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[Paramedic Chiefs of Canada] Paramedic Services Week – May 18th – 24th, 2025

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

PCC Members, Paramedic Services Week is quickly approaching. This year’s theme, ‘We Care. For Everyone’ depicts the diverse roles that Paramedics play in an ever-changing environment, from community paramedicine to preventative healthcare, Paramedics stand ready to respond to challenges whenever they are needed. We hope that you will join us in recognizing the below themes each day of Paramedic Services week this year.

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EMS Week Op-Ed Writing Structure Guide & Checklist

American Ambulance Association

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post EMS Week Op-Ed Writing Structure Guide & Checklist appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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Funeral Services, Memorial Procession Set for Slain Kansas City Firefighter-Paramedic

JEMS

Memorial services forKansas Cityfirefighter-paramedicGraham Hoffman, who wasfatally stabbed while working an overtime shift Sunday, will take place Friday, theKansas City Fire Departmentannounced.

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Stop and Think III: Tourniquets

The FllightBridge ED

Over the years I have come to understand that there are a few phrases that should make you STOP and THINK before you do anything…

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Drunk Patient Arrested After Punching EMT at NJ Hospital, Police Say

JEMS

Secaucuspolice arrested a man last week on accusations he assaulted an EMT atHudson Regional Hospital.

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Start Where You Stand.

Medic Mindset

Dr. Faroukh Mehkri walks us through a mindset-reframe for the undifferentiated crashing patient. He theorizes that the pervasive language of stay and play versus load and go has conditioned and narrowed our thinking. Dr. Mehkri describes the evidence-based, predictable & preventable pattern of patients going into cardiac arrest shortly after EMS arrival.

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The Effective Use of Stethoscopes: A Prehospital Perspective

JEMS

Mastering the stethoscope is essential for providing preeminent patient care in prehospital settings.

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NC Medics Scold Legislator Over Proposed EMS Regulatory Overhaul

JEMS

About 50 emergency medical workers chastised Rep.Mark Plessduring a discussion regarding bills that would eliminate county control of ambulance services and change certification standards.

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Anheuser-Busch Produces 100 Millionth Can of Emergency Drinking Water for Communities in Need

NVFC

Leading American manufacturer marks production with over $6 million investment in enhancing capabilities at its Fort Collins, CO, Brewery Anheuser-Busch, a leading American manufacturer and maker of Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, and Stella Artois, has produced its 100 millionth can of emergency drinking water for communities impacted by disaster since 1988.

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Local Fire Departments to Receive $1.5 Million Through the 2025 Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program

JEMS

The application period will be open from June 4-6.

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Evidence Mounts Backing Rescue Ketamine for Prehospital Status Epilepticus

ACEP Now

For more than seven years, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue in Palm Beach County, Fla., has been following a protocol to administer ketamine for midazolam-resistant status epilepticus (SE). The protocol calls for 100 mg intravenous, intraosseous, intramuscular, or intranasal ketamine for individuals with seizures persisting despite sufficient midazolam dosings. 1 The protocol was successful in just about every case in adults and most cases in kids, said one of the thought leaders behind its use, Ke

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Anheuser-Busch Produces 100 Millionth Can of Emergency Drinking Water for Communities in Need

JEMS

Leading American manufacturer marks production with over $6 million investment in enhancing capabilities at its Fort Collins, CO, Brewery

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Pulsara Around the World - May 2025

Pulsara

April Recap Optimize Patient Transfer Workflows Our newest package, Pulsara TRANSFER OPS , empowers teams to streamline communication within and across organizations, enhance situational awareness, and achieve unprecedented transfer efficiency. By leveraging Pulsara's existing technology, your teams can optimize patient movement and improve patient outcomes.

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A Night of Inspiration: 2025 Hooley Award Winners Shine at Connect

JEMS

ImageTrend announced the winners of its 2025 Hooley Awards during a celebration at the 17th annual ImageTrend Connect Conference.

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What is this rhythm? And what should we do about it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was written by Hans Helseth, with Ken Grauer, and a bit of help from Smith Without any patient information, how might you interpret this rhythm? This is a supraventricular rhythm. There is a regular narrow complex tachycardia at a rate of 118 BPM with a normal axis. Below is a lengthy discussion of the diagnosis of this rhythm. But we in Emergency Medicine don't always need to know the diagnosis, just what to do.

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FDNY Ambulance Crew Runs Into Unconscious Road Rage Victim, Leaves Without Helping, NYPD Sources Say

JEMS

AnFDNY EMS ambulance crewis under investigation for running into a Bronx road rage victim as he lay unconscious in the street then leaving the scene.

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Ensuring the ‘safe’ in public safety: How technology is changing incident response

FirstNet Authority

Ensuring the safe in public safety: How technology is changing incident response Blog joseph.rey@fir Wed, 04/30/2025 - 09:51 By Chief Nathan Rewerts, Shawnee County Fire District #4 Learn more about how FirstNet is transforming public safety communications contact your local FirstNet Authority Public Safety Advisor and sign up for our discipline newsletters.

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Crash Between KY School Bus and Pickup Sends 23 Kids, Several Adults to Hospital

JEMS

A busload of children and several adults were sent to a hospital for evaluation after a school bus crash inRockcastle Countyon Tuesday afternoon.

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Research Returns Spotlight to Physician ED Coverage

ACEP Now

Research in JACEP Open , ACEPs peer-reviewed open access journal, features a map of the United States to show which emergency departments have round-the-clock coverage by a board-certified emergency physician. Nothing is shocking at first glance, said emergency physician and research co-author Deborah Fletcher, MD, FACEP. Large patches of land, stretching east-to-west from Minnesota to Wyoming and north-to-south from North Dakota to Kansas reveal little or no physician coverage 24/7.

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Episode 87: Maternal-fetal monitoring with Stephanie Martin

Critical Care Scenarios

We learn about the basics of fetal monitoring in the critically ill pregnant woman and how to integrate them into our ICU workflows, with Stephanie Martin, MFM obstetrician and host of the Critical Care Obstetrics podcast and teacher at the Critical Care Obstretrics Academy. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon Continue reading "Episode 87: Maternal-fetal monitoring with Stephanie Martin" We learn about the basics of fetal monitoring in the critically ill pregnant woman

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Tears

Peter Canning

Johnson & Johnson, say it isnt so. I just finished listening to No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson , by investigative reporter Gardiner Harris, who takes down the corporation that has long had a reputation as one of Americas finest and most ethical companies. Listen to this: “Fifteen years into one of the worst public health disasters in American history and J&J was aggressively pushing a marketing plan for a new opioid with all of the same elements of that ha