Bed bugs have become an increasingly alarming issue among EMS around the country. Make sure take care of EMS equipment to stop bed bugs from spreading!

Most of us are guilty of poor EMS hygiene. This could be as simple as not gloving up to perform a patient assessment on a little old grandmother. But, when we think we could be exposing ourselves to anything yucky, we glove up… even double glove. Remember, gloves protect patients too!

A large number of interfacility transfers involve very sick patients who have undergone invasive procedures prior to our arrival. Rather than just taking the word of our fellow health care providers, it is helpful if we can look at an X-ray to confirm things for ourselves visually as well.

The debate over whether to give EMS providers bullet proof vests is a crucial one to the safety of first responders. But, we man need more data around the subject in order to get legislation passed or convince private EMS outfits to equip their providers with bullet proof vests.

Alzheimer’s patients who have trouble with insulin production may suffer from type-3 diabetes. Learn the symptoms and treatments available so you can better serve your community.

A review of why EMS personnel may consider wearing ballistic vests, including situations that do not involve guns.

A paramedic quickly breaksdown the appearance Acryl fentanyl, a narcan resistant form of the fentanyl drug. With the opioid crisis already out of control, how can paramedics best respond to calls involving this new drug?

A discussion of the intubation debate in the EMS field, and why some may be arguing about more than proper intubation techniques.

We take a look at the incidence of children dying from hyperthermia or other heat-related illnesses after being left in hot cars.

We discuss the discovery of synthetic opioids by a team in California. These drugs seem to have no addictive side affects while also reducing pain.