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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada – The Preburn Project: Preventing Burnout by Predicting Compromised Wellness in EMS Workers

FirstWatch

Choisi is a research advisor at Urgences-sant, the largest ambulance service in the province of Quebec (Canada) and a fellow with the McNally Project for Paramedicine Research. Join the conversation that will help shape the future of EMS mental wellness and help protect those who protect us all.

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Ambulance Driver or Paramedic?

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

As paramedics, whilst we often take great offence at being called ambulance drivers, the question is, when it’s our turn to drive, what exactly is it that we are providing? Do we fully engage in shared patient care with our attending partner, or do we switch off so that we can simply drive the ambulance and take it easy?

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Episode 72: CPR-induced consciousness with Jack Howard

Critical Care Scenarios

patients demonstrating awakeness during resuscitation) with Jack Howard, Intensive Care Paramedic at Ambulance Victoria in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, and first author on a recent literature review and Delphi-derived expert guideline on CPRIC management. Paramedicine. Buy your merch here! Buy your merch here!

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Treatment In Place Bill Introduced in House

American Ambulance Association

The post Treatment In Place Bill Introduced in House appeared first on American Ambulance Association. This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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NEMSQA Wins Nicholas Rosecrans Award for Reducing Ambulance Crashes with Lights and Siren Initiative

FirstWatch

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.

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A prehospital protocol for geriatric agitation

International Journal of Paramedicine

Approximately 10% of geriatric patients (adults over the age of 65) transported via ambulance will have a mental status altered from baseline, otherwise known as delirium. Many of these patients will be agitated, posing a management challenge for EMS practitioners.

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Telemedicine for Ambulance Crews Has a Future, Despite Fiasco of ET3

Pulsara

Telemedicine, which can connect them virtually with physicians from integrative emergency services and the physician with the patient, has been a positive experience for MedStar’s field staff, Zavadsky says. Is it safe for this patient to go to urgent care? Can they get a prescription written for a new medicine or refill an existing prescription?