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Wave 2024 Recap: Top 6 Key Topics in EMS & Fire Industries

ESO

Recent EMS staffing and resource shortages have necessitated rapid dispatch prioritization beyond the Emergency Medical Dispatch’s (EMD) intended scope.

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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He became pulseless on more than 1 occasion ( presumably in EMD ) — but responded to resuscitation + treatment with pressors, by regaining a pulse with a spontaneous rhythm. MY Thoughts regarding ECG #2: The patient’s clinical condition worsened the next day. Troponins increased greatly — and the patient became increasingly hypoxic.

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month

High Performance EMS

Integrations with industry leaders The Emergency AED Registry (hosted by PulsePoint) is integrated with leading emergency medical dispatch (EMD), pre-arrival instruction, and tactical map vendors, including ProQA Paramount, APCO Intellicomm, PowerPhone Total Response, and RapidDeploy Radius.

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Abstract: The Preburn Project: Preventing Burnout by Predicting Compromised Wellness in EMS Workers | 06 February 2025

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

Thrsa Choisi will address the critical mental health challenges faced by paramedics and emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) due to high-stress environments and increased workloads. She has more than 13 years of experience in the prehospital sector as a former emergency medical dispatcher, team leader, instructor and EMD-Q.

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