American Ambulance Association

JULY 2, 2024

From the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Launches New Certification Examinations for Paramedics and AEMTs The examinations align the National Registry with other […] The post NREMT Launches New Certification Examinations for Paramedics and AEMTs appeared first on American Ambulance (..)

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AEMT Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic Ambulance 130

FirstWatch

MAY 14, 2025

June 26, 2025 | 9:00 am PDT (12:00 pm EDT) This session will outline a masters thesis using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design to explore paramedic well-being with a strengths-based lens. Paige Mason is a special operations tactical paramedic with the Ottawa Paramedic Service.

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Paramedic Paramedicine Paramedicine Community Paramedicine 40

International Journal of Paramedicine

MARCH 15, 2025

Objective: To describe the program and associated outcomes of an innovative medication safety and opioid risk screening program delivered by community paramedics Methods: The study was conducted within a health system community paramedic program in North America.

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Paramedic Community Paramedicine Paramedicine Paramedicine 52

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada (PCC) E-bulletin December 2024 PCC Leadership Summit June 10 th -12 th ,2025 Winnipeg, Manitoba Planning for the annual PCC Leadership Summit is well underway. Paramedic representatives attending will augment support within the DRDC towards Paramedic related studies.

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Paramedic Paramedicine Paramedicine Public Safety 52

American Ambulance Association

JULY 20, 2023

The post Perez and Finstad Push Medic to Paramedic Provision appeared first on American Ambulance Association. This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It can be unclear where community paramedics fit within existing paramedicine career structures and their professional capabilities are sometimes ill-defined or misunderstood. These purposively recruited panellists comprised practicing community paramedics, students and educators, professional leaders, and subject matter experts.

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Paramedic Community Paramedicine Paramedicine Paramedicine 98

American Ambulance Association

MAY 28, 2024

On May 13, the AAA submitted a Comment Letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to their Request for Information (RFI) on modernizing the process and updating the occupations […] The post AAA Submits Paramedic Expedited Visa Comments in Line with PARA-EMT Act appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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EMT EMT Paramedic Ambulance 130

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 16, 2024

PCC Members, We are very pleased to announce that the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada (PCC) has received approval for a national research study on violence against paramedics via targeted investment funds through Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC) Centre for Security Science (CSS). Violence against Paramedics is unacceptable.

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JEMS

MAY 11, 2025

The company will celebrate frontline heroes with engaging contests and special tributes across Canada and the U.S.

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Paramedic EMS Ambulance EMT 83

EMS 12-Lead

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

We will be using information from different cases where paramedics attempted TCP in the field. Paramedics arrived at a home to find an elderly male with profound altered mental status. Paramedics note that he is only responsive to deep painful stimuli with shallow ventilations. After TCP, the paramedics attempt to intubate.

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Paramedic EMT EMT EMS 230

Unitek EMT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By extending the traditional role of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, Community Paramedics are instrumental in bridging gaps within the healthcare system, […] The post How to Become a Community Paramedic appeared first on Unitek EMT.

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Community Paramedicine Paramedic Paramedicine Paramedicine 99

Irish College of Paramedics

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

I am a paramedic instructor who worked as a Critical Care Paramedic in Toronto EMS (Canada) for 13 years. My hope is to make available some clinical tips for working paramedics in order to improve your patient care. My hope is to make available some clinical tips for working paramedics in order to improve your patient care.

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Paramedic Paramedicine Paramedicine EMT 40

Medic Mindset

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

He wants paramedics to ask the same question he asks: Is the rapid A-fib the primary problem or secondary to another critical condition like sepsis, PE, DKA, hypovolemia, etc? Casey Patrick is the EMS medical director of Montgomery County Hospital District (Texas).

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 27, 2025

When I started as a paramedic in Hartford in January of 1995, I was given a 100-page protocol book to memorize. Paramedics didnt do 12-lead ECGs then. Many paramedics worked for multiple services and is could be confusing for them to have to follow three different chest pain protocols. There was no CPAP, no capnography, no IOs.

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Allergic Reaction Naloxone Paramedic STEMI 90

Medic Mindset

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Alex (Sandy) MacQuarrie , PhD and Paramedic, reflects on his move from Canada to Australia, principles of simulation in medical education & his personal experience with cardiac arrest. Thank you, iSimulate.

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FOAMfrat

APRIL 4, 2025

paramedics, we thrive on pattern recognition, but pediatric strokes are theultimate zebra in the room. When you think about strokes, you probably picture a slurred speech, middle-aged hypertensive smoker with half their face drooping. You dont picture atoddler in a car seat or a baby in a crib.

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Paramedic OR 105

FirstWatch

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

There has been an increasing demand for paramedic services to respond to mental health-related calls, and it’s becoming even more important to respond appropriately to these calls.

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Paramedicine Paramedicine Paramedic Community Paramedicine 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 27, 2024

He is also an assistant medical director for EMS at the Centre for Paramedic Education and Research in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Case: You are an advanced care paramedic dispatched to the scene of a 53-year-old female with chest pain. She developed retrosternal chest discomfort shortly after she came in from using her snowblower.

