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Joint Position Statement on Criminal Liability for Alleged Deviations from Clinical Standards of Care in Emergency Medical Services

American Ambulance Association

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join! The post Joint Position Statement on Criminal Liability for Alleged Deviations from Clinical Standards of Care in Emergency Medical Services appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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Procedure: Speculum examination

Life in the Fastlane

John Mackenzie and Amanda Beech Procedure: Speculum examination Emergency Procedure, instructions and discussion: Speculum examination and removal of products, how (and when) to find the cervix in the emergency department.

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Upcoming 2025 Conferences & Opportunities for Road Safety Professionals

AAAM

Join your road safety peers at these upcoming road safety events and conferences: April 2025 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 2025 Safe Mobility Conference April 79, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA May 2025 CARSP/ICTCT 2025 Road Safety Conference May 2023, 2025, in Qubec City, Qubec, Canada June 2025 2025 International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) Asia June 2527, 2025, in Chennai, India July 2025 VIII International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Psychology

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Episode 206: Acute Back Pain

Core EM

We discuss the evaluation of and treatment options for acute back pain. Hosts: Benjamin Friedman, MD Brian Gilberti, MD [link] Download Leave a Comment Tags: Musculoskeletal , Orthopaedics Show Notes **Please fill out this quick survey to help us develop additional resources for our listeners: Core EM Survey ** Clinical Evaluation: Primary Goal: Distinguish benign musculoskeletal pain from serious pathology.

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Pulmonary edema, with tachycardia and OMI on the ECG -- what is going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was written by Hans Helseth. A 69 year old woman with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department by EMS for evaluation of chest pain and shortness of breath. She awoke in the morning with sharp chest pain which worsened throughout the morning. As her pain worsened, so did her dyspnea. She was found by paramedics with an oxygen saturation of 64%, but could not tolerate BiPAP during transport due to claustrophobia.

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AAAM Member Spotlight – Kathleen D. Klinich, PhD

AAAM

Meet Kathleen (Kathy) D. Klinich , AAAM member and Research Scientist at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Get to know Kathy in her own words. How long have you been a member of AAAM? Off and on throughout my 30+ year career. What inspired you to join AAAM? The welcoming and inclusive conferences. What are your main areas of interest in the field of Automotive Medicine?

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 086 | Heparin Induced Thrombocytopaenia

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Following on from the recent post on Heparin, today we’re going to talk about one of its more significant complications – Heparin Induced Thromboyctopaenia or HIT for short. In my notes I had it down as HITTS for hepain induced thrombotic thrombocytopaenia syndrome which I kind of liked as it included the important presence of thrombosis in the context of low platelets.

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Collaborator Spotlight: Emergency Nurses Association

GEDC

GEDCs mission is made possible through collaboration with like-minded organizations. In our new Collaborator Spotlight Series, were highlighting the work that our partner organizations are doing to improve emergency department care for older adults. Since its beginning in 1970, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has supported emergency nurses in providing the highest quality of care.

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Explore AAAM’s New Online Learning Platform

AAAM

AAAM is excited to announce the launch of its new online learning platform , now the central home for all AIS courses and AAAM webinars. This new system, which was officially launched at the end of January, offers a streamlined and user-friendly experience, making it easier than ever to access AAAMs educational content. Whether youre enrolling in your first AIS course or revisiting one of AAAM’s educational webinars, all course materials and webinar recordings will now live in one convenie

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Endocarditis in the ED: Murmurs and Mayhem

EM Board Bombs

-Case- A 45-year-old man with a history of IV drug use presents to the ED with persistent fevers, night sweats, and malaise over the past two weeks. He mentions some weight loss and recently noticed painful nodules on his fingertips. On exam, he has a new systolic murmur that wasn’t documented in previous visits.

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AIS Certification Board Spotlight – Kathryn Loftis, PhD, CAISS

AAAM

Meet Kathryn Loftis, PhD, CAISS. Kathryn is a Biomedical Engineer and Injury Biomechanics Research Analyst for DEVCOM Analysis Center at the University of Louisville Hospital in Maryland, USA. How long have you been using AIS ? Since about 2006-2007. I started with AIS 98, then moved to AIS 2005 update 2008, then helped with developing AIS 2015. I’ve also been a faculty with AIS since about 2015.

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The 89th Bubble wrap x Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

Don't Forget the Bubbles

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. This month, the team from Royal Manchester Childrens ED highlights the diversity of current paediatric literature, ranging from air pollution, wheeze, trauma, surgery, to sadly but inevitably, child death. Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (RMCH) is a tertiary and major trauma centre in the North-West of England.

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President’s Letter – March 2025

AAAM

Dear AAAM Members, Greetings! I hope this message finds you well and energized for the year ahead. As we enter 2025, I am honored to continue serving as President of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. It is a privilege to work with such an exceptional community dedicated to improving road safety and saving lives worldwide. Reflecting on 2024, I am deeply grateful for the remarkable efforts of our committee chairs, members, volunteers, and staff.

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Upcoming Spring 2025 Conferences & Opportunities for Road Safety Professionals

AAAM

Join your road safety peers at these upcoming road safety events and conferences: 2025 Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety March 9 March 11, 2025 in Long Beach, California, USA The 2025 Lifesavers Conference provides a national platform with approximately 70 workshops, ten tracks, plenary sessions, and an extensive exhibit hall. The Lifesavers Conference program is designed to engage federal, state, and local government, law enforcement, public health, injury prevention, advocacy, and non-

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