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Congress Extends Medicare Ambulance Add-On Payments

American Ambulance Association

On Saturday, December 21, the American Relief Act of 2025 (H.R. 10545) became law and thereby averted a partial federal government shutdown. Of critical importance to ground ambulance service organizations, […] The post Congress Extends Medicare Ambulance Add-On Payments appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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EuSEM 2024 in review

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed David Purkarthofer reviews the highlights from the fantastic EuSEM conference held in Copenhagen earlier this year. #FOAMed @stemlyns The post EuSEM 2024 in review appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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EMCrit RACC-Lit Review for December 2024

EMCrit Project

All the literature goodness for December 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Global EM 7 Global Emergency Medicine Partnerships

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this Global EM post we provide examples of Global EM partnerships and tools for developing these partnerships to foster global solidarity in improving emergency medicine as a specialty and help EM societies not only strengthen their systems but also enhance global health outcomes. The post Global EM 7 Global Emergency Medicine Partnerships appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

REBEL EM

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 300,000 infants born worldwide each year and has a total estimated prevalence of 100,000 in the United States alone ( Piel 2017 ). Within this population, over 90% of healthcare encounters are due to painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE) ( Kidwell 2021 ). VOE is often complicated by hypovolemia, making fluid administration a common intervention ( Lovett 2017 ).

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Does the literature support medications for stable, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia?

EMDocs

Authors: Molly Rinkevich, PharmD, PGY2 EM Pharm Resident (Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, PA); Howard Rainey, DO (Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA); Drew Schmucker, PharmD (Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, PA); Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD (APD, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, PA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case: Its 3 am on a busy shift and EMS rolls in with a 67-year-old male coming in from home with a history of ischemic card

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The Guidelines Graveyard: What gets chosen, what gets buried?

Handtevy

On November 14, 2024, ILCOR released their latest recommendations for adult and pediatric basic and advanced life support. Theres a lot to unpack, and Ill be highlighting the key changes during our upcoming webinar. If you havent registered yet, follow the CLICK HERE and join us for an in-depth review. What consistently intrigues me about these guidelines is how the recommendations are determined: which studies make the cut, which are set aside, and which never see the light of day.

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Welcome to the Whole Blood Resource Page

Handtevy

Empowering fire and EMS professionals to save lives requires access to the latest innovations in prehospital care. Whole blood transfusion programs have revolutionized trauma care, providing critical resources to stabilize patients in the field and improve survival outcomes. This page is designed to be your comprehensive guide to developing and implementing a whole blood program in your department.

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Congrats to our Fall 2024 Class

Chicago EMT Training

We're in the last two weeks of our spring course!! All we have left are a couple lectures, a final practical, and a final exam. We implemented two big additions to this class: office hours and a competency protocol. They go hand in hand. We required our students to both score at least a 70% on every exam as well as demonstrate and adequate understanding of the patient assessment for each practical.

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Ep 200 How EM Experts Think: Strategies for Pre-Shift, Arrival Ritual, Staying Focused, Managing Interruptions, Cognitive Load & Negative Emotions, Resuscitation Mindset, Post-Resuscitation Recovery

Emergency Medicine Cases

Which elements of your current pre-shift preparation contribute most to your mental clarity and performance, and what new practices might further optimize your readiness? With interruptions shown to increase task errors and decision fatigue, how can you strike a balance between being approachable to colleagues and safeguarding your focus for patient care?

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How comfortable are you with transcutaneous pacing?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Willy Frick A woman in her 70s is hospitalized with undifferentiated shock after being found down at home. Her family had not heard from her and called EMS. Paramedics found her bradycardic, hypotensive, and tachypneic. She was resuscitated and admitted to ICU for presumed sepsis. Several days into hospitalization, she continued to have occasional episodes of sinus rhythm and sinus bradycardia with periods of Mobitz I AV block and 2:1 block.

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The December 2024 Research Roundup

First 10 EM

Another month, another set of articles. Perhaps some are useful. Perhaps some will guide your practice. At least one should completely blow your mind. More research was needed Taccone FS, Rynkowski Bittencourt C, Mller K, Lormans P, Quintana-Daz M, Caricato A, Cardoso Ferreira MA, Badenes R, Kurtz P, Sndergaard CB, Colpaert K, Petterson L, Quintard […] The post The December 2024 Research Roundup appeared first on First10EM.

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Ten Things My Gender-Diverse Child Taught Me: Confessions of a Slow-To-Catch-On Paediatrician

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Two little boys, how lovely! And so close in age, theyll be tearing around getting muddy and kicking balls together. How many times did I hear comments like that? And how much further from the truth could they have been? I do have two boys. That much is true, although theyre not little anymore. My oldest, Lachie, is fifteen, and my youngest, Sam, is nearly fourteen.

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