California Casualty
OCTOBER 8, 2024
In the classroom, every second is an opportunity to learn. That’s where sponge activities come in—quick, engaging learning tasks that soak up spare moments like a sponge, turning downtime into teaching time.
American Ambulance Association
OCTOBER 8, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tristan North tnorth@ambulance.org October 8, 2024 Senator Jerry Moran Honored with Legislative Recognition Award from the American Ambulance Association Washington, D.C. — The American Ambulance Association […] The post Senator Jerry Moran Honored with Legislative Recognition Award appeared first on American Ambulance Association.
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EMergucate
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The following chest x-ray is from a patient with chest pain. What can be noticed? Answer will be posted later.
American Ambulance Association
OCTOBER 8, 2024
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This was sent to me by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. A lady in her 60s came to the ER with chest discomfort and shortness of breath. She had a history of previous anterior MI treated by primary PCI to the proximal LAD. The first EKG is from 2:30 PM on the day of presentation to the ER. Smith : To me this is a blatantly obvious acute anterior OMI.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) November 12 public hearing on its proposed Emergency Response Standard approaches, tell your member of Congress and Senators how this standard would harm your department if adopted as written. Though OSHA’s proposed Emergency Response Standard is an Executive Branch action and Congress does not vote on the adoption of the final standard, it is important to continue to make Congress aware of the potential negative impacts of this stand
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Introduction - Internationally, prehospital workers practice in a wide range of community paramedicine roles. It can be unclear where community paramedics fit within existing paramedicine career structures and their professional capabilities are sometimes ill-defined or misunderstood. This study aimed to clarify some of these questions through the development of a community paramedic career structure and descriptions of their professional capabilities at different levels of practice.
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International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Aim: Optimal Bag Valve Mask (BVM) ventilation is crucial during the management of cardiac arrest because it provides essential oxygen to patients, improving chances of survival until advanced care becomes available. Clinicians oftentimes hyperventilate patients leading to increased risk of aspiration and barotrauma. The SMART BVM has been released incorporating a pressure-responsive valve limiting air flow if/when the operator is hyperventilating.
FirstNet Authority
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Preplanning in the path of totality: FirstNet Authority supports public safety during eclipse Blog michelle.fordi… Tue, 10/08/2024 - 09:03 By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, FirstNet Authority To learn more about how FirstNet is helping public safety and the emergency management community to leverage innovative public safety communications, sign up for the Emergency Management Take with Bruce Fitzgerald.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Little is known about patients’ decisions to come to the Emergency Department (ED) via emergency medical services (EMS) versus privately owned vehicle (POV); this is problematic as trust in EMS systems impacts patient care decisions. Furthermore, no studies exist that evaluate patients’ trust of the EMS system as it relates to a patient’s race. Patients completed a multi-method survey during their ED stay.
The Curious Clinicians
OCTOBER 8, 2024
View Post Dr Jessi Gold joins the podcast to discuss her new book, “How Do You Feel?” On our podcast, we usually discuss diseases that doctors treat, rather than doctors themselves. Our profession suffers from its own ailment, however: Burnout. Dr. Jessi Gold tackles this subject in her new book “How Do You Feel? One Doctor’s Search for Humanity in Medicine,” which will be released on October 8th.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Introduction - Firearms are commonly encountered in the prehospital setting, sometimes with devastating consequences. However, the frequency with which EMS workers find and handle firearms when evaluating patients in the field and the firearm safety training they have received remains largely unstudied. Objectives - We sought to answer the following questions: 1) How frequently do EMS personnel in West Texas and Southern New Mexico USA encounter and handle firearms when caring for patients?
