FOAMfrat

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this episode, Alec Wilcox & I discuss ECPR eligibility & preparation. ECPR, or extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, involves taking a patient in cardiac arrest, sucking blood from their venous system, oxygenating it externally, and then pumping it back into their arterial system. This procedure helps maintain blood circulation and oxygen delivery during cardiac arrest, serving as a bridge to further therapy.

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CPR OR 98

EMergucate

JANUARY 21, 2025

The following ECG is from a young male who has presented with intermittent palpitations. He has no significant medical history.

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American Ambulance Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

The American Ambulance Association is pleased to release its 2025 State Medicaid Rate Survey. This survey sets forth the fee-for-service Medicaid rates for all 50 states. For each state, the […] The post 2025 Medicaid Rate Survey Released appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Ambulance 130

Ambulance 130

Life in the Fastlane

JANUARY 21, 2025

Parvathy Suresh Kochath, Georgina Beech, Leon Lam and Jennifer Davidson CT Case 098 A 60-year-old female with past history of lung cancer, treated with radiotherapy one year prior, has a routine surveillance CT as an outpatient.

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St. Emlyn's

JANUARY 21, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Learn more about the Ten Second Triage tool in this interview recorded at Tactical Trauma 24. The post Podcast – Ten Second Triage with Sean Brayford Harris at Tactical Trauma 24 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

Application period for 2025 program opens in February Each year, MSA Safety and DuPont Personal Protection partner with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to provide Globe turnout gear and MSA fire helmets to volunteer fire departments in need. In 2024, 13 volunteer fire departments across the U.S and Canada each received four new sets of turnout jackets, turnout pants, and helmets to help increase the safety of their responders.

Firefighter 111

Firefighter First Responder OR ALS 111

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

I was reading ECGs on the system and saw all of these, from one patient. I read them without clinical context and looked at the clinical context later. A 70-something dialysis patient presented and coronary disease had missed dialysis and then presented with acute onset of shortness of breath. He denied chest pain. There was mild hypoxia prehospital, lowest saturation 90%, On arrival, BP was 140/84, pulse 122, O2sat 100% and the patient had increased work of breathing.

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OR Coronary STEMI ACS 62

This Podcast Will Kill You

JANUARY 21, 2025

Everyones got a favorite disease movie. Whats yours? Does it feature zombies like 28 Days Later (2002), or is it more grounded in reality, like Contagion (2011)? Does it end with a glimmer of hope or with a dose of despair? Who are the bad guys and who are the good guys? From the early days of disease movies like Panic in the Streets (1950) to more recent films like Little Joe (2019), these movies have provided endless entertainment, excitement, and opportunities to examine society itself.

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OR 52

NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, and you can answer the call to help reduce cancer in the fire service by joining the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer. It only takes 5 minutes to get started and is one thing you can do to help researchers at NIOSH learn more about the relationship between firefighting and cancer. This can ultimately help reduce cancer among firefighters for generations to come.

Firefighter 52

Firefighter OR 52

REBEL EM

JANUARY 21, 2025

Background: The current standard care for evaluating pulmonary embolism (PE) advises against D-dimer testing in patients with a high clinical probability. European and American guidelines emphasize a sequential diagnostic approach based on pretest probability assessment using either a formal clinical decision instrument (e.g., Wells’ , Revised Geneva ) or clinical gestalt.

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EMS OR ED ALS 44

NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

The NVFC and our partners are proud to support the nations volunteer fire and emergency services through special grant, giveaway, and scholarship opportunities each year. In 2024, these programs equaled more than $2 million to increase department and responder readiness, safety, health, and knowledge. Watch this video for a quick recap and read below for details.

Firefighter 52

Firefighter First Responder OR 52

EM Literature of Note

JANUARY 21, 2025

The last decade or so featured a rather notable increase in palatability for the conservative management of appendicitis. Why undergo surgery for a condition antibiotics can cure? You wouldn’t take out your bladder for a urinary tract infection, would you? This latest randomized trial adds to the evidence surrounding the “antibiotics first” strategy for appendicitis by expanding it to children.

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OR 92

NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

The NVFC holds an annual membership meeting each year to provide an update on NVFC activities. This years meeting will take place on March 12 from 1-2pm ET via Zoom. The meeting is open to all state, individual, and corporate members of the NVFC. Attendees will hear reports on the NVFCs business and financial operations. State member representatives may vote on matters raised at the meeting.

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American Ambulance Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post Executive Order Regulatory Freeze Pending Review appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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Ambulance OR 130

NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

Want to attend the NVFC Training Summit in Salt Lake City on June 20-21 but concerned about the costs? The NVFC has your back! NVFC members can apply for a travel stipend to reimburse up to $800 of eligible conference expenses, including transportation, hotel, and the registration fee. Apply here by February 1 to be notified by February 20. Additional deadlines are March 1 and April 1.

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NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

There is still time to submit your nominations for the NVFCs four fire service achievement awards. The deadline has been extended to January 31. Recognize excellence in your department by nominating outstanding individuals for the William J. Darley Lifetime Achievement Award, Chief James P. Seavey Sr. Health and Wellness Leadership Award, NVFC Junior Firefighter of the Year Award, and NVFC Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Award.

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Firefighter 52

NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

Waldorf University is offering a scholarship to one NVFC member in 2025. The scholarship will go to an individual who demonstrates a passion for education and development, a love for professional community service, and a desire to achieve their educational goals. The scholarship will cover up to 60 credit hours towards one online degree program offered by Waldorf University.

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NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

This week (Jan. 20-26) is Community Risk Reduction Week , a time for departments to focus on how CRR strategies can make their communities and departments safer. As part of your activities this week, take these courses and webinars available in the NVFC Virtual Classroom. Your Role in Community Safety Education Whole Home Safety: Reducing Preventable In-Home Injuries and Deaths through Community Education UL 217 Smoke Alarm Standards First Line of Defense – Installing Smoke Alarms Protect

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NVFC

JANUARY 21, 2025

The post-hearing public comment period for the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) proposed Emergency Response Standard concluded on January 17. This ended a nearly year-long process of public comment periods and hearings that began when the proposed standard was published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2024. The National Volunteer Fire Council submitted post hearing public comments and legal comments ahead of last Fridays deadline.

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Emergency Response OR 59