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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada – Paramedicine, Mental Health, and Crisis Calls in the Community: Highlights for Leadership

FirstWatch

Areas for practice change include alternative care options (outside of ED), response team approaches, community paramedicine, and post-care follow up. Polly Ford-Jones is a Professor in Allied Health at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto in the Paramedicine Collaborative at DFCM.

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A prehospital protocol for geriatric agitation

International Journal of Paramedicine

ED-based protocols have already been created to aid in the treatment of patients with this condition. Existing protocols for delirium in the pre-hospital setting were designed for younger adults, who have different etiologies and different levels of tolerance for medications than most older adults.

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Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast Ep. 58

Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast

But should a secondary degree be mandated for paramedicine? Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast Small-batch: Paramedic Education Requirements "A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge." Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones More paramedic education is always beneficial. How would this initiative be supported?

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The Reality of Ramping for Student Paramedics

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

Those drawn towards more mobile, emergent, autonomous roles found their place in paramedicine. Lifesaving skills; prehospital paramedicine; clinical challenges; emergency response; community-based roles and making a difference every day. Retrieved from [link] Paramedicine Board AHPRA. 2019/20 Annual Summary.

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Prehospital Use of Ketamine Versus Midazolam for Sedation in Acute Severe Agitation

International Journal of Paramedicine

The primary endpoint was incidence of endotracheal intubation occurring during transportation and within one hour after arrival to the emergency department (ED). However, ED providers receiving patients treated with IM ketamine should prepare for additional sedating agents and airway interventions.

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Still on Track: NERIS Beta Launch and Latest Developments

ESO

Their feedback represent ed over 957 incidents overall and provided a ton of information to help iron out some of the initial wrinkles. The group consist s of fire departments, fire authorities, fire and rescue, and more , represent ing metropolitan, suburban , and small rural populations with wide-ranging technological capabilities.

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The Colorado Verdict

Peter Canning

So you are an expert on paramedicine, but isn’t it true that you yourself are guilty of (long list of failures)…” They still wanted me, so I then sent them a blog post titled “ Your Hono r” which detailed a call I was on where I dropped a patient and one where I found myself with an empty oxygen tank.