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Improving the Interfacility Transport Experience

International Journal of Paramedicine

populace ages, interfacility transport teams face unique challenges in addressing the needs of two rapidly growing patient populations. The box was funded by a hospital grant and implemented within a busy interfacility transport team at a quaternary care academic center. As the U.S.

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Podcast 185 - Eating Disorders w Hanna Thompson

FOAMfrat

Drawing from personal experience and clinical insight, they explore how these conditions present both medically and behaviorally, especially in prehospital and interfacility transport settings.They break down the subtle physical signs that EMS providers can look for—such as Russell's sign,

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BROKEN: For the Ones too Young to Speak

The FllightBridge ED

The traumatic tale of a pediatric interfacility transport “As clinicians, you’re not just treating injuries……you’re listening for stories that can’t be spoken.“ “ Trauma Season (the…

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IV placement prior to interfacility transport by private vehicle - is it safe?

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

This study looked at "low risk" patients who were being transferred from a community hospital to the system quaternary referral center.&nb. Click to view the rest

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Episode 39: ECMO for COVID-19 with Kim Boswell

Critical Care Scenarios

.* There is no obvious timeframe which is “too early,” but patients already at ECMO-ready centers might reasonably wait longer to go on bypass, as it can be done quickly and safely when necessary without requiring interfacility transport.*

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Assessing Provider Understanding of Interfacility Emergency Medical Services Transport

International Journal of Paramedicine

The decisions referring providers make regarding emergency medical services (EMS) level of care and transport modality (ground versus air) can dramatically impact patient care, emergency departments' workflow, hospital length of stay, and EMS resource availability.

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Shaving Time Off Your Next Trip To The Cath Lab

FOAMfrat

Whether your program is primarily 9-1-1, interfacility transport (IFT), or a combination of both, the likelihood of being responsible for the safe and expeditious transport of a STEMI patient is high for anyone in the out-of-hospital care setting.