American Ambulance Association

MARCH 3, 2025

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Emergency Medical Services 130

Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Emergency Medical Technician OR 130

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.

Ambulance Driver 52

Ambulance Driver Ambulance Emergency Medical Technician EMT 52

American Ambulance Association

JULY 26, 2024

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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OR 130

OR Ambulance 130

American Ambulance Association

OCTOBER 7, 2024

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance EMS OR 130

American Ambulance Association

JULY 18, 2024

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Emergency Response 246

Emergency Response Ambulance OR 246

American Ambulance Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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Emergency Response 246

Emergency Response Ambulance OR 246

EMS 12-Lead

MARCH 30, 2024

The patient is re-assessed once secured in the ambulance. Two paramedics are in the rear of the ambulance managing resuscitation (another crew had arrived and provided support with a driver). They elected to extricate first due to varying scene hazards of large items stacked precariously, as well as concern for pests.

CPR 312

CPR Paramedic Ambulance Defibrillator 312

American Ambulance Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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Ambulance 100

Ambulance OR 100

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

male with pertinent past medical history including Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Embolism, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance for respiratory distress and tachycardia. Patient is on rivaroxaben, carvedilol, and dofetilide (to suppress atrial fib -- rhythm control).

OR 129

OR Emergency Department Ambulance EMS 129

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

He is found to be in ventricular fibrillation and receives two defibrillation attempts with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) at the clinic, and subsequently three more with a primary care ambulance crew enroute to the hospital. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Reference: Cheskes et al.

Defibrillator 142

Defibrillator Medical Transportation OR CPR 142

High Performance EMS

AUGUST 9, 2024

If available, the supervisor is added to effectively create an ALS transport ambulance. A brief delay on the low-priority call to obtain an appropriate match should not impact the immediate outcome or, potentially more importantly, the results of the next serious one. Life-threatening requests are similarly streamlined.

BLS 264

BLS CAD Advanced Life Support Life Support 264

EMS 12-Lead

MAY 15, 2024

The crew transferred the patient to the ambulance and noticed weak radial pulses (BP unobtainable). Figure 1 : Initial ECG shows Atrial Fibrillation with LBBB morphology and mild discordant STE not consistent with OMI. After 5 minutes post-ROSC, the atrial fibrillation converted to a sinus rhythm. Approach TCP with skepticism.

Epinephrine 331

Epinephrine Paramedic CPR EMT 331

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

He arrived to the ED by ambulance at 1529, only a half hour after the start of his chest pain around 1500 while eating. While an EKG and labs were being obtained on Patient 1, a second announcement came through for another prehospital “STEMI” activation on a 58 year old male ( Patient 2 ) with a history of some substance abuse.

OR 116

OR STEMI Coronary ED 116

American Ambulance Association

MARCH 27, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

MARCH 24, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 4, 2017

Case: A 53-year-old woman in good health is brought in by ambulance after a motor vehicle collision. Marcel Emond is an Associate Professor, Laval University, Emergency Physician at the Level 1 Trauma Center of the CHU de Québec, […] The post SGEM#181: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind, Pan Scan or Leave Other Scans Behind?

OR 130

OR ALS CPR ICU 130

American Ambulance Association

MARCH 20, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 27, 2024

They were randomized to ceftriaxone 2gm intravenous (IV) in the ambulance or usual cares (fluids and supplementary oxygen) until arrive to the ED. A randomized control trial (RCT) done in the prehospital setting enrolled 2,698 patients. For a decision instrument to benefit patients, it needs to have more than a high sensitivity.

ICU 246

ICU ALS Ambulance OR 246

American Ambulance Association

MARCH 5, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

MARCH 19, 2025

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EMS 130

EMS Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

JANUARY 27, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

AUGUST 15, 2023

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EMS 130

EMS Ambulance OR 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Just as all this is happening, you notice how the waiting room is filling up and you can hear the sirens of approaching ambulances becoming louder. However, the ICU is full and the patient will likely be boarding in your ED for a bit before coming upstairs. You take a deep breath, and you think to yourself…let the squid games begin.

ICU 274

ICU ED Critical Care ALS 274

American Ambulance Association

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR EMT EMT 130

American Ambulance Association

AUGUST 2, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The pain makes it difficult for him to ambulate unassisted through his home. During the first visit, he was diagnosed with cellulitis and placed on cephalexin. Today, he notes worsening swelling and a blister forming near his left ankle. Once identified, they must protect the skin from further injury.

ED 97

ED OR Emergency Department Ambulance 97

American Ambulance Association

DECEMBER 10, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

OCTOBER 24, 2024

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

American Ambulance Association

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130