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Update on February 22 Network Outage

FirstNet Authority

Update on February 22 Network Outage Blog joseph.rey@fir… Thu, 02/29/2024 - 13:49 By Joe Wassel, Executive Director and CEO, First Responder Network Authority Learn more about how FirstNet is transforming public safety communications — contact your local FirstNet Authority Public Safety Advisor and sign up for our discipline newsletters. Follow us on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn for the latest FirstNet Authority updates.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

REBEL EM

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 1, 2 Its occurrence often portends worse outcomes in intubated patients, whose projected hospital course was already tenuous. 3, 4 It is the most common nosocomial infection in patients on m

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The First10EM monthly wrap-up for February 2024

First 10 EM

The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month. Obviously the format means the focus is mostly on content I have found, but I hope […] The post The First10EM monthly wrap-up for February 2024 appeared first on First10EM.

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Global Health map – connecting UK emergency care practitioners

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In our modern world global health is vitally and increasingly important. Anisa Jafar takes us through a project designed to connect and map global health practitioners. Follow the links and join the network. The post Global Health map – connecting UK emergency care practitioners appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ECG Pointers: Ashman’s Phenomenon

EMDocs

Authors: Rachel Bridwell (Attending EM Physician); Brannon Inman, MD (EM Crit Care, Orlando Health); Lloyd Tannenbaum (Staff Physician, Hackensack University Medical Center) // Reviewed by: Jamie Santistevan, MD ( @jamie_rae_EMdoc, EM Physician, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, NM); Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MPrizzleER ); Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit ) Case: You’re working on shift and the nurses hand you an ECG asking what you want for rate control on this: Do you think this is atrial fibrillatio

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ARiE Trial – Rifaximin for encephalopathy

The Bottom Line

In critically ill adults with overt acute hepatic encephalopathy (HE) admitted to ICU, does the addition of rifaximin to broad spectrum antimicrobials affect time to resolution of HE?

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5 Tips for Winterizing Your First Responder Kit

SSCOR

It’s winter, and the cold presents unique challenges to first responders. If you didn’t do it this year, take the time now and before next winter to take stock of your equipment and winterize your first responder kit.

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Episode 31: Advocacy Update w/ Miranda Franco

The EMS Show

Mike and Ritu are Joined by Miranda Franco, a Senior Policy Advisor at Holland and Knight. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the critical advocacy work happening behind the scenes, and discover how each of us can play a role in ensuring that EMS professionals receive the recognition, resources, and support they deserve. Together, let's amplify the voice of EMS advocacy and contribute to building a brighter future for those who selflessly dedicate their lives to saving others.

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