American Ambulance Association

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Recorded November 2023 Outside the US Capitol during 2023 Stars of Life, Prodigy’s Rob Lawrence caught up with American Ambulance Association Immediate Past President Shawn Baird. Shawn shared next steps […] The post Prodigy Interview: Shawn Baird on GAPBAC appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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Ambulance 130

FOAMfrat

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How do you talk to a patient experiencing suicidal ideation? What if you're the one having these thoughts? We're interviewing James Boomhower from Stay Fit 4 Duty in this episode. We discuss suicidal ideation, therapeutic communication, and verbal de-escalation. Podcast: [link] We're not able to adequately measure suicidal ideation and mental health crises in terms of vital signs or a physical assessment, so our communication skills need to be honed to reach these patients - it takes a different

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American Ambulance Association

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Yesterday, November 15, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Congressman Brad Finstad (R-MN) introduced the Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment (PARA-EMT) Act (H.R. 6433). H.R. 6433 is […] The post Gluesenkamp Perez and Finstad Introduce EMS Workforce Shortage Bill appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

U.S. emergency medicine (EM) residency training length has been a decades-long dilemma: four versus three years. Two important questions befall educators and residents. First, is three years enough time to become an EM physician? Second, does an additional year add sufficient value to justify the time and expense? To date, the debate has been lively yet largely conceptual.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Pediatric patients treated at pediatric specific trauma centers have improved mortality. However, it is estimated that only 57% of.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Case A 74-year-old man presents with vomiting of blood for two days. He has a history of daily alcohol and tobacco use. Vital signs are: blood pressure, 88/50; heart rate, 120; respiratory rate, 36. He is actively vomiting coffee ground emesis. His abdomen is soft with voluntary guarding. What is the best management of this condition? Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a significant problem in the U.S., with 350,000 hospitalizations annually and a mortality rate of five to 10 percent. 1,2

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