American Ambulance Association

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis Written by Willy Frick (@Willyhfrick). Willy is a cardiology fellow with a keen interest in the ECG in OMI. A woman in her late 70s presented with left arm pain. The arm pain started the day prior when she was at the dentist's office for a root canal. Her systolic blood pressure at the dentist was over 200 mm Hg.

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E-9-1-1 ACS Coronary STEMI 121

EMDocs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Authors: Genevieve Pentecost, MD (@genpentecost, Emergency Medicine Resident, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis) and Aaron Lacy, MD (@AaronLacyMD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis) // Reviewed by: Jamie Santistevan, MD (EM Physician, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, NM); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Introduction Welcome back to ECG Pointers from emDOCS.

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STEMI Coronary Emergency Department OR 110

First 10 EM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Welcome back to another edition of the research roundup, where we discuss an eclectic collection of articles selected through the rigorous process of whatever I happened to find most interesting in my recent reading (with a couple suggestions from Dr. Casey Parker). The BroomeDocs podcast version can be found here: [link] Our poorly managed hospitals […] The post Research Roundup (December 2023) appeared first on First10EM.

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ED EMS 103

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. A recent article documents 56 additional U.S. hospitals that are closing clinical departments or ending or reducing services. Cited are issues of “shoring up finances,” “staffing shortages,” or “focusing on more in-demand services” as driving forces. 1 This adds to the over 640 (mostly rural) hospitals that recently failed financial stress tests and are adjudged to be at imminent risk of closing. 2 Of

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OR ALS 98

Paramedics World

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Isolation rooms are among the frontline healthcare facilities in the event of an outbreak, whether the disease is well-known or new. Holding dozens of patients and the necessary equipment, these… The post Isolation Room Maintenance: Best Practices for Hygiene and Safety appeared first on Paramedics World.

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Paramedic OR 52

NCOAE

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For decades, spinal immobilization (SI) has been the standard practice when moving trauma patients with potential spinal injuries. Indeed, this particular procedure has long been commonplace for patients injured in the backcountry. Spinal immobilization involves the use of various devices, including a long spine board (LSB) and a cervical collar to stabilize the spine and prevent further injury.

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OR Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Department Emergency Medical Services 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Adverse Childhood Experiences (or ACEs, for short) are no new thing, but only in recent decades have we come to realise the scope of their impact on children and the adults they become. ACEs can broadly be defined as traumatic events occurring before age eighteen. What counts as an ACE is open for interpretation, with the official domains liable to change.

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ALS OR Firefighter 104

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) is a membership organization composed of high-performance emergency departments (EDs) that share a commitment to quality. The preliminary 2022 report contained performance measures for 938 EDs that managed more than 46 million patient visits, plus 222 additional freestanding EDs that served more than 4 million patients.

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Emergency Department ED EMS ALS 52

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Patients with severe agitation are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED) setting. The first steps in the management of agitation are de-escalation and calming techniques, situational modifications, and, if needed, oral medications. Unfortunately, these techniques may be insufficient. Emergency departments can be crowded and chaotic, further exacerbating mental health issues.

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Emergency Department ALS ED OR 52

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In September, a surprising publication by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the efficacy of oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, caused a ruckus. 1 This publication would not come as a surprise to those following the past 15 years of efforts by the research teams examining phenylephrine. While they conclude that phenylephrine lacks efficacy, there remain important limitations to the scope of this action.

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