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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

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Emergency Department Management of Patients With Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol Withdrawal, and Alcohol Use Disorder: A White Paper Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2024;31(5):425-455. Strayer RJ, Friedman BW, Haroz R, et al. J Emerg Med. 2023;64(4):517-540. Wolf C, Curry A, Nacht J, Simpson SA.

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Rebuttal: EMS Doesn’t Need Replacing; It Needs Respect and Reinforcement

JEMS

Paramedicine practice has remained stagnant since the publication of the White Paper in the 1960s. What is needed is another White Paper to look again at the future of EMS in America. I appreciate the passion and the quality of his response, but “planting the flag” on paramedic space does not advance the profession.

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Things Have and Will Change

JEMS

Crumple zones, airbags, better engineered restraint systems and vehicle automation are lessening the trauma EMS saw in the beginning that gave birth to modern EMS from the white paper “Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.”

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Rebuttal: EMS Doesn’t Need Replacing; It Needs Respect and Reinforcement

JEMS

Paramedicine practice has remained stagnant since the publication of the White Paper in the 1960s. What is needed is another White Paper to look again at the future of EMS in America. I appreciate the passion and the quality of his response, but “planting the flag” on paramedic space does not advance the profession.

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

JEMS

This runs counter to everything we have advocated for since the National Academies of Sciences published the white paper in 1966 that helped establish EMS. 16,17 These patients will never have their airways secured, or have their bleeding controlled, or receive whole blood.

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Year in Review: ESO Research and Data That Shaped 2024

ESO

While much was accomplished in 2024, here are some of the highlights, white papers, and research that defined our journey: Pioneering Research for Emergency Services Aggregate data is an incredibly powerful tool for transforming first responders’ ability to serve their communities. This year, we released When Do Minutes Matter?

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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Tale of 2 Injection Injuries

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Editor’s Note : The premise of Med Mal Insights is that we learn better from stories than we do from reports, “white papers” and seminars. Chuck Pilcher, MD, FACEP Editor, Medical Malpractice Insights Editor, Med Mal Insights A Tale of 2 Injection Injuries Only one patient returns to work with full use of his hand.

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