Introduction: EMS demand is ever-present, but significant variations exist at the local level. In this paper’s data set, annual county-level consumption of EMS varied greatly, from 153 to...
Airway management is a key component of prehospital care for seriously injured patients. Drug-assisted airway management is not a common intervention in the prehospital setting. Pharmacol...
Introduction: The cumulative experiences of the prehospital provider can weigh heavily and ultimately influence job satisfaction and external events. This study shines a light on the reli...
Introduction: Paramedic program directors struggle with balancing limited time available in clinical and field learning experiences with accomplishing required objectives and allowing for...
Introduction: Management theory indicates a happy employee is a productive employee and employee satisfaction is a leading cause of both retention and resignation. As the price tag of rep...
Introduction: A lack of standardization among paramedic programs has long been identified as one of the most significant problems in prehospital education. One example of this lack of sta...
Introduction: Paramedic programs spend a considerable amount of time and resources ensuring successful completion and documentation of individual laboratory skills for their students. The...
Introduction: According to the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards the length of an initial Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course is estimated to take about 150–19...
Introduction—Multicasualty incidents (MCIs) can be taxing on EMS resources and personnel. In the setting of an MCI, a given patient’s probability of receiving a treatment intervention cou...