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The volunteer fire service documentary Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat is airing on PBS stations across the country this fall, and new dates have been announced for October. In total, the film will air on over 300 PBS stations in 48 states. Many of these airings are in conjunction with Fire Prevention Month in October and National First Responders Day on October 28.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Background Alternative emergency medical services (EMS) disposition programs have been developed for adults with low-acuity complaints. One barrier to including children in such programs is a lack of evidence regarding whether paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) can accurately identify children with low-acuity complaints. Our primary objective was to compare the accuracy of EMTs to that of paramedics in identifying low-acuity pediatric encounters.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Recruiting volunteers is not easy, so it can be difficult to evaluate the ones you do have. However, when done regularly and efficiently, volunteer evaluations can benefit both the department and the volunteer. Join the NVFC on October 30 at 3pm ET for this live, interactive discussion that will focus on methods for evaluating volunteer performance, how to reward top performing volunteers, and how to help those who do not meet expectations to improve their performance.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Background: A comprehensive stroke center (CSC) servicing remote areas in South Florida became HEMS direct-from-field capable on October 15, 2020. This analysis reviews the utilization of this service and compares it to ground EMS (GEMS). Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study from October 15, 2020, to July 31, 2021, that collected HEMS adult stroke alert data and compared it to the prior year's summary GEMS stroke alert data.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 2025 NVFC Training Summit will take place in Salt Lake City, UT, on June 20-21. Qualified instructors and speakers who would like to teach a session at the Training Summit are invited to submit their proposals by October 20, 2024. The theme of the event is “Prepare. Protect. Inspire.” which correlates to the three training tracks of recruitment and retention, health and safety, and leadership.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Background: Paramedics are allied health professionals, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Part of this registration is the responsibility to conduct and record continuing professional development (CPD). A sample of UK paramedics have their CPD audited ever two years as part of their re-registration process. Compared to other allied health professionals very little is known about paramedics’ engagement with CPD.
This Podcast Will Kill You
OCTOBER 8, 2024
How is it that we can’t remember where we put our keys or the name of the person we just met, but we can recall in excruciating detail the embarrassing interaction we had at the grocery store ten years ago? Sometimes it seems like our memory works against us more than it does for us. But, as it turns out, this aspect of our memory is more a feature than a bug, and the key to understanding the difference may lie in our evolutionary history.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Purpose. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between patient acuity and level of EMS care adjusting for rurality and insurance. Methods. Data were obtained from the National Emergency Services Information System (NEMSIS) database for 2019. 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.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Getting a grant through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program is great news for a fire department. It means you can now purchase the new tools, equipment, and resources requested through the grant. However, many first-time grant recipients may not realize all that managing an AFG grant entails. This article for Fire Engineering by David Lewis, NVFC director from Maryland, provides the key principles and considerations of grant management that you must understand before accepting
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The purpose of this paper is to provide a literature supported pathway to incorporating effective simulated learning experiences (SLE) into paramedic precertification courses. The literature is sparse on simulation incorporation into paramedic programs; however, it demonstrates extensive benefit in medicine and nursing. Paramedic educators have access to simulation equipment, yet seldom use it for more than skills development.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The NVFC mourns the loss of life and devastating impact caused by Hurricane Helene, and we grieve for the responders who died while protecting their communities. When a disaster strikes, volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel are quick to respond – risking their safety to protect and assist others. At the same time, many of these responders are also impacted by these disasters, having their homes damaged or destroyed while they are out protecting their neighbors.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Objective: Ketamine use is increasing across the US with 33% of EMS protocols authorizing use in 2018. This study evaluates the ketamine use in single large urban/suburban fire-based EMS system. Methods : Prehospital electronic medical records from 1/2021 to 12/2021 were queried for ketamine use. Data included: date, time, unit number, dose, route, and primary impression.
EMDocs
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Today on the emDOCs cast Brit Long interviews Zachary Aust on the use of a mental model for patients with unexplained sinus tachycardia. Episode 108: Unexplained Sinus Tachycardia Mental Model Background: When a patient in the ED has sinus tachycardia our job as emergency physicians is to identify and treat of the underlying pathology. This is done with a HPI, review of systems, physical exam, and as indicated further diagnostic studies.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic represents a sentinel event for healthcare and healthcare education alike. Mandatory shutdowns of educational institutions, combined with increased demand for skilled healthcare personnel, highlighted pre-existing challenges surrounding how to maintain a stable workforce. To ensure continuity of educational opportunities, many emergency medical services (EMS) educational institutions were forced to modify existing learning method to digital learning formats.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and First Alert have partnered to create a series of online courses to equip first responders with the knowledge and resources to educate residents and make their communities safer and better prepared for emergencies. In honor of Fire Prevention Month and thanks to support from First Alert, these courses are available free of charge to the fire and emergency services community in October.
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
On September 26, President Biden signed the SIREN Reauthorization Act (P.L. 118-84) into law. This law reauthorizes the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant program through FY 2028. The SIREN grant is administered through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It is the only federal program that currently exists specifically to support rural EMS operations.
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