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Thinking “Appropriately” About Dispatch

High Performance EMS

The traditional method for planning EMS responses has always been a static process developed with simplistic rules using arbitrary times as the primary goal. Yet every dispatch decision must be made in real-time from a changing list of possibilities focusing on the potential impact of each option.

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ECG Pointers: A Dynamic Approach to Tachydysrhythmias Part 4

EMDocs

He has a history of CHF, dilated cardiomyopathy, HTN, HLD and CAD. Academic EM. For this box, please keep ventricular tachycardia (VTach) and supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy (SVT with aberrancy) in your differential. This EKG comes from a 75-year-old male presenting with palpitations. Take a look: Figure 3. Did you read it?

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(Q4/2024) ESO Updates: Quarterly Product Enhancements

ESO

Were making the jump to general availability (GA) and adding new features such as CAD and Cardiac Monitor integrations, Longitudinal Record (LR), and Mobile-to-Mobile functionality. This basic version will not include auto-import configuration, and integrations with CAD and EHR will not be added until upcoming releases in 2025.

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How ESO EHR Makes Critical Care Documentation Easier

ESO

Connections with CAD, Billing, and Patient Outcomes Seeing the full picture of a patient’s care is key, and new technology is making the response for prehospital care faster and more efficient than ever.

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"Call HazMat Before Opening"

FOAMfrat

WE, AS EMS PROFESSIONALS, SHALL PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, APPROPRIATE CARE TO ALL PATIENTS. CAD notes indicate that the caller was walking in the park and came across a vehicle in the far corner of the parking lot. EMS must rely on the hazmat team to monitor the air and not rely on their sense of smell.

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Defining Appropriate Responses in a Tiered System

High Performance EMS

Dispatching the right unit to an EMS call was much simpler when all resources had the same capabilities and a response time was the primary measure of success. It was a matter of determining which crew was available closest to the scene.

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Elder Male with Syncope

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake @DidlakeDW EMS personnel responded to the residence of an 81 y/o Male with syncope. 2. Coronary angiography reveals significant and severe CAD involving all three epicardial vessels. His spouse had called 911 after she heard a loud “thud” in the adjacent room. He was taken to the Cath Lab.

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