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Unpacking CDC Guidelines on Masks, Vehicle Ventilation and Post-Exposure Protocols

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EMS guidelines, as per CDC recommendations, do not require N95 use for routine transport of TB or Covid patients unless aerosol-generating procedures like intubation or CPR are performed. Ground vehicle standards (updated as recently as 2022) recommend running these systems to achieve complete air turnover every two minutes or less.

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CO Fire Department Launches PulsePoint to Get Bystanders to Cardiac Arrest Emergencies

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“On average, every minute or so that someone goes without CPR once they’ve suffered from a cardiac arrest, their chances of survival decrease by about 10%,” Greeley Fire Department community education and risk education specialist Bryan Eisen said. “So, We encourage everyone to come to those classes,” Eisen said.

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The Importance of Gastric Decompression and Ventilation Management During Cardiac Arrest Care

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For example, bystander CPR is hands-only, and education has increased the actions taken before we get on the scene. Effective, high-quality CPR is the first and most vital part of this. Many systems use continuous compressions and mechanical CPR devices to improve cardiac output. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022.

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Simulation Training as a Strategy for Workforce Retention in EMS

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7 Abelsson notes how simulations, particularly those involving life-threatening scenarios like trauma or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), offer invaluable opportunities for repeated practice in safe environments, where mistakes become learning moments rather than life-threatening errors. Abelsson et al., Bienstock et al. (16

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repost this one as QRS distortion

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The QRS proves it. Posted by Steve Smith at 6:29 AM Email This BlogThis!

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Expedient Field Amputations

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2022 Jan;51:430. 3 min read Cardiac & Resuscitation Patient Care Arizona CPR EMS EMT Paramedic Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis Here are effective ways on how you can communicate with pediatric patients in crisis. Prehospital amputation: An experimental comparison of techniques. Am J Emerg Med. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.09.002.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OMI Manifesto About Resources Teaching Images Lectures + Podcasts Rules + Equations OMI Literature Timeline OMI Facts and References The OMI Quizzes OMI Pocket Guide Cardiac CATH Guide QTc Calculator Lead Reversals-Artifact Neuroprotective CPR OMI AI: The Queen of Hearts Thursday, November 27, 2014 A patient with chest pain. LV Aneurysm?

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