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Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms

NCOAE

Today we’re taking a more serious look at language, this time highlighting the terminology used by members of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) community. That’s because one of our areas of focus here at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) is emergency medicine training and education.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. 2014), BLS (Sanghavi et al. In years to come paramedics should be involved in more areas of care and not limited to emergency pre-hospital care. Nichol , G.,

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SGEM#179: Chase the Dragon and Naloxone

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is also the host of EMToxCast and gave a talk at the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Annual Retreat called: Can Social Media Save Emergency Medicine ? Case: A 45-year-old male arrives via emergency medical services (EMS) complaining that he wants to be discharged.

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