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JEMS
JULY 8, 2025
Between 2006-2017 the country saw a 60% rise in pediatric emergency department visits that were related to behavioral health. This increase was also reflected in data from 2011-2020 where pediatric emergency department visits for behavioral health increased from 4.8 million in 2011 to 7.5 million in 2020. of visits.
JEMS
JUNE 15, 2025
In addition to improving her patients’ health, Breunig aims to save the county money by reducing 911 calls, ambulance rides and emergency department visits among the approximately 350 people living outside in Clackamas County. Emergency health care is expensive and homeless people generally can’t afford to pay for it.
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JEMS
JUNE 23, 2025
Treat in Place and Community Paramedic Recently, EMS professionals contacted Congress during EMS on the Hill Day to advocate for the Community Paramedicine Act and H.R. 2538, the Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies (CARE) Act. The Community Paramedicine Act and H.R.
JEMS
JUNE 16, 2025
And I can say that in a large percentage of my patients—I don’t know the exact percentage because it changes somewhat by day—but…we see a lot of elderly patients in the emergency department. Feit, MBA, MA 10 min read Share To: Judy Faulkner, left, and Jonathon Feit. Maybe half is a little overstating but certainly plenty of them.”
JEMS
JULY 23, 2025
In one study alone, EMR/EMT Students failed to adequately recognize or suspect autism in simulated trauma victims 87% of the time. Emergency medical responders and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatric Emergency Care , 35 (4), 273–277. Pediatric emergency care. Zablotsky, B., Freedman, B., & Gurney, J.
JEMS
JUNE 23, 2025
’ Emergency department experts say wait times are getting longer and patient care is being impacted more and more every year. 21—It was just after 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, 2017, and Chris Cartier was sitting at his computer at Quest Diagnostics, working. 21—It was just after 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept.
JEMS
JUNE 12, 2025
More importantly, the report gives EMS educators and system leaders a critical roadmap to better prepare EMTs and paramedics for delivering safe, effective and forward-thinking care in an ever-evolving field. 3 For EMS educators, this means updating pharmacology content and scenario-based to reflect today’s reality. & Cash, R.
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