EMS 12-Lead

JULY 30, 2023

David Didlake, FF/EMT-P, AG-ACNP @DidlakeDW An elder female presented to the ED with worsening shortness of breath. She was known to have a history of poorly controlled COPD, AFib, and multivessel coronary disease.

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EMT EMT ACS Coronary 130

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

Click here to sign up for Queen of Hearts Access Case A 58-year-old woman presented to the ED with burning chest pain that started 2-3 hours earlier while sitting on a porch swing. Here is her ED EKG: What do you think? She was successfully defibrillated and taken back to the ED. But which artery? The family sued.

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Defibrillator STEMI EMT EMT 92

Peter Canning

JANUARY 19, 2025

Ive never taken him in but Ive seen him, heard him in the ED when others have transported him. I would rather work with a brand new EMT with a cheery disposition than a seasoned EMT, who does nothing but b h. I tell you, I wanted to slap him. I know what you’re talking about and I know who you are talking about, I said.

EMT 52

EMT EMT Ambulance Paramedic 52

The Overrun Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2019

On January 17, 2019 NYC mayor Bill DeBlasio stated that EMTs and Paramedics in the City of New York earn less money than Police and FireFighters because “The work is different.” Since that statement, the hashtag #TheWorkISDifferent has become popular on social media.

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EMS EMT EMT Firefighter 52

NCOAE

AUGUST 12, 2022

The post Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms appeared first on National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education.

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EMS EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician 52

The Overrun Podcast

MAY 16, 2022

As we move forward out of our collective nightmare that has been the past two years, Ed and Anna discuss how EMS education can grow from here. As we move forward out of our collective nightmare that has been the past two years, Ed and Anna discuss how EMS education can grow from here.

EMS 52

EMS EMT EMT ED 52

The Overrun Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2020

Ed goes solo to interview Ashley Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, EMT who was recently published in JEMS. Ashley's paper "First Responders and PTSD" addresses difficult issues with EMS and PTSD, specifically that there is precious little research in the United States about the topic.

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First Responder EMT EMT EMS 52

The FllightBridge ED

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The realm of emergency medical services (EMS) is one of constant evolution, where professionals are continually called upon to enhance their skills, knowledge, and expertise.…

Critical Care 52

Critical Care Emergency Medical Services EMS Paramedic 52

NCOAE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As an emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic, you typically work a five-day rotation of 12-hour shifts (days or nights). In the following sections, I offer advice for EMTs and paramedics, their supervisors, and the public. The person needs the skills or equipment used by paramedics or EMTs.

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EMS EMT EMT Allergic Reaction 52

ESO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

With potential new CMS policies on the horizon focused on reducing ED wait times, now is the time to understand where your agency stands. Incorporate telemedicine: Allow paramedics and EMTs to consult with physicians or specialists remotely. Why APOT is a game changer for EMS Extended offload times have a ripple effect.

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MIH NFPA Ambulance EMS 59

The Overrun

MARCH 27, 2022

Think back to when you first joined your cadet program, signed up for EMT or paramedic school, or took your first position in EMS. And now, finally; our newbie EMT or paramedic is finally going to go out there and do it. Again, not to knock the people that want to become EMTs or paramedics. And that’s hurting the profession.

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EMS EMT EMT Emergency Transportation 52

ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, who says he has “the EMS blood type,” practically had a front row seat to the growth of EMS care starting as a volunteer EMT more than 50 years ago. He began as a volunteer EMT outside of Las Vegas, then moved to an ED in the city, handling calls on the Las Vegas Strip. Dr. Krohmer said.

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EMS Emergency Medical Services EMT EMT 52

The Overrun Podcast

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They explore the tendency to over-triage chest pain cases and the need for a more nuanced approach.

Heart Attack 52

Heart Attack BLS EMT EMT 52

ESO

APRIL 19, 2024

In Evaluating Firefighter Decontamination Practices Using a National Fire Records Management System by Antonio Fernandez, Principal Research Scientist at ESO and Bill Gardner CFE, CFO, EMT-P, Sr. 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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MIH EMS Paramedic Firefighter 105

The Overrun

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Whether it be at a college party or in the nursing home at 3 AM, managing an acute psychosis patient is something EMTs and Paramedics encounter with frequency during their tenure. In: Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 7th, Sadock BJ, Sadock VA (Eds), Lippincott Willaims & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2000.

