High Performance EMS

AUGUST 9, 2024

The very low risk calls can typically be satisfied with basic life support (BLS) capabilities. Given the time, a BLS crew can begin life-sustaining measures or conduct an assessment for proper hand-off to the paramedics upon arrival.

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Peter Canning

AUGUST 24, 2024

Connecticut recently added supraglottic airways to the BLS scope of practice. I strongly believe BLS EMTs are capable of inserting supraglottic airways. When I started as a paramedic, the airway gold standard was an endotracheal, or ET tube. Both very bad. You did what only other medics and doctors could do. Look at me!

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Chicago EMT Training

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A quick breakdown on the differences between an EMT-B(asic) and an EMT-P(aramedic) Basic Life Support (BLS) vs Advanced Life Support (ALS) So there it is. Most of the 911 calls are BLS rather than ALS. The two main levels of care you would probably see in the prehospital setting. Don't get me wrong, an EMT-Bs can do A LOT.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Author: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) // Reviewed by Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) The American Heart Association 2023 Guideline for managing cardiac arrest or life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning was recently released. This post will focus on the key parts of the guideline that affect ED evaluation and management. Top 10 Take Home Pearls 1.

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JEMS

JUNE 27, 2025

The… EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month. West said the driver was alert and sharp, but panicking.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

EMS arrives on scene and initiates high quality basic life support (BLS). Ian Stiell that demonstrated no advantage to ACLS vs. BLS for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). One defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation (VF) is provided but the patient remains in VF. Patients were also excluded if incarcerated or pregnant.

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High Performance EMS

JUNE 12, 2023

With expected delays beyond that time limit, it may be acceptable to dispatch a BLS unit to begin care while still allowing the ALS resource to join the response from a longer distance. A Bravo request could be most efficiently served in a BLS capacity with longer response times before it would be deemed late.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

EMS responses (n = 4,375,568) were analyzed comparing patient acuity and CMS Service level, Advanced Life Support (ALS) vs Basic Life Support (BLS), to assess for associations in acuity and CMS Service level using logistic regression. The results indicate that acuity and service level vary according to insurance and rurality.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 14, 2021

Ian Stiell on BLS vs. ACLS ( SGEM#64 ), the use of mechanical CPR ( SGEM#136 ), and pre-hospital hypothermia ( SGEM#183 ). Date: August 12th, 2021 Reference: Daya et al. Survival After Intravenous Versus Intraosseous Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Shock-Refractory Cardiac Arrest. Reference: Daya et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 11, 2023

The fire-based crew has basic life support (BLS) airway supplies including the King Laryngeal Tube, the paramedic crew carries iGel supraglottic airways (SGAs) in addition to their intubation equipment. Reference: Smida et al.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In 2015, it introduced Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification for EMS personnel. After three years of curriculum development and testing, the Red Cross launched a package of courses that includes BLS, ALS, and PALS training with certification in 2019. All three leverage the latest educational methodologies.

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High Performance EMS

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Figure 2 Sample data demonstrating ALS (green) and BLS (blue) call volume comparisons by hour-of-the-day and day-of-the-week. And a lack of credibility also encourages the freelancing of decisions outside of the control of your administration. Higher call volumes typically occur toward the start and end of the traditional work week.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The EMS crew was only BLS certified, so EKG interpretation is not within their scope of practice. The ambulance report says "BP continued to drop during transport and pt remained cold and clammy." It appears EMS obtained two EKGs, but unfortunately these were not saved in the medical record. cTnI drawn at the same was 0.011 ng/mL (ref.

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NCOAE

AUGUST 12, 2022

That’s because one of our areas of focus here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) is emergency medicine training and education. The post Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms appeared first on National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education.

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Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades. 2014), BLS (Sanghavi et al. 2000, Stiell et al.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 8, 2021

These prerequisites include maintaining a valid EMT-B certificate or higher, successfully completing a CAAHEP-accredited education program within the past 2 years, maintaining valid CPR-BLS credentials or their equivalent, and successfully completing the cognitive and psychomotor examination portions of the NREMT-P curriculum.

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ESO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When these key data points are documented by the BLS or First Response team, they’ll now transfer over to the transporting unit’s chart for the hospital to view, eliminating the need for double documentation. EHR M2M Enhancements We have enhanced our Mobile2Mobile feature to include assessments, last known well, and symptom onset.

