American Ambulance Association
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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.
St. Emlyn's
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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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EMDocs
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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
St. Emlyn's
DECEMBER 23, 2024
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Day 1 review from the London Conference 2024 with Zaf Qasim. Also check out our podcasts from the same conference on our podcast channel. #FOAMed The post Talking trauma – London Trauma Conference Day 1 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.
EMCrit Project
DECEMBER 23, 2024
All the literature goodness for December 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.
Emergency Medicine Cases
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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.
REBEL EM
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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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Emergency Medicine Cases
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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?
Handtevy
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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.
Chicago EMT Training
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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.
First 10 EM
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
DECEMBER 23, 2024
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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