Better care starts before the hospital doors
Paramedic Lifeline strengthens prehospital care by sharing practical education, real-world field experience, and honest conversation about the realities of EMS work. Whether you’re a student, a working provider, or simply curious about what happens before the hospital doors, this is a place to learn and grow alongside the community.
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Helicopter Hoist Rescue in High-Angle Terrain
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Read article →BLS Management of Upper Extremity Fractures
BLS care of upper extremity fractures: clavicle, humerus, elbow, forearm and wrist injuries, splinting principles, the pulseless arm and open fractures.
Read article →Hyperkalemia in the Field: The Quiet Killer on the Monitor
Hyperkalemia for paramedics: spotting high potassium on the ECG before the lab result, the missed-dialysis patient, BRASH syndrome and prehospital treatment.
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- OperationsHelicopter Hoist Rescue in High-Angle Terrain
- CardiologyHyperkalemia in the Field: The Quiet Killer on the Monitor
- MedicalInsulin-Dependent Diabetes: Hypoglycemia, DKA and Pumps in EMS
- TraumaPrehospital Ultrasound (POCUS) for Paramedics
- TraumaUnderstanding Base Excess in Critical Care Paramedicine
- Airway-Respiratory-VentilationManaging Infusion Pumps in Critical Care Transport
- TraumaVehicle Extrication: Kinematics, Rescue Tools, EV Risks
Coastal Rescue Record
Every water rescue on the Carolina coast, in one place
A continuously updated record of water rescues, searches and drownings on the North and South Carolina coast — the ocean, beaches, sounds, inlets and the Intracoastal Waterway, from Currituck to Hilton Head.
Entries are compiled automatically from Coast Guard district releases, National Park Service reports, National Weather Service advisories and regional newsrooms, then grouped so that follow-up coverage of a single event appears as one record rather than several. Every entry links to the sources it was built from, and outcomes that agencies haven’t confirmed are marked as unconfirmed rather than hidden.
It exists because newsrooms report drownings and rarely report saves. The Coast Guard feeds alone carry dozens of offshore rescues that no one wrote up.
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