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Sudden Palpitations in a Young Adult

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Magnus Nossen and Ken Grauer ( with Comment by Smith ) The ECG in Figure-1 was electronically transmitted by the ambulance service for evaluation. The patient was transported by EMS to the emergency department, where the ECG was interpreted as showing VT ( V entricular T achycardia ). But why would you want to?

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Efforts in the 1960s by The Committee on Trauma of The American College of Surgeons in improving ORs, emergency rooms, and "Minimal Equipment for Ambulances" gave impetus to better care and more regulation of ambulance services. Advocacy for Trauma Care and EMS Development. Development of EM Residencies.

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Mouth-to-Airway (adjunct)

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

McMahon, Captain, Baltimore Fire Department Ambulance Service, with 15 illustrations by Colin E. Implementation and care directives for "EMS" mouth-to-airway. Training in Ambulance and Emergency Programs McMahon, Martin C. Probably only Internet-accessible extant photo of the Gordon Airway. O’Donnell, C.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

The nose in basic resuscitation: In an ambulance service for which I worked as a Paramedic at a time when although trained in intubation, it was not yet permitted; our principle device was a nasopharyngeal airway with an oversized 15mm endotracheal tube connector. Should EMS Use Nasotracheal Intubation? Brown III, MD, Ali S.