EMT 52

EMT EMT Emergency Department Paramedic 52

Peter Canning

JANUARY 15, 2024

Both EMS and the ED were not welcoming places for them. An EMT was already wheeling the stretcher down a short alley where his partner knelt by the dumpster. Thought I’d check behind the dumpster,” the EMT said to me. The young EMT did and it helped us find this lost soul. You found him.” I marveled at his simple logic.

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Overdose BLS EMT EMT 52

The Overrun

JANUARY 23, 2023

We know instinctively that the years of running calls, driving incessantly, long hours posted, and inherent risks of being a paramedic or EMT will get us back in the end. In Snyder CR, Lopez SJ (eds.). What makes us embrace a career and lifestyle that we know is hard and works against us? Why do we do what we do? Bourdain, A.

Paramedic 52

Paramedic EMT EMT EMS 52

The Overrun

JULY 5, 2019

When I first started out as an EMT, I came across this similar situation. Does that mean a little more training or continuing ed? A patient who is not viable, who we know is not viable, who we work anyway damages us mentally and challenges us physically. It puts us at risk for injury, it stresses the mind and the soul.

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CPR OR BLS EMT 52

FOAMfrat

AUGUST 15, 2024

Here is the case: You are dispatched to a private residence (Paramedic/EMT crew configuration) for a female patient who gave birth at home and is now hemorrhaging. When I reflect on my EMT education (14 years ago) and my paramedic education (10 years ago), I genuinely don’t remember learning about postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

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Plasma Ambulance ALS Emergency Department 69

The Overrun

APRIL 19, 2021

That’s how I learned about precepting paramedic and EMT students. Students who are motivated to do well, with self-confidence, and low anxiety tend to do better in paramedic or EMT training than those who don’t. You had to make it HARD, see? Because if you didn’t, how would they ever race the Reaper for real?

Paramedic 52

Paramedic EMT EMT OR 52

The Overrun

JUNE 8, 2020

Almost 30 years after a TV camera caught police savagely beating Rodney King on a motor vehicle stop; we’re in the same place with George Floyd, Philando Castile, Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Breonna Taylor, herself trained as an EMT. com and gave a recap of the paramedic care provided and the ED care at transfer.

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Paramedic EMS Ambulance CPR 40

EM Basic

MARCH 13, 2019

I was an EMT-B in southeastern Pennsylvania for 10 years before starting my emergency medicine residency so I know how tough your jobs are on a daily basis. A cop started driving and felt lightheaded so she drove herself to the ED where she was given naloxone as a precaution. The flyers said they had been laced with powdered fentanyl.

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Naloxone Overdose First Responder NARCAN 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The fire department, who operate at an EMT level in this municipality, arrived before us and administered 324 mg of baby aspirin to the patient due to concern for ACS. To Emphasize: The reason definitive diagnosis is important in today's case — is that the senior ED physician interpreted ECG #1 as "nothing too exciting".

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Emergency Department E-9-1-1 Coronary STEMI 52

AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The sensitivity of these scores range, but they cannot exclude FG diagnosis and may have lower sensitivity when used for prediction in ED patient populations. Image credit: Pixabay This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. 22 Computed tomography (CT) with IV contrast has a better sensitivity and specificity for NSTI, 88.5%

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Emergency Department E-9-1-1 ALS EMT 52

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 7, 2024

As emergency departments (EDs) have become the focus of bottlenecks in the entire health care systemfrom insufficient inpatient beds leading to hospital boarding to dwindling access to primary carea siege atmosphere has developed. The majority do not require any additional resources on the part of the ED.

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Ambulance EMT EMT ED 98

Peter Canning

JANUARY 26, 2025

Sure there a few minor points I could nitpick, but the show does a phenomenal job of educating about the conditions that patients face and explaining the treatments the ED staff provides. Another EMT is made fun of for leaving the keys in the ambulance allowing unknowns to steal it. One last patient encounter I want to focus on.

NARCAN 52

NARCAN Overdose EMT EMT 52

FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It’d been a busy day already, and I immediately thought I could be used far better than responding to something EMTs could and should handle on their own. In: Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, eds. One day, I was running a paramedic fly-car and was dispatched for a sick subject withdrawing from alcohol. Chapter 17. Hypnotics and Sedatives.

Paramedic 98

Paramedic EMT EMT Ambulance 98