High Performance EMS
AUGUST 9, 2024
Dispatching the right unit to an EMS call was much simpler when all resources had the same capabilities and a response time was the primary measure of success. The very low risk calls can typically be satisfied with basic life support (BLS) capabilities. It was a matter of determining which crew was available closest to the scene.
Peter Canning
AUGUST 24, 2024
Connecticut recently added supraglottic airways to the BLS scope of practice. Well, hooray for all the Emergency EMS medical Control Doctors who eventually agreed and passed this proposal. I know at my hospital where I am the EMS coordinator, we will grant approval to those EMS services that want to let their EMTs do this skill.
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NAEMSP
OCTOBER 9, 2024
However, a recent survey revealed that many patients with adrenal insufficiency are hesitant to give themselves their injections, and many Emergency Medicine and EMS Clinicians are unaware of the appropriate treatment for this condition. The responding BLS crew was unable to initiate adequate resuscitation, despite signs of shock. .”
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado. Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado.
Chicago EMT Training
AUGUST 12, 2021
We got in touch with someone on campus that shared a passion for EMS, and he was the key to legitimizing the program through the Environmental Health and Safety Office. The EMS program even had an ambulance at one point. We continued providing non-transport BLS to events on campus. His first cohort had 17 students.
High Performance EMS
JUNE 12, 2023
One of the more challenging issues that has become as endemic as the disease itself is the recruitment and retention of EMS professionals. With expected delays beyond that time limit, it may be acceptable to dispatch a BLS unit to begin care while still allowing the ALS resource to join the response from a longer distance.
SSCOR
MAY 18, 2024
Your BLS engine company is dispatched to a “difficulty breathing” call and your ALS rescue is still in the process of delivering their previous patient to the hospital. Dispatch is sending the next closest rescue, but the responding unit has just notified you that they are held up by a train.
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