JEMS

APRIL 2, 2025

FlightScore is a free app to help first responders determine if flight activation is indicated at a major trauma scene.

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First Responder Ambulance Paramedic EMT 52

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most paramedics, police officers, firefighters, first responders, community midwives, district nurses, health visitors, mobile GPs, vets, social workers and other health or public service providers like dogs. They will already have heard it long before they heard the ambulance pull up. A lot of us love them. Or break them.

First Responder 52

First Responder Paramedic Prehospital Care Provider Ambulance 52

High Performance EMS

JUNE 20, 2024

Sadly, this is not an adventure story of heroic first responder actions on the scene of an emergency incident but rather about how current EMS operations are failing us and their missions. Across the country, a quarter of positions in the dispatch center , the folks we rely on to keep resources coordinated, are going unfilled.

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EMS First Responder Emergency Response OR 240

FirstWatch

OCTOBER 7, 2024

NEMSQA Wins Nicholas Rosecrans Award for Reducing Ambulance Crashes with Lights and Siren Initiative LAS VEGAS, NV (September 18, 2024) – The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) was honored as this year’s prestigious Nicholas Rosecrans Award winner for their exceptional work on the Lights and Siren Collaborative.

Ambulance 52

Ambulance Community Paramedicine Paramedicine Paramedicine 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 19, 2019

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). The Clinical Decision Rule (CDR) was first derived in Vancouver, BC almost 20 years ago [5]. This recommendation was based on the St.

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Naloxone Overdose Emergency Medical Services Emergency Department 130

NVFC

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The NVFC serves as the voice of the volunteer in the national arena and provides critical advocacy, resources, programs, and education for first responders across the nation. They pioneered the first tailored insurance package and formed a program for emergency service organizations.

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Firefighter First Responder Ambulance OR 52

Mile High Ambulance

JULY 25, 2016

The Code Green Campaign is a first responder oriented mental health advocacy and education organization. Code Green serves all types of first responders, including firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, police, corrections, air medical, and search & rescue. What is Code Green?

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EMS First Responder Ambulance EMT 52

EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

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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EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Services 98

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

MARCH 1, 2021

With experience, plenty of ambulance personnel develop a habit of drafting an extrication plan while walking into every situation, depending on the level of chaos that greets us. The sooner we get them on the stretcher, the sooner we have them in a position of safety and on wheels so that we can get moving whenever we choose.

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Ambulance Paramedic Naloxone First Responder 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

He was unconscious for 8 minutes and slowly awoke in the ambulance, complaining of nausea only. First responders found him to be very tachycardic , confused, perserverating and with no memory of the event. This 60 yo male had an apparent tonic clonic seizure. He had no history of seizures. There was tongue biting.

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First Responder ED Ambulance Paramedic 109

FOAMfrat

JUNE 3, 2024

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.

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Overdose Ambulance First Responder ALS 98

NCOAE

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And they’re certainly not “Ambulance Drivers.” The NREMT itself started out with an “EMT-Ambulance” or “EMT-A,” later adding an “EMT-Non-Ambulance” designation. As a result of this confusing nomenclature, the NREMT came out with a new system in 2011 with the titles of: First Responder EMT Advanced EMT Paramedic.

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EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician Ambulance Driver 52

NVFC

MARCH 12, 2024

Austin has been a staunch advocate at the local, state, and national levels for numerous critical issues impacting first responders. VFIS is the largest provider of insurance, education, and consulting services to emergency service organizations such as fire departments, ambulance and rescue squads, and 911 centers.

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Firefighter Emergency Medical Technician NFPA First Responder 111

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

National industry insight reporting from the Australian Industry and Skills Committee suggests that, in 2019 alone, Australia wide, there were over 4,500 enrolments in ambulance and paramedic qualifications1. National Industry Insights: Ambulance and Paramedic. AHPRA's 2019/20 annual report outlines a 14.5% 2019/20 Annual Summary.

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Paramedic Paramedicine Paramedicine Ambulance 52

EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It’s tailored to provide fellow EMTs, first responders, and even bystanders with the essential insights and practical steps necessary to manage these potentially life-threatening injuries effectively. As first responders, we’re trained to look for these subtle clues.

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EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician First Aid 98

EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Rescue tools help a first responder gain quick access or assess a patient during trauma or medical emergencies. When selecting a proper tool an EMT or Paramedic, even a Medical First Responder, should think about what sort of job they do. A proper EMT knife is much more than a blade with a star of life on it.

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EMT EMT First Responder Emergency Medical Technician 52

EMT Training Station

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While many ambulances and ER have access to automated blood pressure machines, sometimes these can malfunction, or bumps in the road can lead to false readings. The gurney is basically bolted to the ambulance floor during transport via the stretcher bracket. This is perfect for working in an ambulance.

