Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 19, 2024

Children in the validation cohort were admitted to the intensive care unit or operating room less frequently than those in the derivation cohort. A proportion of the patients who were initially missed using the CDR were found to actually have risk factors documented in EMS reports or the medical record.

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CPR Operating Room OR Emergency Department 124

Paramedic Training Spot

JANUARY 20, 2022

The CPR course typically takes 4 to 8 hours to complete. With your CPR card in hand, you must then attend another course to earn an emergency medical technician certification. Another option is to complete your training through a private school that specializes in initial training for EMS providers.

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Paramedic Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Services EMT 52

FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Earlier in the summer, I wrote a blog discussing the challenges, intricacies, and educational pitfalls of postpartum hemorrhage in EMS. Sure, we still do CPR, defibrillate as needed, and give Epinephrine based upon our local guidance. I even know of cases that my colleagues have managed! We can all agree upon this.

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Epinephrine CPR Operating Room Plasma 105

Core EM

JANUARY 16, 2025

An EM Residents Guide to Basic Airway Management Authors: Justin Rice, MD Sagar Desai, MD Eunice Monge, MD William Chiang, MD Preface: Airway management is one of the most critical skills in emergency medicine, yet it can be one of the most challenging to master. Even if CPR is ongoing – reassess that you did not tube the esophagus.

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