The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Patients may have waited anxiously for hours, so they’re highly observant for our first responses in words, facial expression and body language. 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.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 21, 2017

Naloxone is the specific treatment for heroin overdoses and is becoming widely available to first responders of all sorts (Police, Fire, First Aiders, lay people and EMS). Some heroin users may refuse further treatment or transport to the emergency department after receiving naloxone in the field and awaking.

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Chicago EMT Training

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It's encouraging to hear that there is still interest in becoming first responders! A good paramedic is a good basic first. Our goal in prehospital medicine is to bring the emergency department to the patient. We occasionally get an inquiry asking to become a paramedic.

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FOAMfrat

DECEMBER 26, 2024

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP, CALL 988 OR SEEK CARE AT A LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Of these, eight first responders and four employees of the coroners office were involved. Anderson, 2016)Often, these calls come out as one down or check the welfare, and responding crews have no idea what theyre walking into.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 19, 2019

He is alert and oriented times three with normal vital signs by the time he arrives in the emergency department. Naloxone is the specific treatment for opioid overdoses and is becoming widely available to first responders of all sorts (Police, Fire, First Aiders, lay people and EMS). Reference: Clemency et al.

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Pulsara

JUNE 7, 2024

CSFD has long been proactive in striving to improve communication between first responders and the Emergency Department. “They should be able to prepare and estimate how many patients they have [and] the severity.”

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Firefighter First Responder Emergency Response Emergency Department 104

First Responders Foundation

AUGUST 24, 2023

The First Responders Foundation is honored to be inducting Justin Cooley into the Ancient Order of the National Society of St. Justin Cooley Sees A Problem And Makes A Difference Captain Cooley is a captain with the Omaha Fire Department and the father of three teenagers. Florian and St. That experience refocused his attention.

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