High Performance EMS

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Download the collaborative document created by several national professional organizations on “ Rethinking Emergency Medical Services.” There are several very quotable sections including, “The EMS staffing crisis highlights the need for reasonable, evidence-based and data driven system design and response changes to sustain these vital services while addressing the root causes of workforce shortages and economic challenges.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Written by Willy Frick I was reviewing our institutional PMcardio account which we are using to improve early identification of patients with electrocardiographically subtle OMI. I came across this ECG: What do you think? Even before we have clinical context, this ECG simply does not appear concerning for OMI, notwithstanding the machine's interpretation ** ** ACUTE MI / STEMI ** **.

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Pulsara

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A new study published by the AHA shows the use of AI and communication tools decreases treatment times between 43% and 53% for door-to-CT, door-to-needle, and door-to-puncture times A group of clinicians in Washington State implemented both Pulsara and Viz.ai , tracking treatment times for door-to-CT, door-to-needle, door-to-puncture, and length of stay.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Authors: Ahmed Mashal (Emergency Medicine Resident, Atrium Healths Carolinas Medical Center); Ann-Jeannette Geib, MD (Emergency Medicine Attending, Medical Toxicologist, Atrium Healths Carolinas Medical Center) // Reviewed by: Christopher Counts, MD (Medical Toxicology Fellow, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ); Cynthia Santos, MD (Emergency Medicine Attending, Medical Toxicologist, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case: A

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EM Board Bombs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

–Case– It’s a hot summer afternoon when EMS rushes in with an 8-year-old boy who was pulled from a community pool after being underwater for an unknown amount of time. Bystanders report he was initially unresponsive but had spontaneous respirations after CPR was started. Now in the ED, he’s tachypneic, mildly cyanotic, and lethargic.

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EMS 20/20

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Oh no. apathy strikes again in this week's episode as two cars attempt to occupy the same space in traffic. An ALS fly car responds to sort out the chaos. do they achieve this goal? Listen and find out! Oh no. apathy strikes again in this week's episode as two cars attempt to occupy the same space in traffic. An ALS fly car responds to sort out the chaos. do they achieve this goal?

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