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SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Delayed First Medical Contact to Reperfusion Time Increases Mortality in Rural EMS Patients with STEMI. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Case Study: Arkansas EMS Dept. Enhances Pediatric Behavioral Health Services

Pulsara

With a new protocol and Pulsara, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services can now transport eligible pediatric behavioral health patients directly to behavioral health facilities—resulting in a 44% decrease of pediatric behavioral health patients transported to the ED. MEMS transports around 77,000 patients each year.

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Which patient has the more severe chest pain?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Methods and Results Patients with confirmed ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by emergency medical services were included in this retrospective cohort analysis of the AVOID study. Having severe pain drives people to the ED for faster treatment! We analyzed 1409 STEMI activations (69% male, 66.3

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Wave 2024 Recap: Top 6 Key Topics in EMS & Fire Industries

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Due to this, it’s important for the industry to develop strategies for better supporting psychiatric patients while avoiding unnecessary ED visits and secondary EMS transports. The discussion How Do You Stack Up? Within the past year, they rose to the second most commonplace 911 call for most agencies, making up almost 10% of call volume.

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SGEM#192: Sometimes, All You Need is the Air that You Breathe

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is also now a first-year medical student. Emergency medical services […] The post SGEM#192: Sometimes, All You Need is the Air that You Breathe first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Emergency medical services are called, arrive quickly and find a man with 7/10 chest pain.