Southwest Health
MAY 12, 2025
Warmer days means spending more time outdoors, which can mean an increased risk of ticks. While a bug bite may seem innocent, if left undiscovered, it can have harmful effects. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time dedicated to spreading knowledge, supporting those affected, and encouraging prevention efforts against one of the fastest-growing vector-borne diseases in the United States and beyond.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
MAY 12, 2025
Its the first week of your new placement in the Emergency Department of a Paediatric Major Trauma Centre. Youve just finished discharging your third case of flu that day when the red phone rings a 14-year-old child has been stabbed in the chest and is severely injured. The nurse in charge has input out a major trauma alert, and the consultant has asked you to request the relevant bloods and imaging after the primary survey.
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JEMS
MAY 12, 2025
Essential EMS strategies for traumatic brain injury include airway, hemodynamics and seizure management to improve prehospital TBI outcomes.
Life in the Fastlane
MAY 12, 2025
James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly
Southwest Health
MAY 12, 2025
It seems so basic! But correctly washing your hands could mean the difference between fighting a cold for a few days or spreading your bug to the next person. We could all use a refresher! In May, World Hand Hygiene day aims to re-educate people about the benefits of washing and the cost of spreading germs to yourself and others. Every year the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign aims to progress the goal of maintaining a focus on the importance of hand hygiene in health care and to bring peop
EMDocs
MAY 12, 2025
Author: Jonathan Warren, MD (Clinical Ultrasound and EMS Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine , Harbor-UCLA Medical Center) and Lilly Bellman, MD (Pediatric POCUS Director, San Francisco Emergency Medicine Associates, California Pacific Medical Center) // Reviewed By: Steve Field, MD; Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case: A 41 year old male presents to the ED with right upper quadrant pain that worsens after eating.
Emergency Medicine Cases
MAY 12, 2025
There are many nuances in the management of patients with pulmonary embolism in cardiac arrest, peri-arrest or simply in shock: We need to optimize oxygenation and airway management, hemodynamic support, acid/base management, thrombolysis and/or catheter-directed therapies that Anton dives into with guest experts Dr. Lauren Westafer, Dr. Bourke Tillmann and Dr.
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American Ambulance Association
MAY 12, 2025
This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post EMSC Day 2025: Federal Programs & Projects Supporting Pediatric Care appeared first on American Ambulance Association.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 12, 2025
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 60s had acute chest pain and shortness of breath. EMS arrived and recorded this ECG (no baseline ECG available): What do you think? Sinus rhythm, RBBB, and anterolateral OMI pattern with concordant STE in V2, inappropriate STD (precordial swirl pattern) in V5 anv V6, HATW in I and aVL, with reciprocal STD and negative HATW in III and aVF.
American Ambulance Association
MAY 12, 2025
This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post National Ambulance Provider and Supplier Coalition Meeting: May 22, 2025 appeared first on American Ambulance Association.
Pulsara
MAY 12, 2025
Think about a time you or a loved one were in a vulnerable position, navigating the complexities of illness or injury. Who was there, not only providing critical medical care, but also offering a comforting hand, a listening ear, and a reassuring word? Chances are, it was a nurse. Today is International Nurses Day, the culmination of National Nurses Week.
American Ambulance Association
MAY 12, 2025
This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post Senate Champions Introduce Ambulance Add-On Bill appeared first on American Ambulance Association.
EMOttawa
MAY 12, 2025
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Wilson SJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Mar;83(3):235-246. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005. Questions and Method:To determine the diagnostic accuracy of emergency physician performed point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for acute cholecystitis diagnosis compared to final diagnosis as per surgical pathology, discharge diagnosis or radiology performed ultrasound.
JEMS
MAY 12, 2025
Braun Ambulances is proud to participate in EMS Week 2025 to recognize and celebrate the unwavering dedication of EMS professionals across the country.
EMT First Aid
MAY 12, 2025
Important Update: UK Guidelines on Anti-Choking DevicesRecent developments have prompted the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to lift restrictions on certain anti-choking devices, such as LifeVac, allowing them to be sold to the general public. However, the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) maintains a cautious stance, advising that these devices should not replace established first aid practices.
JEMS
MAY 12, 2025
More than two dozen people were rescued Saturday during a record- breaking heat wave as temperatures climbed to the high 90s in parts ofSouthern California.
Life in the Fastlane
MAY 12, 2025
Mike Cadogan Jzef Dietl Jzef Dietl (18041878) was a Polish physician, politician, professor and rector.
JEMS
MAY 12, 2025
In the United States, a lack of training and readiness to deal with cardiac arrest contributes to thousands of deaths a year.
JEMS
MAY 12, 2025
One person died and 32 were injured onMother's Daymorning after a fiery crash between a tour bus and an SUV on the 60 Freeway inHacienda Heights.
JEMS
MAY 12, 2025
Two people are dead and two others are hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in easternEl Paso Countyon Sunday, according to theColorado State Patrol.
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