International Journal of Paramedicine
APRIL 3, 2024
Objectives: Almost one third of pediatric 9-1-1 calls result in non-transport by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The primary outcome was caregiver decision not to transport patient (per EMS documentation) compared to EMS-initiated non-transport. We included 9-1-1 responses for children <18 years.
International Journal of Paramedicine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Assessment tools utilized by HEMS included the Cincinnati stroke scale (4%) and the FAST-ED (37%); most cases (59%) did not document a stroke assessment tool. The current HEMS triage, although not consistently documented, appropriately selects stroke victims, but not necessarily those who need air transport to a higher care level.
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EMT Training Station
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
In the world of emergency medical services, encountering victims of electrical burns presents a unique set of challenges. As a veteran emergency medical technician (EMT), I’ve seen firsthand the critical importance of prompt and effective prehospital care in these situations.
EMDocs
JUNE 9, 2023
There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. We’re defining “protocol” here as a written document that provides oversight from the medical director about how to assess and treat patients.
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In April 2023, the third edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation’s evidence-based guidelines for the prehospital management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was published in Prehospital Emergency Care. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007.
ESO
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Improvements like longitudinal patient records have transformed episodic documentation into comprehensive patient narratives, aiding both EMS and community health providers in delivering coordinated care. iOS for EHR Coming soon, the new native ESO EHR iOS app is designed to make documenting patient data even easier and more efficient.
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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