Tue.May 20, 2025

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Is this STEMI or NSTEMI? Neither. It is OMI.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

interesting spontaneous reperfusion case 1413140 prehospital STEMI first ED ECG is here, with 3/10 pain: But this is the same patient just 10 minutes before, with 7/10 pain Isn't it ridiculous to say that the patient has both a STEMI and an NSTEMI? ACS is dynamic. It can't be given one static name. This patient has OMI that meets STEMI criteria, then OMI that does not meet STEMI criteria.

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Leadership Foundations for Aspiring and New EMS Leaders

JEMS

Chief Shane Wheeler offers some practical leadership guidance and mentorship for new and aspiring EMS leaders.

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Paramedic Services Week – May 18th – 24th, 2025

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

PCC Members, We hope your Paramedic Services Week is off to a great start! 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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Derivation and Validation of the Simplified Bleeding Audit Triage Trauma (sBATT) Score

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The simplified BATT (sBATT) score offers a practical trauma triage tool for use in motor vehicle collisions where monitoring equipment may be unavailable. Derived from the original BATT score and validated on over 70,000 UK patients, the sBATT shows excellent performance in predicting early death using only observable signs.

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What is Peak Performance?

Life in the Fastlane

Neil Long What is Peak Performance? Peak Performance and how to be your best when it matters most. How to be your ultimate self and healthcare professional without burning out and sacrificing what you enjoy.

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NY Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Medic as She Walked to a Store to Get Food

JEMS

NEW YORK (AP) A New York man was convicted Monday of fatally stabbing a longtime emergency services officer in a 2022 unprovoked attack that took place steps away from her station in Queens.

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Off to the races: FirstNet keeps Iowa responders in the fast lane

FirstNet Authority

Off to the races: FirstNet keeps Iowa responders in the fast lane Blog joseph.rey@fir Tue, 05/20/2025 - 09:21 By Tom Lampe, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority 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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Medical Helicopter Makes Hard Emergency Landing in PA Neighborhood

JEMS

A medical helicopter made a forced emergency landing in a residential area northwest of Philadelphia, according to 6 ABC.

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Lost in the Mail? Cleveland’s Bills to Suburbs for EMS Went Unpaid for Years

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Two suburbs went years without payingClevelandfor providing fire and EMS services.

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TX Measles Outbreak Is Starting to Slow. The US Case Count Climbs Slightly to 1,024 Cases

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Texas' measles outbreakshows signs of slowing, with fewer than 10 newly reported cases in the last week, but experts sayit's not fully over.

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Fire Captain Stole Narcotics Set for Emergency Patients, CA Officials Say

JEMS

A fire captain faces charges that he stole painkillers and sedatives meant for emergency patients from a fire station lockbox,Californiaprosecutors reported.

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Family of Man Given Wrong Drug Sues Sioux City (IA) EMTs, Police

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The family of a man who died after aSioux Cityparamedic mistakenly administered the wrong medication to him has filed a federal lawsuit against the city.

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