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Embracing Change: The Transition to NERIS For Incident Reporting

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By Tom Jenkins Reprinted from the 2024 issue of Firefighter Strong In the fire academy, I doubt any candidate firefighter is excited or intrigued about incident reporting. Unfortunately, many firefighters see incident reports as nothing more than a chore, a first cousin to taking out the fire station trash.

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Something Winter This Way Comes

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic @DidlakeDW A 50 y/o Male was taking his dog for a leisurely stroll through the park when he suddenly experienced new onset chest discomfort. Otherwise, no admission of CAD, HLD, or family history of sudden cardiac death.

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Formula Utilization

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review provided by Dr. Steve Smith @SmithECGblog I was conducting QA/QI on two very recent cases and was struck by the uniqueness of both. Moreover, he had no pertinent medical history to report in terms of CAD, HTN, HLD, or DM, for example.

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Still on Track: NERIS Beta Launch and Latest Developments

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With API , participating CAD and RMS vendors will be able to automatically send data back and forth to NERIS. For any CAD and RMS vendors who are interested, you can share information and ask questions during the USFA development tea m’s regular NERIS office hours. What’s the current timeline?

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Dark Side of the Moon

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review by Dr. Stephen Smith @smithECGblog I was reviewing ECG’s in our LifeNet database and happened upon this one without any knowledge of clinical circumstances. Furthermore, there was no family history of early CAD, MI, or sudden cardiac death.

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Critical Left Main

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic (ret) @DidlakeDW Expert commentary and peer review by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @smithECGBlog A 57 y/o Female with PMHx HTN, HLD, DM, and current use of tobacco products, presented to the ED with chest discomfort. She was urgently taken to the Cath Lab. Coronary Angiogram 1.

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My First Delivery

My Paramedic Blog

I hop into the ambulance, and log onto the CAD (Computer Assisted Dispatch) device. The call pops up onto our CAD. I look at the notes on the CAD it read: Crowning. This memory is still fresh in everybody’s mind: paramedics, firefighters, and hospital staff. Partner: “I’d prefer driving if you don’t mind.” Me: “99 Fox.”

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