SSCOR
MAY 9, 2024
Airway management is a critical component of every first responder’s job. The right equipment is key, from clearing the airway of secretions to managing complex aspiration cases and assessing causes of respiratory distress.
St. Emlyn's
MAY 9, 2024
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Our regular round up of the best of the blog with @docib and @emmanchester. Decompensated liver disease, mechanical CPR, frailty, global health and more. #FOAMed @stemlyns The post Feb/March Podcast 2024. St Emlyn’s appeared first on St.Emlyn's.
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ESO
MAY 9, 2024
The National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) remains on track to be active by Q1 of 2025. On Ma y 2 , 202 4 , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Fire Safety Research Institute, and USFA hosted an informational webinar , Modernizing the U.S. Fire Data System: NERIS Data Framework and Development Update , to inform departments on the progress being made on NERIS and the timeline to expect.
EMDocs
MAY 9, 2024
Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.
Firefighters and EMS Fund
MAY 9, 2024
If Congress fails to act, these fire grants may be gone forever, and firefighters nationwide will be affected. As the Senate greenlights the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870), a crucial piece of legislation aimed at bolstering firefighting capabilities and enhancing fire safety measures nationwide, it’s important to recognize the critical juncture reached by the […] The post The Fire Grants and Safety Act: A Lifeline for AFG and SAFER Grants appeared first on Firefighters and EMS Fu
First 10 EM
MAY 9, 2024
I gave 2 talks at the North York General Emergency Medicine Update this year. These are the resources for these talks. Usually, these resources are only for conference attendees, but this year I recorded versions of both talks, so you can watch them even if you didn’t make it to Canada’s premier emergency medicine conference […] The post NYGH Emergency Medicine Update 2024 appeared first on First10EM.
EMOttawa
MAY 9, 2024
Please refer to Dr. Mark McKinney’s Grand Round Summary from March 2020 (Parts 1 and 2) for a comprehensive literature review on the topic of resuscitating hypothermic patients. In this blog post, I’ll go into a more in-depth review of the staging of hypothermia and how to manage this problem in the field. Furthermore, I’ll […] The post Hypothermia & Non-Freezing Cold Injury appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.
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ACEP Now
MAY 9, 2024
Physician leadership is a priority for ACEP President Aisha Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP. She’s approaching the issue from all sides. As she builds a programmatic approach within ACEP to identify and cultivate leaders, she is strengthening the “pipeline” and creating opportunities for newer physicians to thrive. The Leadership Spotlight highlights examples of emergency physicians using their foundation in emergency medicine to lead, teach, and inspire the next generation.
Stem EMS
MAY 9, 2024
From May 15 to 17, STEM will participate in RETTmobil 2024 in Fulda, Germany, the premier European event for emergency medical services and safety. The Italian company will showcase the […] L'articolo RETTMobil 2024: STEM at the Forefront of the Leading European Emergency Medical Services Trade Fair proviene da Stem Ems.
ACEP Now
MAY 9, 2024
Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, who says he has “the EMS blood type,” practically had a front row seat to the growth of EMS care starting as a volunteer EMT more than 50 years ago. “The evolution of EMS really mirrors the evolution of emergency physicians.” Dr. Krohmer said. “When EMS really blossomed, physician involvement waned a little bit because there was a very large demand as EMS programs were developing.
Life in the Fastlane
MAY 9, 2024
Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 359 Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 359 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.
ACEP Now
MAY 9, 2024
The clinical policy on the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute ischemic stroke, was approved by the ACEP Board of Directors in April 2023. Developed by the ACEP Clinical Policies Committee, the guidance was published in the August 2023 issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. You can find it on ACEP’s website, www.acep.org/clincialpolicies , as well as in the ECRI Guidelines Trust.
ACEP Now
MAY 9, 2024
A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. With a little more digging however, you will also find women like Nelly Baptiste telling The New York Times , “When the pain came yesterday, I was like: I want my old body back” after undergoing a BBL in Miami.
ACEP Now
MAY 9, 2024
It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED). 1 The striking conclusions of this report included estimates that 0.1 to 0.4 percent of ED visits resulted in preventable death as result of diagnostic error. While these percentages appear small, when multiplied by the 130 million ED visits annually, these authors arrive at an estimate of 250,000 preventable death
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