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.…

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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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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. Reflecting on my career and practice; and as I struggle with my place on the burnout continuum, I tried to remember the times when I like being a paramedic the most.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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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.

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 15, 2024

When I started as a paramedic, others told me about the junkies and addicts I would encounter. Both EMS and the ED were not welcoming places for them. I was in the paramedic fly car and a BLS crew was in the ambulance. An EMT was already wheeling the stretcher down a short alley where his partner knelt by the dumpster.

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The Overrun

APRIL 19, 2021

No immortal number to place you on the long line of paramedics, going back to license number 1. That’s how I learned about precepting paramedic and EMT students. For the most part, my students did very well, and went on to be excellent paramedics, and leaders in their own right. Sorry, no glitter patch for you.

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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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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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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This case was provided by Spencer Schwartz, an outstanding paramedic at Hennepin EMS who is on Hennepin EMS's specialized "P3" team, a team that receives extra training in advanced procedures such as RSI, thoracostomy, vasopressors, and prehospital ultrasound. Learning Points: 1. Learn to Recognize Hyperacute T-waves 2.

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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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FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

One day, I was running a paramedic fly-car and was dispatched for a sick subject withdrawing from alcohol. 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. Chapter 17.

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