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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of ALS/ BLS Care in Low Acuity 9-1-1 Response by Geography and Insurance Status Utilizing the 2019 NEMSIS Dataset

International Journal of Paramedicine

EMS responses (n = 4,375,568) were analyzed comparing patient acuity and CMS Service level, Advanced Life Support (ALS) vs Basic Life Support (BLS), to assess for associations in acuity and CMS Service level using logistic regression. The results indicate that acuity and service level vary according to insurance and rurality. Discussion.

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Episode 72: CPR-induced consciousness with Jack Howard

Critical Care Scenarios

References * The guideline: Howard J, Grusd E, Rice D, et al. Paramedicine. Takeaway lessons * Data is light, but perhaps 1% of cardiac arrests have some form of consciousness witnessed. * However, there are also ethical questions about patient suffering. * In CPRIC that physically interferes with care, larger doses are appropriate.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. 2000, Stiell et al. 2004, Jayaraman et al. 2014), BLS (Sanghavi et al.

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Incivility in Critical Care:  adding insult to the injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Explored in seminal research, incivility is described as “ behaviours or mistreatment which violate the workplace norms of mutual respect “ Incivility isn’t just about obvious aggression but can take the form of passive aggression, public beratement, intimidation or habitual interruption. link] Isn’t it just ‘part of the job?’