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By Tiffany Pleasent, MD Case Review A 64-year-old female calls 911 for severe shortness of breath and chest pain. An
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Article Bites #45: Characteristics, Prehospital Management, and Outcomes in Patients Assessed for Hypoglycemia: Repeat Access to Prehospital or Emergency Care
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IV versus IO: Does your Site of Access Matter in Cardiac Arrest?
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Article Bites #44: Managing the Out-of-Hospital Extraglottic Airway Device
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Article Bites #43: Dosing errors made by paramedics during pediatric patient simulations after implementation of a state-wide pediatric drug dosing reference
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Article Bites #42: Association of Statewide Implementation of the Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines with Patient Survival Following Traumatic Brain Injury
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Should Waveform Capnography be in the EMT Scope of Practice? (Part 3)
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