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OMI, NOMI, and EMS: The Case for EMS Recognition of Occlusive MI

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Hershey Medical Center Editors : Alex Blau, DO; Michael DeFilippo, DO, Assistant Professor of EM & EMS, WashU School of Medicine Clinical Case The day after a snowstorm you are working for a rural, advanced life support (ALS) agency and you are called to a 62-year-old gentleman with chest pain. 2017/10/01 2017;10(10):e000032.

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Airway Considerations in Prehospital Cardiac Arrest

ACEP Now

It is historically the “definitive airway” and, in the setting of cardiac arrest, a successfully placed and confirmed endotracheal tube connected to a well-managed ventilator removes the bulk of airway and breathing concerns from the Basic Life Support (BLS)/ Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) algorithms.

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AmeriPro Health Bolsters Mississippi Presence with New Emergency Services Agreement in George County

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AmeriPro will provide two advanced life support (ALS) ambulance trucks 24 hours a day, and a full suite of advanced technology and equipment, including state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring, LUCAS devices capable of delivering automated chest compressions during a cardiac arrest, ZOLL ventilators, and other high-tech patient care tools.

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A Simplified Protocol for Intralipid Administration in the Emergency Dept.

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In addition to early intralipid, seizures should be treated with benzodiazepines and standard Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines should be followed for arrhythmias and cardiac arrest, with some notable modifications. Pawa A Chin KJ Local anesthetic systemic toxicity current perspectives Local Reg Anh 2018:11:35-44.

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The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’—And the EMS Revenue Collapse No One’s Ready For

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The ALS1 rate was chosen because while most patients are transported utilizing basic life support, this figure does not account for mileage or those patients treated at the higher ALS2 rate (using CMS data, approximately 3.6% Percent of GDP in 2018 [link] 43. billion in revenue. of total EMS workups). Myers, V., &

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repost this one as QRS distortion

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A patient with chest pain. (post on Normal ECG)

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