Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The fire department, who operate at an EMT level in this municipality, arrived before us and administered 324 mg of baby aspirin to the patient due to concern for ACS. Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

Our EMT test questions will give you a better idea of what will be on your exam. EMT Airway, Respiration, & Ventilation Practice Test Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 10 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. For more help and full-length practice tests, check out our EMT prep course.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, who says he has “the EMS blood type,” practically had a front row seat to the growth of EMS care starting as a volunteer EMT more than 50 years ago. The evolution of EMS really mirrors the evolution of emergency physicians.” Dr. Krohmer said. So physicians need to be involved.

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NCOAE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The suicide rate among emergency medical service (EMS) professionals rose a shocking 38 percent since 2009, according to a study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. As an emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic, you typically work a five-day rotation of 12-hour shifts (days or nights).

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Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Whilst we respect the opinion of other professions we feel it is important to provide an Irish perspective on behalf of members of the Irish College of Paramedics - Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) Paramedics, and Advanced Paramedics (APs). The discipline of paramedicine is growing and evolving.

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The Overrun Podcast

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Field provider information is crucial in guiding patient care and can make a difference in the patient's trajectory through the emergency department. Takeaways Avoid over-triaging chest pain cases and consider a more nuanced approach to differential diagnoses.

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The Overrun

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Whether it be at a college party or in the nursing home at 3 AM, managing an acute psychosis patient is something EMTs and Paramedics encounter with frequency during their tenure. Emerg Med Clin North Am, vol. Rapid agitation control with ketamine in the emergency department (RACKED): a randomized controlled trial protocol.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Working as a paramedic, medic, EMT, prehospital care provider or any other type of first responder differs vastly from any other role in those first seconds or minutes of arrival. Each advises him to go to the emergency department because he's feeling worse as time passes and has begun to vomit.

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FOAMfrat

AUGUST 15, 2024

Here is the case: You are dispatched to a private residence (Paramedic/EMT crew configuration) for a female patient who gave birth at home and is now hemorrhaging. When I reflect on my EMT education (14 years ago) and my paramedic education (10 years ago), I genuinely don’t remember learning about postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

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NCOAE

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), more than 13 million people in the United States seek care in emergency departments for cervical spine injuries, but only 0.3 Whether this is true is unclear at this time and will be difficult to ascertain because of the infrequency of spinal injuries.

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Peter Canning

MAY 12, 2024

There are two main categories of EMS providers – EMTs and paramedics. Paramedics can give ketamine, EMTs can not. I am betting the initial responders were EMTs. The person is being taken to the Emergency department not the police station. She appears subservient to the man who later delivers the ketamine.

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AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 3, 2020

West J Emerg Med. Inadequate Sensitivity of Laboratory Risk Indicator to Rule Out Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. Image credit: Pixabay This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. 2014;15(1):111-113. Burner E, Henderson SO, Burke G, Nakashioya J, Hoffman JR. 2016;17(3):333-336.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There were likely police officers, firefighters , bystanders, and a host of other personnel working to resolve the emergency. Undoubtably, an emergency medical technician, or EMT, was working to provide the best standard of medical care on what may have been the worst day in the patient’s life.

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AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 31, 2020

George’s University School of Medicine AAEM/RSA Social Media Committee Intractable hiccups: a presentation of COVID-19 Jaclyn H.

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NAEMSP

MARCH 13, 2023

Upon arrival to the ambulance, the EMT notices that the patient’s heart rate is 22 bpm. They begin CPR en route to the emergency department where the patient’s rhythm deteriorates into asystole. Edited by: Jeffrey Jarvis, MD, EMT-P; Ray Fowler, MD, FACEP, FAEMS; Brian Miller, MD; and Al Lulla, MD References: 1.

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AAEM RSA

AUGUST 20, 2020

1 The new measure has particular implications for the flow of operations in emergency departments across Florida, as the requirements are a potential source of confusion, additional legal jeopardy, and increased bureaucratic workload. Department of Health and Human Services. Image credit: Flickr Authors: Emily Lara S.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 7, 2024

As emergency departments (EDs) have become the focus of bottlenecks in the entire health care systemfrom insufficient inpatient beds leading to hospital boarding to dwindling access to primary carea siege atmosphere has developed. Some EMS systems have employed EMTs and paramedics to mind EMS patients in the ED.

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 26, 2025

Robby), the senior attending in a busy Pittsburgh emergency department, who goes from patient to patient, emergency to emergency, overseeing a cast of younger doctors, nurses and other medical staff. Another EMT is made fun of for leaving the keys in the ambulance allowing unknowns to steal it.

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