How to Effectively Prevent and Respond to Drowning
Drowning causes millions of death globally. In the US, about ten people die from drowning daily with drowning statistics rising around the summer period. As an EMS professional, it is…
How to Prevent EMS Burnout
Burnout generally occurs because there is too much overtime, long shifts, and insufficient equipment professionals have to work with daily. For the EMS professional, these issues are a bleak reality.…
4 Things You Should Know About Hyperventilation Syndrome
Hyperventilation syndrome is a medical condition where one breathes too fast alongside shortness of breath. Normally, breathing balances with oxygen intake and carbon dioxide uptake, which takes an average of…
Could Drones Be the Future Of EMS?
Within the last few years, drones are becoming widely accepted across industries, especially in law enforcement, rescue, and fire operations. They have helped combat the challenges of insufficient human resources…
How to Improve Ambulance Safety
Providing quality patient care in a moving ambulance can be challenging. Any sudden swerves, stops, or even a minor fender bender can bring alarming injuries to patients and healthcare providers.…
Stretcher Maintenance: Have Your Emergency Equipment Ready
EMS equipment that’s used daily, like a Stryker power stretcher, naturally suffers more wear and tear that their less commonly used counterparts. But that’s in part because they’re continually essential…
3 Benefits of Powered Patient Transport Equipment
There are many benefits of powered patient transport equipment. Emergency medical services can utilize powered EMS equipment to accomplish a variety of tasks. There is always a possibility of injury…
5 Items You NEED in Your EMS Jump Bag
Blood Pressure Cuff A blood pressure cuff is a vital addition to your EMS jump bag. There is a wide variety of used EMS equipment that is…
4 Tips to Safely Lift Patients
When working in the medical field, you become accustomed to moving and transferring patients This is especially true for those who work in emergency medical services and utilize used EMS…
9 Common Pieces of Medical Equipment Used by EMS Teams
In the event of a medical emergency or an auto accident, it will be imperative that emergency medical responders be equipped with a wide variety of equipment. Because EMS never…