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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada – The Preburn Project: Preventing Burnout by Predicting Compromised Wellness in EMS Workers

FirstWatch

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

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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

Clin Chem [Internet] 2020;Available from: [link] Smith mini-review: Troponin in Emergency Department COVID patients Cardiac Troponin (cTn) is a nonspecific marker of myocardial injury. In normal times, the most common use of cTni is in diagnosing, or ruling out, acute myocardial infarction (AMI, a subcategory of acute myocardial injury.

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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. View live stats for the registry here.

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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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