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Compartment Syndromes/diagnosis , Crush Syndrome/diagnosis , Emergency Medical Technicians/education , Compartment Syndromes/etiology , Compartment Syndromes/therapy , Crush Syndrome/etiology , Crush Syndrome/therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Emergency Medical Technicians/standards , Humans , Soft Tissue Injuries/diagnosis , Soft Tissue Injuries/etiology , Soft Tissue Injuries/therapy , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/complications , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/diagnosisSubject(s)
Emergency Medical Technicians/education , Musculoskeletal System/injuries , Wounds and Injuries , Humans , Orthopedics , Trauma Severity Indices , United States , Wounds and Injuries/diagnosis , Wounds and Injuries/physiopathology , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/diagnosis , Wounds, Nonpenetrating/therapy , Wounds, Penetrating/diagnosis , Wounds, Penetrating/therapyABSTRACT
Whether in the hospital or prehospital environment, syncope is one of the perplexing diagnostic challenges facing clinicians. An understanding of the pathophysiology behind syncope, common causes and diagnostically significant examination items can lead to appropriate field decisions and treatment.
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Emergency Medical Services , Syncope/diagnosis , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Education, Continuing , Emergency Medical Services/methods , Humans , Male , Syncope/etiology , Syncope/physiopathologyABSTRACT
Pregnant patients who are involved in trauma pose a special challenge to EMS. Instead of a single patient with a normal physiological response to the injuries sustained, you have two patients with special needs depending on you: the mother and her unborn fetus. Whether the trauma is minor or severe, it will require you to understand and apply your knowledge of the pregnant patient to your assessment and emergency care.
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Emergency Medical Services/methods , Wounds and Injuries , Education, Continuing , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , United States/epidemiology , Wounds and Injuries/complications , Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology , Wounds and Injuries/physiopathologySubject(s)
Asthma/physiopathology , Asthma/therapy , Emergency Medical Services , Heart Failure/physiopathology , Heart Failure/therapy , Pneumonia, Aspiration/physiopathology , Pneumonia, Aspiration/therapy , Pulmonary Embolism/physiopathology , Pulmonary Embolism/therapy , Death , Education, Medical, Continuing , Emergency Medical Technicians/education , HumansSubject(s)
Eclampsia/diagnosis , Emergency Medical Services/standards , Emergency Medical Technicians/education , Emergency Medicine/education , Pre-Eclampsia/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Eclampsia/physiopathology , Eclampsia/therapy , Edema/etiology , Education, Medical, Continuing , Emergency Medical Services/methods , Female , Humans , Hypertension/etiology , Nausea/etiology , Pre-Eclampsia/physiopathology , Pre-Eclampsia/therapy , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Trimester, Second , Pregnancy Trimester, Third , Risk Factors , Vomiting/etiology , Young AdultABSTRACT
The human immune response is arguably among the most difficult processes for an EMS provider to understand. The immune system provides front-line defense to any potentially inflammatory process, with the goal of destroying or inactivating pathogens, abnormal cells and foreign substances. The system includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, lymphoid tissues (as in the GI tract and bone marrow), macrophages, lymphocytes, including B and T cells, and antibodies, among others. On the surface, the skin and stomach acid serve as physical barriers to invasion. This article will primarily concentrate on the immune response to allergies, but will discuss some other immune disorders to illustrate the role of the immune system in common disease processes.
