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The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’—And the EMS Revenue Collapse No One’s Ready For

JEMS

Few public services are more essential and financially vulnerable than Emergency Medical Services (EMS). As the front line of the healthcare system, EMS delivers time-sensitive care in moments of crisis, bridging the gap between life-threatening events and definitive treatment. billion in revenue.

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EMS is Not a Business Model and We Are Paying the Price

JEMS

It made no distinction between someone who received basic life support care or advanced life support. When a patient does not have insurance or defaults on payment for care they have received in an emergency department or hospital, those costs need to be absorbed by someone. billion dollars in revenue.

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Broselow-Luten Color-Coded Length-Based Weight-Estimation System: History of [Emergency Medical Services for Children] Designed by Dr. James Broselow. Dr. Broselow was family medicine but switched to emergency medicine. Emergency Medical Services for Children] “Red to Head.” One end of the tape is red with an arrow.

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Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms

NCOAE

Today we’re taking a more serious look at language, this time highlighting the terminology used by members of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) community. That’s because one of our areas of focus here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) is emergency medicine training and education.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. In years to come paramedics should be involved in more areas of care and not limited to emergency pre-hospital care. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. Schneir, A.

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How to Become an EMT

NCOAE

As an EMT, your job responsibilities generally boil down to keeping patients alive using non-invasive medical procedures and transporting them safely to a hospital or clinic where they can receive a higher level of professional medical care. Do You Have What It Takes to Become an EMT?

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The Reality of Ramping for Student Paramedics

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

In years gone by, joining the world of emergency medical services meant a high turnover of patients, among a daily mix of unpredictable emergencies. The medically minded individuals seeking ongoing patient contact found a vocation in medicine, mental health, nursing, midwifery and allied health professions.