The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MARCH 22, 2019
You have ambulances ramping and patients queuing at triage. Your medical team is great, but you […] The post SGEM#250: Scribes – I Want to Break Free (from the EMR) first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. You have ambulances ramping and patients queuing at triage. Case: The emergency department is backing up.
Peter Canning
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Alzheimer’s Mortality Lowest for Taxi, Ambulance Drivers Some researchers out of Harvard Medical School did a study of over 443 occupations and found that taxi drivers and ambulance drivers had the lowest rates of dying from Alzheimer’s. Ambulance drivers. The headline Irked me.
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AAEM RSA
MAY 7, 2021
Ambulances and EMS are a valuable community resource that are traditionally intended for the treatment and transport of critical patients. Seventy one percent of all ambulance rides involve surprise bills to the patient and on average, ambulance rides cost patients $450. 5 The cost of transport is also an issue. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03352.x.
Paramedic Training Spot
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation. Before this motion was passed to make the standard to have at least one EMT on a truck, there were no set rules as to what training you needed to ride on an ambulance; Rather, most agencies took anybody that was willing.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
You have no control over the number of ambulances ramped outside your emergency department, You have no control over the glitches in the EMR. First, let’s talk about autonomy and recognising what is not in your circle of control. You have no control over the length of time a patient is waiting for an outpatient appointment.
Paramedic Training Spot
MARCH 29, 2018
Does this mean that you won’t see a question about the volume of a certain-size oxygen tank or what kind of ambulance looks like a van? Of course, the practical skills get used frequently on an ambulance and therefore need to be in great shape. What’s the Best EMR Practice Test? No, of course not. This is true for two reasons.
BoostPrep
APRIL 26, 2022
Cyanosis and an increase in respiratory rate were noticed approximately five minutes before the nurse requested an ambulance. Any incident that requires two or more ambulances. Her respiratory rate is 26 per minute with adequate tidal volume. History reveals deep vein thrombosis and severe Alzheimer s disease.
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