Fri.May 09, 2025

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Optimizing Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes

JEMS

Heres how the latest research on amiodarone and lidocaine could influence EMS protocols.

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Anaphylaxis in the ED: Epinephrine First, Questions Later

EM Board Bombs

-Case- A 31-year-old woman rushes into the ED with her lips swelling and a rapidly spreading rash. She was stung by a bee while jogging, and within minutes developed hives, throat tightness, and shortness of breath. On arrival, her vitals are notable for HR of 118 bpm, a BP 82/50 mmHg, and she’s wheezing audibly. She’s anxious, flushed, and says, “I feel like I can’t breathe.

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ESO 2025 EMS Index Reveals Decrease in Opioid Overdose Calls

JEMS

The eighth annual index adds metrics on obstetric emergencies, invasive airway confirmation and more.

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FirstNet deployables provide on-demand coverage for public safety

FirstNet Authority

FirstNet deployables provide on-demand coverage for public safety Blog joseph.rey@fir Fri, 05/09/2025 - 10:44 By 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. Follow us on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn for the latest FirstNet Authority updates.

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Foundation Formed to Support, Recognize Fallen First Responders

JEMS

A tragic helicopter crash led to the formation of a new foundation that honors, supports and promotes the regions first responders.

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Abstract: Paramedic Flourishing at Work: A Way Forward | 26 June 2025

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

What will we be discussing? This session will outline a master’s thesis using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design to explore paramedic well-being with a strengths-based lens. At the Ottawa Paramedic Service, this study followed the thread of flourishing through a quantitative survey to semi-structured interviews utilizing narrative inquiry with an appreciative focus.

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FEMA Acting Administrator Replaced

JEMS

The Federal Emergency Management Agency faced fresh upheaval Thursday just weeks before the start of hurricane season.

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Airway Considerations in Prehospital Cardiac Arrest

ACEP Now

Endotracheal intubation (ETI) has long been defined as the “gold standard” for airway management to secure the airway. It is historically the “definitive airway” and, in the setting of cardiac arrest, a successfully placed and confirmed endotracheal tube connected to a well-managed ventilator removes the bulk of airway and breathing concerns from the Basic Life Support (BLS)/ Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) algorithms.

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Gordon Peckham

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

Gordon Peckham, MSM, CD, MHS, RN, CHE Gordon joined the Canadian Forces in 1995 under a National Defense scholarship and completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree at Dalhousie University in 1999. Upon graduation he was posted to the hospital at Canadian Forces Bases Halifax. In Halifax, Gordon worked in various roles including Medical-Surgical Inpatients, Operations and Training, Immunization, and trained with the Disaster Assistance Response Team.

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Wave 2025 Recap: Top 5 Topics in Hospital and Trauma Care

ESO

ESO’s annual WAVE conference brings together hospitals, fire departments, and EMS agencies for four days of sharing and practical learning. The event emphasizes using data and technology to improve patient outcomes and advance the health of communities. WAVE 2025 in Austin, Texas, was no exception. It highlighted some of the most urgent issues and forward-looking solutions for changemakers in hospital and trauma care, and five major themesemerged. 1.

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Toxicology Answer: the Jequirity Bean

ACEP Now

(See original question here.) ANSWER: Jequirity Bean The jequirity bean ( Abrus precatorius ) is a very ordinary looking climbing plant found in warm climates across the world that has very attractively colored seeds that are very toxic. Seeds are often used in jewelry, strung on a line for necklaces or bracelets, or used in rattles because of their hard shell.

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Emergency Physician Finances: Fix Common Planning Gaps

ACEP Now

In a recent meeting, I heard about an 80-year-old worth @25 million who recently lost his wife and realized he doesn’t have a will in place nor any close family members. If he died, a distant cousin that he never even talks to would inherit all that money. There are many people out there who have been financially successful but still have huge gaping holes in their financial plans.

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Toxicology Question: Which Plant Contains a Protein That Inhibits Cell Function?

ACEP Now

ACEP Now offers real-time clinical news, news from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and news on practice trends and health care reform for the emergency medicine physician. ACEP Now is an official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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Desmopressin for Antiplatelet Reversal in Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults

ACEP Now

Case Vignette DP is a 70-year-old male with a past medical history significant for peripheral vascular disease (PVD) on clopidogrel who presents with acute intracranial hemorrhage. The team is discussing antithrombotic reversal treatment options. When? It is reasonable to consider the use of desmopressin (DDAVP) for patients with life-threatening bleeding with platelet dysfunction or in the setting of anti-platelet therapy.