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BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

EMT Airway, Respiration, & Ventilation Practice Test Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 10 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Quiz complete.

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Paramedics Unlimited

APRIL 19, 2018

What is the difference between ALS and BLS Medical Care? In Basic Life Support (BLS) emergencies, a single EMS provider can not deliver optimum care, such as when trying to hold direct pressure on a bleeding wound, while preparing bandages, to stop bleeding.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 21, 2017

Lay-people likely to see opioid overdoses may be trained to administer naloxone during targeted BLS training” (5). It is an opioid antagonist that binds competitively to opioid receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Do heroin overdose patients require observation after receiving naloxone? Clinical Toxicology 2017.

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NAEMSP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The responding BLS crew was unable to initiate adequate resuscitation, despite signs of shock. Author: Joshua Stilley, MD FACEP FAEMS This article was written in collaboration with the National Adrenal Diseases Foundation Background: Adrenal crisis occurs when the adrenal glands are unable to produce enough endogenous steroids under stress.

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Peter Canning

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I am in the fly car and a BLS crew is in the ambulance. I don’t see anyone on two passes, but then I hear the BLS unit radio they’ve found him. We’re dispatched to an overdose on Ashley Street. We’re driving around looking for the victim. I swing around to where they are now parked at the curb with their lights still going.

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The Overrun

JULY 5, 2019

Since she was confused, she didn’t know where his paperwork was so the BLS agency that arrived began efforts for resuscitation. Each of the people on that BLS crew are career providers. She herself suffers from the beginnings of dementia and forgot that he was on hospice, so she called 911.

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EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Scope of Practice EMS encompasses a broad range of emergency response capabilities, including advanced life support (ALS), basic life support (BLS), patient transport, and coordination of emergency response. After completing the training, candidates must pass a national or state certification exam to become licensed EMTs.

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EM Didactic

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Like most of you would have, I had completed BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS provider courses and had revised the respective manuals for this station. BLS (5 marks) 2. I cleared my DNB EM Practical Exam and with that, I have successfully completed my Post Graduation in Emergency Medicine. Algorithms you need to be prepared for include: 1.

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 15, 2024

I was in the paramedic fly car and a BLS crew was in the ambulance. I didn’t see anyone on two passes, but then I heard the BLS unit radio that they’d found the patient. Our taxes were higher because of their weakness. We passed on a culture, biased against drug users, that had been passed on to us. But she’d just shake her head.

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The Overrun

AUGUST 17, 2022

Worse, our moral injury would increase when during these “high volume” periods you would hear a BLS unit begin on the radio for any help with a sick person who needed an airway, or a pediatric near-drowning…and getting none. Substance use is up among all populations, and I’d bet we’re no different. So what exactly IS provider burnout?

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Paramedic Training Spot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Learning how to become an EMT in New Jersey, or an Emergency Medical Technician to be specific, is not an overnight accomplishment. Not only are you training to be a Garden State EMT, you are studying to become Nationally Registered, which is a relatively new requirement for the state.

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The Overrun

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Throughout my year and a half as an EMT, I have learned that both ALS and BLS have a large array of things to utilize to treat patients, but sometimes, all of that just isn’t enough. I had to leave the station right after we returned from that call, and I immediately called my family. And I started bawling my eyes out.

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US Patriot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

We made a quick decision to do some BLS care, while other paramedics explained to the family the tiny chance for survival these twins had. I don’t need to give grim details here – they walk into horrific things, and are expected to remain calm and professional and get the job done. And it turned out to not only be one baby but two.

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FirstWatch

APRIL 29, 2025

Adding BLS units, nurse advice lines, and telehealth are a few of the many options on the table. The big fear with any significant change is that we could miss a critical patient and send them a BLS crew non-emergent or to nurse advice when they really need a lifesaving ALS treatment.

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Peter Canning

JUNE 28, 2025

A BLS unit just called for a medic for seizures, but they dispatched someone else. We are covering the world from area 13–no relation to area 51 in Roswell, New Mexico–but sometimes it feels just as strange. Covering the world means we are the only ambulance available, everyone else being on emergency calls or at the hospital.

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