where private ambulances transport patients and the city oversees deployment, staffing, and billing.
Ambulance service in San...
05/09/2024
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binder lift phase patient handling
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The Power Paradox
06/10/2024

By Rick Binder

By Rick Binder
The contradiction of power stretchers and manual patient lifting in EMS.
The contradiction of power stretchers and manual patient lifting in EMS.
The contradiction of power...
06/10/2024
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