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EMT EMT Paramedic Ambulance 52

EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A) Return to your ambulance and call clear. D) Return to your ambulance, move to a safe location, and notify the police. You respond to an ER. You respond to an ER. He refuses to be transported by you stating, he does not want to pay for an ambulance ride. You arrive on scene for a call for an injured woman.

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EMT EMT CPR Ambulance 98

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. The number of patients suffering harm from calling an ambulance greatly decreased, as did the number of fatalities.

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EMT EMT EMR Emergency Medical Technician 52

EMT Training Station

APRIL 5, 2023

The Raptor provides a first responder with 6 vital rescue tools in one device. So common in fact it is required on ambulances in order to open O2 tanks. All Terrain, All Conditions) Shield Boots are specifically designed to meet the rigorous demands of EMTs, paramedics, and other first responders. The A.T.A.C.

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EMT EMT Paramedic OR 52

EMT City

JUNE 28, 2022

I was researching something for work and it led me onto a report about the ambulance service, which reminded me about how all those years ago (now) that I used to make posts here and how, at that tie, being something quite new and interesting to me, I became a little, well. hyperinterested. Maybe it was the year after, I can't remember.

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First Responder Ambulance OR 40

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

JULY 1, 2020

One of the subjects that comes up often in articles, blog posts, social media comments and in general ambulance related conversation is that of ego. Researchers have found that a nurse or paramedic equivalents carry out first aid and ongoing treatment for their injured comrades, but only after they’ve efficiently triaged.

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Paramedic First Aid Ambulance First Responder 52

NCOAE

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Emergency Room Technician: Emergency Room Technicians are often licensed EMTs who work in hospital emergency rooms (ER) versus riding in ambulance and responding to calls. Working as an EMT with a private company at events such as concerts, sporting events, races, rallies, etc., Every day is going to be different as an ER Tech.

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EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician Firefighter 52

EMT Training Station

JANUARY 12, 2024

First responders will spend a lot of time in a single pair of pants and in a variety of environments. Most companies will buy their employed medical responders a new pair as needed. First responders need to have quick access to a variety of tools. Top 5 Best Men's EMS Pants for EMTs and Paramedics 1: 5.11

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EMT EMT Paramedic EMS 52

ECG Medical Training

MAY 25, 2017

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. Checking the carotid pulse check: diagnostic accuracy of first responders in patients with and without a pulse. Circulation. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000000262.

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CPR STEMI EMS Ambulance 52

EMT Training Station

MARCH 10, 2023

As an EMT, paramedic, or medical first responder your main purpose is to provide emergency care to your patients. An EMT Watch needs to be durable as first responders spend time in multiple environments and the last thing you want is for your watch to break or the band to snap. Why is a wrist watch important for an EMT?

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EMT EMT Paramedic EMS 52

Peter Canning

JANUARY 15, 2024

I was in the paramedic fly car and a BLS crew was in the ambulance. A large first responder stands over you and says, “Tell me what drugs you used. The term junkie came from junk men, people who went through trash. The association is that junkies are human trash. One day I was dispatched to an overdose. You have just overdosed.

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Overdose BLS EMT EMT 52

BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

Cyanosis and an increase in respiratory rate were noticed approximately five minutes before the nurse requested an ambulance. Question One of the more stressful calls for first responders is a mass-casualty incident (MCI). Any incident that requires two or more ambulances. Correct Incorrect Question 3 of 10 3.

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EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician CPR 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

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.” Look at the loss of life and all the consequences.

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E-9-1-1 ALS Paramedic OR 49

NVFC

MARCH 18, 2025

During the COVID pandemic, Denniston realized that a different method of instruction would be needed to educate firefighters during this unprecedented time, so he started a series of weekly webinars to help keep responders and leaders informed. Darley & Co.

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Firefighter First Responder EMT EMT 105

Pulsara

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Building a multi-organizational communication network benefits everyone: first responders, ambulance organizations, hospitals, emergency managers, and the communities they serve. Thats why we offer our platforms foundational functionality for freeyes, freeand forever free for those who choose to use it.

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First Responder Emergency Manager Emergency Management Ambulance 61

Peter Canning

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Often first responders on scene will find it for us. The ambulance company. The ambulance company? I am tempted to say, I am the ambulance company and I am asking for it. We are there to simply carry her mother out to the ambulance, drive her to the hospital. Ambulance driver by day. I let it pass.

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Ambulance Driver Ambulance First Responder OR 52

NVFC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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. Staffed by 17 firefighters and 5 junior firefighters, their jurisdiction includes 14 miles of interstate and over 5,000 acres of forest. With 2023 revenues of $1.8

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Firefighter NFPA First Responder Emergency Response 52

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

OCTOBER 31, 2020

First responders fondly recall those moments of adding value and feeling appreciated, too. We feel the warm glow, they feel cared for, the paramedic profession remains valued as a whole and ambulance service bills are paid without protest. Everyone wins. But what happens when it becomes a commercialised craving for kudos?

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Paramedic Ambulance First Responder CPR 52