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Podcast – Monthly Round Up February 2025 – Skills Fade, Resusciation Targets and more

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In this episode of the St Emlyns Podcast, Iain and Simon reflect on IncrEMentuM 2025, skills fade in rare procedures, arterial line placement, and emerging evidence in cardiac arrest and resuscitative hysterotomy. Essential listening for emergency clinicians. The post Podcast – Monthly Round Up February 2025 – Skills Fade, Resusciation Targets and more appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ECG of the week Tox Roadshow 9/4/25

EMergucate

This weeks ECG is from a 50yr old patient who has taken a large polypharmacy OD. Your team is working on gaining collateral to establish what has been taken.

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Emergency Care for All People in All Countries

ACEP Now

Did you know that by merely being an ACEP member, you are automatically a member of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM)? IFEM is a federation of 70 emergency medicine organizations from around the world. The member organizations (i.e., ACEP) pays the membership fee, so you dont have to. IFEMs vision is a world where all people, in all countries, have access to high-quality emergency medical care.

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Honoring first responders and public safety professionals

FirstNet Authority

Honoring first responders and public safety professionals Blog joseph.rey@fir Tue, 04/08/2025 - 09:56 By 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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Visual Dx Answer: c) Large Bowel Obstruction

ACEP Now

Answer : The correct answer is d) large bowel obstruction. Large bowel obstructions may be partial or complete. Patients present with severe abdominal distension and inability to pass stool or flatus. Patients presenting secondary to colorectal malignancy often have a history of alternating diarrhea and constipation over the preceding weeks to months and may have had bleeding per rectum.

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Ep. 149 Special Edition: Achieving Equity in EMS Care and Patient Outcomes Through Quality Management Systems

Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast

Ready for the latest insights in prehospital care? Improving health and safety in our communities starts with a commitment to equity. We explore how systemic disparities in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) affect patient care, outcomes, and trust. Join our guests - Remle Crowe, Andra Farcas, and Ameera Haamid -as we unpack the National Association of EMS Physicians recommendations for making equity a strategic priority, published in Prehospital Emergency Care Journal , Volume 28, Number 6.

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April 2025 News from the College

ACEP Now

Still Time for LAC, Registration Open for ACEP25 Registration is open for ACEP25 in Salt Lake City. Get $100 off when you register by April 30. Join your emergency medicine friends in Salt Lake City from September 7-11 for ACEP25, the worlds largest emergency medicine conference. The Section Hall Crawl is back. The ACEP25 Block Party is set for 5 p.m. on September 9, and Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton will share his inspiring journey of resilience – from childhood illness to canc

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Indianapolis Is Buzzing as JEMS @ FDIC International 2025 Kicks Off

JEMS

Indianapolis is the epicenter of EMS education and collaboration.

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Visual Dx Question: What’s Causing Abdominal Pain, Nausea and Vomiting?

ACEP Now

Question : A 76 year old man presents with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The abdominal radiograph is shown. What is the diagnosis? a. Cecal volvulus b. Large bowel obstruction c. Small bowel obstruction d. Sigmoid volvulus See the answer here. The post Visual Dx Question: What’s Causing Abdominal Pain, Nausea and Vomiting? appeared first on ACEP Now.

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WA Ambulance Struck by Errant Bullet While Responding to Emergency Call

JEMS

An ambulance transporting a chest pain patient was struck by what authorities believe to be a stray rifle round while traveling westbound in Whatcom County on Sunday.

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Strategic Partnerships Drive Better Healthcare for Older Adults

GEDC

Founded in 2006 by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, West Health comprises the Gary and Mary West Foundation, the West Health Institute and the West Health Policy Center. West Health exists with a mission to lower healthcare costs to enable seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and support their dignity, quality of life, and independence.

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Weld County (CO) Debuts New Mobile Health Unit Aimed at Bringing Care Closer to Residents

JEMS

The Weld Department of Public Health and Environmentlaunched a new mobile health unit that will provide services to all corners of the county.

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Episode 172 Childhood Vaccine Schedule 1: Let’s give it a shot

This Podcast Will Kill You

Were already back with our first episode of season 8! This week and next, were exploring childhood vaccine schedules – what diseases they protect us from, how the schedule is arranged, and who decides on the vaccines to include and the timing of vaccinations. In this first episode, we start with a refresher on how vaccines work before running through the entire schedule we have here in the US, vaccine by vaccine, comparing pre- and post-vaccine mortality rates.

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A Look at Day Two at JEMS @ FDIC International

JEMS

Day Two of JEMS @ FDIC International preconference kicks into high gear Tuesday.

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Artificial Urinary Sphincter

ACEP Now

As an emergency physician we have the responsibility to be aware of the medical devices and potential complications associated with them along with clinical implications in the emergency setting. With that background consider the clinical scenario an elderly male is presenting with altered mental status, as part of the evaluation a urinalysis is ordered.

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Patient Killed After CA Ambulance Crashes Into Tree

JEMS

An ambulance transporting a patient to the hospital crashed into a tree in Home Gardens, leaving one person dead and two others injured.

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Animal Tranquilizers Found in Illegal Opioids May Suppress the Lifesaving Medication Naloxone − and Cause More Overdose Deaths

JEMS

The animal tranquilizers xylazine and medetomidine are in approximately one-third of the illegal opioids available in the U.S.

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Driver Charged in Fatal NC Crash Involving Ambulance

JEMS

A woman has been charged in connection with a deadly crash involving an ambulance that occurred last month in Winston-Salem.