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Texas EMS Org Leverages Pulsara to Manage Pre-Planned Events

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Joseph Health EMS Triaged 150+ Patients a Day at One of Texas’s Largest Festivals When hundreds of thousands of people descend on a single event over just eight weekends, things are bound to get chaotic. But just a month before opening weekend, they got the call: the alternative provider wasn’t equipped to handle the high volume of the event.

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The Future of Autonomous EMS Delivery Systems

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Murphy JD, MS, PA-C, EFO 5 min read Share To: Shutterstock/Fineart1 Emergency medical services (EMS) are essential in delivering timely care during medical crises. All rights reserved.

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Severe Hemorrhage Technology Developed by Military Researchers

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4 min read Admin/Leadership Podcasts EMS EMT Paramedic The JEMS Report Gwenny Winkler on Critical Care, Coaching and Embracing Growth Veteran flight nurse and educator Gwenny Winkler shares her EMS journey. All rights reserved.

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Just Culture in EMS

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The ripple effect from this event makes other paramedics fearful, encourages the concealment of mistakes, and never addresses or corrects systemic issues. The fortunate part about dealing with practitioners who engage in reckless behavior is that it is a rare event. Its time to train better, lead smarter and build real resilience.

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Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis

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R -Respect the patient’s space: As previously mentioned, it is important to get close enough to communicate effectively; while also staying back far enough to not intimidate the patient and also allowing yourself an escape route in the event further escalation takes place. A -A single member does the talking and attempts to build rapport.

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Current Extraglottic Airway Devices and Prehospital Practices

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Because EGAs do not isolate the trachea as the ETT does, the risk of aspiration events increases, and due to the blind placement of many of these devices, unidentified airway occlusion can occur. 8 Initially developed as a surgical adjunct, the LMA proved to be easily adaptable to the less controlled environments of the prehospital setting.

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How Memphis Fire Department Cracked the Code on Recruitment and Retention

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Stephen points out the shortcomings of having HR staff or uninterested fire crews represent the fire department at recruiting events, often resulting in poor candidate engagement because those representatives lack the firsthand knowledge and passion needed to connect authentically. All rights reserved.