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.

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American Ambulance Association

JULY 15, 2024

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High Performance EMS

JULY 13, 2020

The NHTSA Office of EMS released a significant document last year called the EMS Agenda 2050 that was carefully crafted to set a bold vision for the next 30 years of paramedicine by clearly differentiating the focus of care from its original definition in the 1996 EMS Agenda for the Future.

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Pulsara

APRIL 17, 2024

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from an article by Larry Beresford, originally published on EMS World on April 3rd, 2024. Check out the full article here.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

Objective Ambulance staff are at increased risk of negative wellbeing outcomes, though there is a lack of research into their wellbeing. Methods A within-participants cross-sectional survey was completed with UK ambulance staff. Results 146 ambulance staff completed the survey.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 15, 2025

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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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

Paramedics were added to the ED ambulance triage staff to receive verbal reports and perform certain tasks done traditionally by nurses. Methods : This was a retrospective observational study comparing delivery and turnaround intervals for patients brought to the ED by ambulance, before and after the addition of a paramedic in triage.

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Irish College of Paramedics

MARCH 23, 2018

A historic milestone in the development of paramedical science in Ireland has recently occurred, with adjunct Professor, Senior Lecturer, and Lecturer appointments for National Ambulance Service College personnel at UCC. UCC is the academic partner of the National Ambulance Service.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

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.

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ESO

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

 “Integrating community paramedicine into our community has helped give a voice to people that have historically been marginalized.”

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NAEMSP

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JULY 8, 2024

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.

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Peter Canning

DECEMBER 26, 2023

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.

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My Paramedic Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

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.

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My Paramedic Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

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. It is always exciting getting replies from readers and seeing so many people interested in paramedicine and the passion and excitement they bring.

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AmboFOAM

MAY 7, 2017

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.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

JULY 1, 2020

Every ambulance service comprises a group of humans surrounded by infrastructure. The Paramedic Profession Overall, paramedicine garners a positive response, but it is not something to be taken for granted. That's all. We continually step over the line from our territory, into that of others, quite literally.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JULY 8, 2024

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. We compared pain score, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pulse rate between patients administered intravenous fentanyl and intravenous morphine.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

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.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 5, 2024

Method: Seventeen ambulance nurses from rural and urban areas were individually interviewed using four different realistic scenarios (vignettes). There is a lack of knowledge as to how EMS personnel perceive their preparedness and response when facing chemical incidents.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 5, 2024

The included studies identified emerging themes relevant to the objective including: (1) the skills, training availability and confidence of the workforce (2) resourcing of ambulances inclusive of both workload and case load; (3) timings of each group regarding response, scene, and transport; and (4) the health status of paramedics in each subset location. (..)

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 8, 2021

During this training period, the combat medics received 300 hours of clinical-care experience in conjunction with 300 hours of ambulance experience; this training time also exposed the combat medics to a greater variety of medical scenarios than those experienced in the combat medic’s average day.

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My Paramedic Blog

MARCH 16, 2013

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.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods, cross-sectional statewide survey of the Ambulance Organization workforce between August and November 2021. Given the essential role that paramedics play in the health system, it is imperative that we understand how their health and wellbeing are affected by this range of stressors.

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The Overrun

MAY 18, 2020

Signs entering ambulance bays around the US, and the world for that matter; point out in no uncertain terms that “HEROES WORK HERE”. But if we truly want paramedicine to flourish, then we need to identify those who do not meet the standard and move them along. Since the entry of COVID-19, EMS has noticed a difference. People wave.

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Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

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.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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?

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 21, 2024

Below is a list of the PCC Board of Directors; Ontario – Mike Adair, Chief, Paramedic Services County of Perth Québec – Louis-Olivier Roussin, Directeur des operations, Ambulance St.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 16, 2024

Below is the complete list of the PCC Board of Directors; Ontario – Mike Adair, Chief, Paramedic Services County of Perth Québec – Louis-Olivier Roussin, Directeur des operations, Ambulance St.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

EMTs typically operate in the pre-hospital setting with the standard ambulance equipment. Furthermore, candidates will need to enroll in additional training in order to specialize in a particular discipline of paramedicine; specialties include flight , shipboard, critical care, and firefighting. paramedic was $36,650, or $17.62

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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.

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American Ambulance Association

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Read this in your browser December 6, 2024 New Funding Available for Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Apply by January 27, 2025 The Rural Health Care Services Outreach […] The post Rural Health Grants Available | Technical Assistance Webinar December 11 appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 5, 2024

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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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Body-worn cameras (BWCs) were introduced for ambulance crews in England in 2021 in response to rising rates of abuse targeted towards ambulance crews by members of the public. Our review identified minimal literature on the topic pertaining to the ambulance sector.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Ambulance Tasmania recently implemented prehospital thrombolysis (PHT) as part of a pharmacoinvasive strategy. Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective cohort study of the first 30 consecutive patient encounters involving PHT for STEMI at Ambulance Tasmania from August 2021 to October 2022. minutes shorter than pre-PHT.

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