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Pulsara

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Editor's Note: In August 2024, EMS1 and Fitch & Associates released their annual EMS trend survey, What Paramedics Want, proudly sponsored by Pulsara. Because the articles and advice found within contain such critical subject matter, we've elected to publish each segment one at a time here on our blog.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Before attending medical school, he was a New York City Paramedic. Case: You are working as a paramedic, and you respond to a cardiac arrest. Chris completed his emergency medicine residency and EMS fellowship at UNM.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

APRIL 14, 2025

In addition to the Summit sessions, you will have the opportunity to meet with sector partners, network with colleagues, and engage in conversations with Paramedic leaders from around the globe. The Canadian Study of Violence Against Paramedics (CSVAP) will take place over a period of 14 months. SK, AB, ON).

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High Performance EMS

AUGUST 9, 2024

Given the time, a BLS crew can begin life-sustaining measures or conduct an assessment for proper hand-off to the paramedics upon arrival. Beyond that, the recommendation can consider if there is another paramedic significantly closer that could attend and begin care prior to arrival of the transport unit.

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BLS CAD Advanced Life Support Life Support 264

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 8, 2024

It included both medical and paramedical care within these groups. Systematic Review, Quality Assessment, and Synthesis of Guidelines for Emergency Department Care of Transgender and Gender-diverse People Recommendations for Immediate Action to Improve Care.

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Emergency Department ED ALS Paramedic 356

JEMS

APRIL 30, 2025

Memorial services forKansas Cityfirefighter-paramedicGraham Hoffman, who wasfatally stabbed while working an overtime shift Sunday, will take place Friday, theKansas City Fire Departmentannounced.

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Firefighter Paramedic EMS 113

St. Emlyn's

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This blog post provides concise summaries of recent critical care trials, including HEMOTION, PREOXI, BLING III, CLASSIC, EVIDENCE, VICTOR, and PARAMEDIC-3. Each trial is examined for its key findings, strengths, limitations, and practical implications for clinical practice.

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Critical Care Paramedic 80

JEMS

MAY 14, 2025

The expectation was the T-shirt fundraiser would pull in a few thousand dollars. Then the orders started to roll in.

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Paramedic EMS 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 23, 2024

A prehospital activation would have save a lot of time and would have been possible if the paramedics were using the Queen of Hearts PMCardio AI app. This was a weekend late evening, and so it took time the cath team to get in to the hospital.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

JANUARY 6, 2025

Paramedics in peril: New study to give Canada-wide picture of violence on the job Paramedics in Canada face violence on the job and a new study hopes to understand how often and why

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Paramedic 52

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 9, 2025

The concept of the burden of command, which has a historical legacy that pre-dates the Great Wars, is becoming a growing concern affecting our paramedic leaders. Join us as we seek to explore the burden of command that exists within the paramedic community.

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Public Safety Paramedic Paramedicine Paramedicine 40

JEMS

APRIL 23, 2025

Patients with major blood loss inFort Worthand surrounding communities no longer have to wait until they make it to a hospital to receive lifesaving transfusions.

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Paramedic 95

EMDocs

APRIL 25, 2025

THANK YOU Special Thank you to Monarch Fire Protection District and the amazing paramedics who continue to care for critically ill and injured patients each and every day. Controlled ventilation and maintaining adequate oxygenation and perfusion are key to improving outcomes.

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EMS Emergency Medical Services Epinephrine CPR 97

JEMS

MAY 19, 2025

A 2-year-old girl was given Narcan by paramedics on Saturday inSyracuseafter she became unconscious due to a possible drug exposure.

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NARCAN Paramedic 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 27, 2024

Date: April 25, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter is a PA working in an ICU in the Tacoma area and an adjunct faculty member with the Tacoma Community College paramedic program. February 2024. She […] The post SGEM#438: Bone, Bone, Bone, Tell Me What Ya Gonna Do – for IO Access Location? February 2024.

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ICU Defibrillator Paramedic CPR 227

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MARCH 21, 2025

PCC President Kevin Smith spoke with @powerstim on @VOCMNEWS about how the ongoing tariff disputes are causing critical delays in medical supplies, directly impacting paramedic services and patient care.

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Paramedic 63

JEMS

APRIL 23, 2025

A MetroAtlanta Ambulance paramedic faces charges of simple battery and reckless conduct.

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Paramedic Ambulance 52

JEMS

APRIL 28, 2025

A Northland woman is facing a murder charge after she allegedlyfatally stabbed aKansas Cityfirefighter-paramedicwho was trying to help her.

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Firefighter Paramedic EMS 97

JEMS

MAY 2, 2025

A regional advanced life support paramedic intercept program launched by a local fire chief last month has brought better service and quicker response times to participating towns.

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Advanced Life Support ALS Life Support Paramedic 52