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Transcutaneous Pacing: Part 2

EMS 12-Lead

In this call, paramedics arrived on scene to find a patient apneic and pulseless with CPR in progress by first responders (AED had an unknown unshockable rhythm). After 13 minutes of ALS resuscitation, pulses were palpated indicating a return of spontaneous circulation. Epinephrine administered intravenously.

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SGEM#241: Wake Me Up Before You Go, Go – Using the HOUR Rule

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference: Clemency et al. Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference: Clemency et al. Naloxone is the specific treatment for opioid overdoses and is becoming widely available to first responders of all sorts (Police, Fire, First Aiders, lay people and EMS). Reference: Clemency et al.

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Chocolate, Chaos, and Cops

FOAMfrat

It’s a Fall night in the middle of nowhere, you’re staffing a Paramedic Ambulance in a combination system. You show up on scene, the volunteer ambulance has beaten you on scene, as you get out of the truck and walk up towards them you see the patient being briskly whisked to their unit on a stretcher. link] Padovano, Martina, et al.

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EMS vs. EMT: Clarifying Roles in Emergency Healthcare

EMT Training Station

This network includes more than just ambulance services; it incorporates a range of resources such as specialized medical equipment, emergency response vehicles (ambulances, helicopters, etc.), A Comprehensive Network of Care EMS encompasses a wide array of services and personnel dedicated to delivering emergency medical care.

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Cardiac Care Show – Episode 2: Post-Resuscitation Care

ECG Medical Training

If you’ve got a patient with a shot at surviving a sudden cardiac arrest, don’t allow yourself to be under-staffed in the back of the ambulance, and have a plan if the patient re-arrests. References Callaway C, Donnino M, Fink E et al. All of your practice has just paid off. See you next time. Part 8: Post–Cardiac Arrest Care.

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ACEP Rejects “Excited Delirium”

ACEP Now

In a comprehensive review of the history of this term, Bhatia, et al. If the cops had just heard him say he was short of breath, and had responded to that and had just sat him up, called an ambulance and sat him up, you and I would never have heard of the case.” 18-21 In a recent systematic review, Strömmer, et al.

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Final Three Fire Departments Awarded New Turnouts and Helmets Through the 2024 MSA and DuPont’s Globe Gear Giveaway

NVFC

Congratulations to the final 2024 recipients: Tanner Volunteer Fire Department (Athens, AL), Hessmer (LA) Fire Department, and Taylorstown (PA) Volunteer Fire Department. Given its rural location, the departments volunteers are tasked with helping in a variety of medical emergencies to stabilize patients before the arrival of the ambulance.