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[Paramedic Chiefs of Canada] Tariffs and the Impacts to Paramedic Services

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

PCC Members, As Canadians face the disruption and uncertainty of our countrys financial stability as a result of the trade war initiated earlier this week, we collectively have concerns impacting our personal situations as well as our professional role as leaders delivering critical health services to Canadians. With the true impact of the current and any future tariffs and counter-tariffs notyetclearly understood, what is certain is that the downstream effect will significantly challengeparamed

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Looking Back at AAAM’s 2024 Webinars

AAAM

By: Valentina Graci, PhD – Chair of the Education Program Subcommittee 2024 was a strong year for our AAAM webinar series. We hosted seven online webinars, which were highly rated and, in some cases, reached up to 200 registrants. AAAMs Scientific Program Committees Education Program Subcommittee hosted these interactive and educational events not just for members but for all those interested in automotive safety.

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How To Use SSCOR's Free Medical Aspirator Test Kit

SSCOR

A medical aspirator that fails to function does serious harm. Even if the device doesnt harm patients, it delays treatment, which increases morbidity. Additionally, inadequate suction is a major factor in aspiration and hypoxia. SSCORs free medical aspirator test kit offers a cost-effective and efficient way to end the problem of non-functioning suction devices.

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JC: Pre Hospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – data from 21 years at London’s Air Ambulance

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Review the publication from London's Air Ambulance of their fascinating data on the survivability from resuscitative thoracotomy. @stemlyns #FOAMed The post JC: Pre Hospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – data from 21 years at London’s Air Ambulance appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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State Firefighter Funding: Budget Allocations & Legislative Awareness

Firefighters and EMS Fund

In communities across America, fire departments face mounting challenges threatening their ability to protect the public. From aging equipment to chronic understaffing, many stations operate on razor-thin margins while responding to an ever-increasing volume of emergencies. As call volumes surge and operational costs rise, the gap between needs and resources widens, putting firefighters and communities […] The post State Firefighter Funding: Budget Allocations & Legislative Awareness

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What is this rhythm? And why rhythm problems are easier for the Emergency Physician than acute coronary occlusion (OMI).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Pendell Meyers Don't miss Ken Grauer's excellent assessment at the bottom. With no context, what do you think this rhythm is? Smith comments : Wide complex tachycardia. The differential diagnosis of WCT is: 1) Sinus tachycardia with "aberrancy" (in this case RBBB and LAFB), but there are no P-waves and the QRS morphology is not typical of simple RBBB/LAFB.

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ToxCard: Tardive Dyskinesia

EMDocs

Authors: Armand Tadjali, MD (Emergency Medicine Resident, Carolinas Medical Center); Ann-Jeannette Geib, MD (EM Attending Physician, Medical Toxicologist, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC) // Reviewed by: Tony Spadaro, MD (Medical Toxicology Fellow, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case: A 54-year-old male with past medical history significant for schizophrenia is presenting to the emergency department for psychiatri