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Increasing Ambulance Services Efficiency and Accessibility to Improve Emergency Response

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

Ambulance services are an integral part of emergency medical services. In an intense medical emergency, the arrival of immediate help and an ambulance can make the difference between life and death. These make ambulance services vital. Let us look into some important functions that ambulance services serve.

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CASE #6 UPDATE – FIND THE BLEEDING, STOP THE BLEEDING

Rural Doctors Net

Importantly the ambulance service in many rural areas will be staffed by volunteers – trained to Cert IV level but unable to cannulate, give drugs (other than penthrox/GTN) or intubate. Flooding him with crystalloid is going to dilute his clotting factors, make him hypothermic and potentially worsen outcomes.

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Another MUST know ECG, and why its notoriety annoys Dr. Smith

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Magnus Nossen The ECG below was obtained from 50-something male with a history of hypertension and tobacco use. The patient contacted the ambulance service after he experienced sudden onset chest pain and diaphoresis that had started 20 minutes prior. The ECG below ECG was recorded on the scene.

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