ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Consent to a trauma evaluation is presumed when a patient presents as a trauma activation; implied consent applies to all life-threatening emergencies and is not unique to trauma activations. Wearing a cut-up trauma sheet as a hijab, she walked out of our emergency department several hours later, intact and not traumatized.

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NCOAE

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Also, how to recognize a heart attack or stroke and what to do to give the patient the best chance of survival. Basic anatomy and physiology, what causes common diseases like diabetes and asthma, and how to treat emergencies associated with them. Many EMTs work on a 911 emergency response ambulance.

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NCOAE

MARCH 8, 2021

On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heart attack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. You may even have to deliver a baby! You can never predict what will happen over the course of any given shift. Do You Have What It Takes to Become an EMT?

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Peter Canning

MAY 12, 2024

I don’t believe he was a candidate for ketamine,” said Connecticut paramedic Peter Canning, who said he supports sedating truly violent patients because they stop fighting and are sleeping by the time they get to the hospital. There are two main categories of EMS providers – EMTs and paramedics. Maybe even from separate services.

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BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

Question A patient having a panic attack can manifest signs and symptoms of a heart attack. Which of the following is not a sign or symptom associated with a panic attack? Transporting a 16-year-old patient that was an unrestrained driver in an MVA to the emergency department when he does not want to be evaluated.

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