Wed.Jul 09, 2025

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US Probe: Velocity Time Integral (VTI) in Sepsis Management

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Author: Jude Luke (EM Resident Physician, NYU/Bellevue Hospital) and Jonathan Warren, MD (Clinical Ultrasound and EMS Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine , Harbor-UCLA Medical Center) // Reviewed By: Steve Field, MD; Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 65-year-old female with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension presents to the emergency department (ED) with fever, altered mental status, and weakness.

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Texas EMS Org Leverages Pulsara to Manage Pre-Planned Events

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How CHI St. Joseph Health EMS Triaged 150+ Patients a Day at One of Texas’s Largest Festivals When hundreds of thousands of people descend on a single event over just eight weekends, things are bound to get chaotic. For years, CHI St. Joseph Health EMS has been the go-to medical provider for the Texas Renaissance Festival—but in 2023, that almost changed.

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Expedient Field Amputations

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Bacterial Meningitis in the ED: Tap First, Ask Later

EM Board Bombs

-Case- A 22-year-old college student arrives to the ED with fever, headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness. He’s somnolent and slow to answer questions. His roommate mentions he hasn’t left bed all day and had a seizure earlier. Fever? Headache? Neck stiffness? Uh-Oh… -Evaluation- Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening infection of the meninges.

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Where Burn Care Advances Meet Lasting Impact: The Journal of Burn Care & Research (JBCR)

American Burn Association

Categories Advocacy Burn News MAC Spotlight Media Member Services Member Spotlight Organization News Prevention Quality Care Research Return to News & Activities In burn care, knowledge drives progress, inspires innovation, and transforms patient outcomes. At the heart of this advancement stands the Journal of Burn Care & Research (JBCR), the official journal of the American Burn Association (ABA).

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Four Hospitalized After FL Ambulance/ Pickup Truck Collision

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Four people were hospitalized early Wednesday after an Apopka Fire Department ambulance collided with a pickup truck in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Lightning rounds 55: APP fellowships with Melissa Bridges

Critical Care Scenarios

Melissa Bridges, director of PA fellowships at Atrium Health and president of the Association of Post-graduate PA Programs (APPAP), chats with us (Bryan is president of APGAP, the Association of Post Graduate APRN programs) about PA/NP residencies/fellowships in critical care. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Melissa Bridges, director of PA fellowships at Atrium Health and president of the Association of Post-graduate PA Programs (APPAP) , chats with us (Bryan is president of APGAP , th

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Pre-planning in Punxsutawney: How FirstNet supported Public Safety on Groundhog Day

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Pre-planning in Punxsutawney: How FirstNet supported Public Safety on Groundhog Day Blog joseph.rey@fir… Wed, 07/09/2025 - 09:12 By Lori Stone, 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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Albuquerque (NM) Kills ‘Two Paramedic’ Policy

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A committee that exists to settle disputes between the Albuquerque City Council and mayor's office has rolled back a bill that would have upheld staffing provisions preferred by the local firefighters' union.

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OBBBA Summary from Health Management Associates

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This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post OBBBA Summary from Health Management Associates appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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MA First Responders Training for Shark Attacks

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Jean-Alexandre Barré

Life in the Fastlane

Jeremy Rogers and Mike Cadogan Jean-Alexandre Barré Jean-Alexandre Barré (1880–1967). French neurologist ; co-described Guillain–Barré syndrome; pioneer in vestibular neurology and semiology; eponyms include Barré test and Barré–Liéou syndrome.

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More Than 160 Still Missing After Deadly TX Floods, Governor Says

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More than 160 people are still believed to be missing in Texas days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, the state's governor said Tuesday.

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Warriors Walk-September 2025

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Semaglutide

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CLASS PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES MECHANISM OF ACTION PHARMACEUTICS Ozempic Rybelsus Wegovny DOSE INDICATION ADVERSE EFFECTS PHARMACOKINETICS PREGNANCY AND LACTATION DOSE ADJUSTMENTS IN ORGAN FAILURES EVIDENCE STEP-1 (Wilding et al, 2021) SUSTAIN-7 (Pratley et al, 2018) SUSTAIN-6 (Marso et al, 2016) CONTROVERSIES PRACTICAL TIPS Recommendations prior to anaesthesia and sedation (ANZCA et al, 2025): OTHER GLP-1 AGONISTS […]

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Teen Fatally Shot, Another Slashed, Man Hit in Leg During Bronx (NY) Braw

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One teenager was gunned down, another was slashed and an adult male was injured after gunfire erupted on a Bronx commercial strip in broad daylight Tuesday.

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