Fri.Oct 18, 2024

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AIMHI Editorial on Expectations and Realities

High Performance EMS

Great OpEd published by AIMHI about how our industry is changing and leading to “EMS On Life Support: The Alarming Gap Between Expectations and Reality.” [link] I have been writing a lot this year that “ a stopwatch is not a valid instrument for summarizing the measure of care that a patient receives. ” What any administrator, or politician, should be concerned with is the quality care they are buying before the simplistic statistics they are generating.

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Midline Catheters in Paediatrics – The Long and Short of it.

Don't Forget the Bubbles

What are midline catheters? There are three types of peripheral venous catheters: 1. Midline Catheter 2. PICC line 3. Long peripheral catheters. Midline catheters (MCs) are peripheral intravenous lines that are longer (usually 6-20 cm) than routine peripheral IV cannulas. However, the tip of the catheter does not extend into a central vein. The final position of the tip should be in the axillary vein, ideally in the infraclavicular segment.

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Podcast – Learning through Failure – Kevin Cyr at Tactical Trauma 2024

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Kevin Cyr, the commander of a SWAT-like unit within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, shared his insights at the Tactical Trauma 24 conference in Sundsvall, Sweden, in conversation with Iain Beardsell and Liz Crowe and offers essential takeaways for anyone working in high-pressure environments, including healthcare professionals.

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How a Georgia police department switched their communications to broadband

FirstNet Authority

How a Georgia police department switched their communications to broadband joseph.rey@fir… Fri, 10/18/2024 - 13:40 Chief Joe Duvall led the Dallas Police Department to becoming first in the state — and one of the first in the country — to completely switch from land mobile radios (LMR) to public safety broadband for their communications. The cost savings will benefit his community for years to come and his officers can utilize a variety of functional, reliable devices over FirstNet.

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(Q3/2024) ESO Updates: Quarterly Product Enhancements

ESO

Welcome to this quarter’s product updates. Our customers are at the heart of what we do, which is why it’s incredibly important for us to keep you in the loop on our latest updates. Q3 was an especially exciting quarter, and we’re excited to share the highlights delivered and improvements to come with a sneak peek at the Product Roadmap for Q4.