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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.
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?
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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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.
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.
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?
Objectives Following the launch of its ‘Long Term Plan’ in 2019, the English National Health Service (NHS England) started piloting body worn cameras (BWCs) in ambulance services. This paper explores views on the purpose and value of BWCs among ambulance crews and leadership staff who have used them or supported their implementation.
Those drawn towards more mobile, emergent, autonomous roles found their place in paramedicine. 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.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of agitated patients with an initial Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) score of at least 3, who were sedated and transported by ambulance to Hartford Hospital. Results: 66 patients in the ketamine group and 68 patients in the midazolam group met inclusion criteria.
Article by Karlee De Monnin CASE During my first ambulance ride-along as a fourth-year medical student on an EMS elective, my unit responded to a call for abdominal pain. The paramedics assisted the patient into the ambulance. I was focused on exploring the truck as it was my first time transporting a patient in an ambulance.
So you are an expert on paramedicine, but isn’t it true that you yourself are guilty of (long list of failures)…” They still wanted me, so I then sent them a blog post titled “ Your Hono r” which detailed a call I was on where I dropped a patient and one where I found myself with an empty oxygen tank. The ambulance responded.
I can feel the hunger for paramedicine again, the drive to learn, to push myself towards the goals I set back in 2009. I prayed the ambulance would go faster. I remembered his words in the back of the ambulance to me, “All I wanted was to get home to my family.” His face was so pale when we arrived at the hospital.
I now understand why when I first tried getting into the ambulance service, many medics warned me to get out while I can, telling me only crazy people enter the ambulance service. For five years I have worked multiple jobs on the side to make ends meet financially. So I go from one side job to the next. Absolutely not.
We have a large number of graduate paramedics starting with Ambulance Victoria this year, so it’s probably a good time to revisit a topic that seems to receive surprisingly little attention in an industry that relies so heavily upon it. This means that wherever possible the closest ambulance is sent to high priority cases.
Every ambulance service comprises a group of humans surrounded by infrastructure. Never before has it been more evident that maintaining empathy must not be forgotten or taken for granted. It's a two-way street whether we're amid a pandemic or stepping through the routine of everyday life. So how does this apply to prehospital roles?
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of records of 1902 STEMI cases attended by Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics during the 4-year interval from 2013 to 2016. Objective: ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a leading cause of mortality in Australia.
If you’ve been struggling to decide between serving as a Soldier in the United States Army or becoming a paramedic , venture no further; you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we will explore the intersection between the medical profession and military service. Let’s start with defining the subject of our discussion today—the paramedic.
The objective of this review was to investigate where and how these disparities exist to make recommendations in achieving equity in the paramedic workforce and thus achieve patient-centred care universally across rural and urban populations. Methods: The JBI approach was used to perform a scoping review to assess the availability of literature.
Introduction As the global demand for emergency health services continues to expand, the role of paramedics persists and grows alongside the expansion of ambulance services. The need to explore alternative pathways for enhancing service efficiency and alleviating hospital demands is increasingly evident, particularly for low-acuity cases.
Signs entering ambulance bays around the US, and the world for that matter; point out in no uncertain terms that “HEROES WORK HERE”. The idea is to recognize and thank the clinicians in the prehospital and mobile health profession who do a very unique job under challenging circumstances, any day, anytime, anywhere.
As your partner pulls the ambulance to a safe location, your pull on your gloves. It’s pointless, every time she goes with the ambulance, we get a bill, and there’s nothing they can do for her there.” It comes in as a Code 3 for a possible stroke by the side of the highway. I never really thought about that.
Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. In Sweden and the Netherlands, ambulances are staffed by nurses and paramedics.
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. Who will be speaking?
EMTs typically operate in the pre-hospital setting with the standard ambulance equipment. In this article, we’ll be discussing the differences between a civilian paramedic and a United States Army combat medic. Is this field for me?” or “would I be any good this?” Army Combat Medics (68W). What is an Emergency Medical Technician?
Conclusions: Policy makers should review these reasons for frequently calling 911 and implement a system to help frequent callers use more appropriate health care services including a non-ambulance response to calls related to falls, transport to medical care facilities, or anxiety attacks. Methods: Cross-sectional research design.
Background: Ambulance drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal or injury collisions compared to other professional drivers. The evaluation of trends of monthly and yearly ambulance collisions is conducted using the Mann-Kendal test.
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