The Texas Department of State Health Services is proposing to revoke the certification of a paramedic from a private company who has been accused of being responsible for a patient's death in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — An Allegiance Ambulance paramedic may lose his certification after state health officials say his actions caused a patient's death in Pflugerville earlier this year. That's according ...

Cricothyrotomy and tracheostomy are medical procedures that allow people to breathe when their airways are blocked. Cricothyrotomy is an emergency procedure, while tracheostomy is usually for ...

Both tracheostomy and cricothyrotomy help people breathe when airways are blocked. Cricothyrotomy is an emergency procedure while tracheostomy is for people who need long-term assistance with ...

The case: A 19-year-old Afghan man was critically injured after a blast from an improvised explosive device. A Canadian Forces medic treated him within minutes of the injury. On initial assessment in ...

PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- An inventor from Warwick R.I. has developed an improved device used during a Cricothyrotomy. He was inspired to create this from his personal experience as an ...