This Podcast Will Kill You

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Okay everyone, think about your tongue. Maybe move it around a bit, check in with it, consider what it means to you. Now imagine that your tongue suddenly shriveled up and fell off and that in its place is a tongue-sized isopod aka rollie pollie aka pillbug. Just there, hanging out, forever. How are you feeling? Horrified? Disgusted? Hey, we get it.

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American Ambulance Association

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

National Rural Health Association December 2024 Policy Paper Bridging the gap: A policy framework for sustainable community paramedicine in rural America Authors: Katie Gorndt, Kimberly Haverly, Tom Syverson The post NRHA | Community Paramedicine Framework appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Community Paramedicine

St. Emlyn's

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This months St Emlyns podcast wraps up Season 11 with a review of key emergency medicine topics. We cover new evidence on chest trauma management, intraosseous access safety, pediatric imaging updates, AI in medicine, toxic alcohol poisoning, and airway management. Plus, insights from major conferences like EUSEM 2024.

ESO

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

For the first time, the 2024 ESO Trauma Index took a deep dive into Time to Transfer data a critical, patient-centered metric that directly impacts survival rates and care outcomes. Defined by the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) as the time between when a transfer order is written and when the patient physically leaves the facility, this metric sheds light on how well trauma systems move patients to the right place for the right care.

Emergency Department

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A 33-year-old male with a history of drug use presented to the emergency department (ED) for extreme agitation after receiving two doses of 2 mg naloxone by EMS for respiratory depression. Upon arrival, his vitals were as follows: heart rate of 132 bpm, respiratory rate of 27, blood pressure of 134/75 mm Hg, and a SpO 2 of 100 percent. He was notably diaphoretic, tachycardic, and severely agitated, requiring physical restraint by multiple security and medical team members for patient and staff s

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Around the world, acute pain is the most common reason for patients to present to the emergency department (ED). 1 Regional anesthesia services are typically provided by anesthesiologists; however, there are various reasons why not all hospital models can support a dedicated service line run by anesthesiologists including physician shortage. 2 As the ACEP considers ultrasound guided regional anesthesia a core skill, this leaves a unique opportunity for hospital systems to leverage emergency phys

Emergency Department

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Journal Research Looks at Physician Coverage in the ED A new study published in JACEP Open , one of ACEPs peer-reviewed publications, asked the question, Is at least one attending physician (not resident) on duty in the ED 24 h/d? The research found that approximately 1 in 13 EDs in the U.S. lack 24 hour, seven-day-per-week physician coverage. The absence of 24/7 attending physician coverage was more common in low-volume EDs and CAHs.

ED

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Medicare was initially developed to provide health insurance to address the health care needs of Americans aged 65 and older, many of whom lacked adequate insurance coverage and the capacity to keep up with general workforce requirements. Medicare has long been the cornerstone of health care for millions of Americans and, therefore, often sets the benchmark for health care reimbursement.

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