Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Whilst we respect the opinion of other professions we feel it is important to provide an Irish perspective on behalf of members of the Irish College of Paramedics - Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) Paramedics, and Advanced Paramedics (APs). 2000, Stiell et al. 2004, Jayaraman et al. 2014), BLS (Sanghavi et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Grabbing a pristine white table napkin to apply pressure to the wound, Ranulf’s class teacher and expedition leader called the ambulance as chaos descended on the restaurant. Interim results presented earlier this year show that REBOA performed within the Emergency Department increased mortality. The trauma call goes out.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Working as a paramedic, medic, EMT, prehospital care provider or any other type of first responder differs vastly from any other role in those first seconds or minutes of arrival. Each advises him to go to the emergency department because he's feeling worse as time passes and has begun to vomit. How much will it cost?

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NCOAE

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Regardless of the frequency with which you see them, you may be wondering — what exactly does an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) do? EMTs are not just “ambulance drivers,” although that’s certainly a critical part of their occupation. For EMTs and patients, an ambulance is more than transportation to the hospital.

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Handtevy

AUGUST 25, 2022

Background: Ketamine, developed in 1962, has been widely used for pediatric sedation in emergency departments before painful procedures. They used EMS primary impressions as a proxy for medication indication and defined effectiveness as paramedic-identified clinical improvement.

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NCOAE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The suicide rate among emergency medical service (EMS) professionals rose a shocking 38 percent since 2009, according to a study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. As an emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic, you typically work a five-day rotation of 12-hour shifts (days or nights).

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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Within the United States, due to paramedic shortages, this dual-medic setup does not exist in many EMS systems. In fact, 4000 paramedics in total were not only trained in the study protocol but also given a rigorous evaluation of their ability to perform CPR. The prehospital providers in this study had an extensive amount of training.

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FOAMfrat

AUGUST 15, 2024

Here is the case: You are dispatched to a private residence (Paramedic/EMT crew configuration) for a female patient who gave birth at home and is now hemorrhaging. When I reflect on my EMT education (14 years ago) and my paramedic education (10 years ago), I genuinely don’t remember learning about postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

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Peter Canning

MAY 12, 2024

I don’t believe he was a candidate for ketamine,” said Connecticut paramedic Peter Canning, who said he supports sedating truly violent patients because they stop fighting and are sleeping by the time they get to the hospital. There are two main categories of EMS providers – EMTs and paramedics. Maybe even from separate services.

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FEMinEM

MARCH 3, 2021

Arching backwards to shake the spasm and my thoughts back into reality, I took roster of the women in my emergency department that evening. I end up in an emergency department where I am on a roster of forgotten women. They would be my tribe until morning. I think I’ve lost my hearing aid!”

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NCOAE

DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, while LSBs have historically been used to attempt spinal immobilization, SMR may be achieved using a scoop stretcher, vacuum splint, ambulance cot, or other similar device to which a patient is safely secured. Both terms refer to the same concept — minimizing unwanted movement of the potentially injured spine.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Case A 91-year-old Russian-speaking female on dual-antiplatelet therapy presented to the ED via ambulance with a left-sided nosebleed. Carvey (@MATTCARVEY123) is a second-year resident through the MetroHealth and Cleveland Clinic Foundation emergency medicine residency program in Cleveland, Ohio. Acad Emerg Med. Crit Care Med.

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BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

Cyanosis and an increase in respiratory rate were noticed approximately five minutes before the nurse requested an ambulance. Transporting a 16-year-old patient that was an unrestrained driver in an MVA to the emergency department when he does not want to be evaluated. Any incident that requires two or more ambulances.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In this article, we’ll be discussing the differences between a civilian paramedic and a United States Army combat medic. So what’s the difference between a paramedic vs combat medic? Well, to figure that out, we first must define the basic differences between EMT’s, Paramedics, and eventually U.S Is this field for me?”

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NAEMSP

MARCH 13, 2023

The attending paramedics begin bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation, correct her hypoxia and hypotension, and subsequently intubate her on scene with ketamine and rocuronium. Upon arrival to the ambulance, the EMT notices that the patient’s heart rate is 22 bpm. She becomes altered and severely hypoxic.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

13 To examine the death of Elijah McClain, in which excited delirium was ruled as the cause of death and in which two paramedics and a police officer have been convicted of homicide, the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment appointed an independent review committee on emergency use of ketamine. ACMT website.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 7, 2024

As emergency departments (EDs) have become the focus of bottlenecks in the entire health care systemfrom insufficient inpatient beds leading to hospital boarding to dwindling access to primary carea siege atmosphere has developed. Just because the patient arrives by ambulance does not mean that they require an immediate ED bed.

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FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Hypothermia Hypothermia, defined as core temperature less than 35oC (95oF) has been identified in up to 2/3 of trauma patients upon arrival to the emergency department. Increasing cabin temperatures in your aircraft or ambulance might be uncomfortable for you, but important to your patient’s survival. normal value is between 0.8

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Case A 68 year old man with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and CAD with stent deployment in the RCA presented to the emergency department with chest pain. Pretty impressive for someone who has not yet attended med school, or even been a nurse or paramedic yet. He had an EKG recorded right away.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Unexpectedly switching up the scene to focus on helpful additions used to be a handy trick in every paramedic’s toolkit (Image from Unsplash) Paramedics are well known for compassion towards patients and most of us have gone out of our way to go above and beyond at some point. Everyone wins.

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