Emergency Medicine Cases
JULY 16, 2024
Registration is now open for the 2024 International EM Cases Summit November 21-23. Registration includes 3 days of talks, panel discussions, interactive discussions, procedural demos, an ebook and access to all the talks for 3 months after the conference. We also offer small group virtual simulation sessions, symposiums on EM Flow, Rural EM and Global EM plus a pre-conference HEARTS ECG course!
EMergucate
JULY 16, 2024
The chest x-ray is from an adolescent with high fever, productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. What can be seen?
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NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
By Tom Jenkins Reprinted from the 2024 issue of Firefighter Strong In the fire academy, I doubt any candidate firefighter is excited or intrigued about incident reporting. However, in a data-driven world, it is imperative that fire and EMS organizations have timely and accurate information at their fingertips. This information allows fire departments to properly allocate resources, understand their community’s risk, and assess the performance of response units.
EMergucate
JULY 16, 2024
The following ECG is from a 56-year-old lady who presented with chest pain and dyspnoea.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
Get ready for the application period, which opens August 1 State Farm® is teaming up with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to award $500,000 in grants to local volunteer fire departments – the ultimate good neighbors. Through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, 50 fire departments will receive $10,000 grants to help them obtain the equipment they need to increase responder safety and improve service to the community.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 16, 2024
This is the prehospital ECG from an 81 year old man with acute chest pain. You will need to click on it to enlarge it in order to see it well enough What do you think? The medics did NOT activate the cath lab. But the paramedic got "told off" by ER staff saying they should have called the Cath lab saying it’s an inferior MI". ECG: There is what appears to be STE in inferior leads with reciprocal STD in aVL.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
The deadline to submit a comment to OSHA about the proposed Emergency Response Standard is Monday, July 22. If enacted as-is, this standard would have a significant impact on the volunteer fire service, and many departments may be forced to shut down or operate outside the federal standard. It is critical you let OSHA know what parts of the standard your department would have difficulty complying with.
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FirstNet Authority
JULY 16, 2024
Preparedness and partnership: How Virginia’s emergency management community came together to support a remote island Blog joseph.rey@fir… Tue, 07/16/2024 - 09:35 By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Learn more about how FirstNet is transforming public safety communications — contact your local FirstNet Authority Public Safety Advisor and sign up for our discipline newsletters.
Clinical Correlations
JULY 16, 2024
By Carolyn Akers Peer Reviewed Roger Daltrey, co-founder and lead singer of The Who, had this to say of bandmate Pete Townshend’s famous penchant for bludgeoning Fender Stratocasters: “Pete wasn’t just smashing his guitar. He used to.
ESO
JULY 16, 2024
The EMS industry is bombarded with incredible amounts of information on a regular basis in the form of ePCR reports and dispatch data. While having a large, aggregated patient data set can be an incredible tool, it is only as good as its quality, which can be very difficult to obtain when you’re busy saving someone’s life. To ensure agencies maintain consistent NEMSIS-compliant data, they must focus on standardizing their collection process in a way that takes the burden off the team.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
Firefighters, EMS providers, and rescue workers face unique levels of risk and unpredictability every day, and are routinely exposed to traumatic events. This can take a toll on responders’ mental health. Join a panel of experts for a Roundtable Talk on key issues in first responder behavioral health on July 24 at 2pm ET. Register. The post Roundtable Talk: Behavioral Health appeared first on National Volunteer Fire Council.
This Podcast Will Kill You
JULY 16, 2024
Going to the doctor is probably not at the top of anyone’s list of enjoyable activities, but when we do go, we expect and deserve to be heard, to have our concerns listened to and our questions answered. However, most, if not all, of us have at some point felt unheard, dismissed, or even gaslit by our healthcare provider. What is it about the doctor-patient relationship or the way medicine is practiced today that enables this miscommunication or mistreatment, and how can we make things better?
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
To help volunteer fire departments secure the resources needed to enhance their hazardous materials response capabilities and improve responder safety, CHEMTREC® and the NVFC have partnered for the sixth year to offer the CHEMTREC HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Award. In 2024, six volunteer departments will be selected to receive $10,000 each.
Life in the Fastlane
JULY 16, 2024
Mike Cadogan The 18 Best Online Ultrasound Course Providers We made it easy to find the best online ultrasound course provider! Here are the top #FOAMed and paid options.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing fire departments that take action against cancer in the fire service. Any U.S. fire department that enrolls 50 percent of their active firefighters in the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer will be considered a Gold Helmet Department and receive a certificate, web badge, and social media posts to share.
Life in the Fastlane
JULY 16, 2024
Michael Gibbs MD Neuroimaging Cases 006 Subarachnoid haemorrhage. Neuroimaging case series. Images, text and cases collated by Teresa Crow MD (Emergency Medicine) and L.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
Nominations are due July 31 for the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. This is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer and is annually awarded by the President to public safety officers – including firefighters – who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life.
CanadiEM
JULY 16, 2024
You are working in an inner city emergency department (ED) and you notice that there are 10 patients who are waiting for their COVID-19 test results. You know that these patients are all experiencing homelessness but you have no idea if they were all exposed at one place, what symptoms they’re experiencing, and how best to inform your local public health department.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
MSA Safety has teamed up with the NVFC to give away four Cairns® 1836 Helmets to NVFC members in 2024. A winner is randomly selected after each of four entry periods. The second entry period was in June, and the NVFC congratulates recipient Lieutenant James Roberts III of the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department in Quincy, FL. The next entry period will open on September 1.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
The NVFC is hosting two live events this week. On July 17, join us for Volunteer Voices Live: Grant Writing, an interactive discussion where you can share your ideas and learn from others on the topic of writing applications for federal, state, local, nonprofit, and corporate grants. Learn more and register. Then on July 18, join Chief Joel Cerny, Dr.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
Junior firefighter programs allow youth to learn about the fire and emergency services in a safe, controlled, and fun way. They also provide departments with nonoperational support and a powerful recruitment mechanism. This NVFC course walks through how to successfully lead and manage a junior firefighter program. Take it free for a limited time in the NVFC Virtual Classroom.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
On Tuesday, July 9, President Biden signed into law S. 870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act. This bill reauthorizes the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) through September 30, 2028. NVFC Chair Steve Hirsch and Legislative Committee Chair Pat Thompson were present at the White House signing.
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