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Examining Workflow for Simulated Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Care

International Journal of Paramedicine

This is particularly true for low frequency events such as the care of children in the out-of-hospital setting. The purpose of this study was to characterize emergency medical service (EMS) workflow in the care of children during simulated emergency, prehospital encounters.

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SGEM#410: Do You See What I See? Video Laryngoscope for Intubation

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer and System Medical Director for the Metropolitan Area EMS Authority in Fort Worth, Texas, also known as MedStar. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. Should you go with video or direct laryngoscope?

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UK-REBOA on Trial: Innovative or Over-Inflated?

REBEL EM

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 12]. Early expeditious definitive hemorrhage control is a major focus in trauma resuscitation. 2023;e2320850.

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EMT Essentials: Mastering SAMPLE History and OPQRST Pain Assessment Techniques

EMT Training Station

In the fast-paced and critical world of emergency medical services, EMTs are often the first healthcare professionals to interact with patients in distress. It stands for signs or S ymptoms, A llergies, M edications, P ast medical history, L ast oral intake, and E vents leading up to the present illness or injury.

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Article Bites #48: Clinical Care and Restraint of Agitated or Combative Patients

NAEMSP

Clinical care and restraint of agitated or combative patients by emergency medical services practitioners. Prehosp Emerg Care 2021 Sep-Oct;25(5):721-3. Pharmaceutical intervention and sedation may prevent adverse events and improve the safety of the patient. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1917736. Epub 2021 Jun 7.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e., The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e.,

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Rethinking the Role of TXA: Are We Asking Too Much?

REBEL EM

Primary Results Patients enrolled from 15 emergency medical services at 21 hospitals across 3 countries over 7 years. Importantly, this study also found that TXA doesn’t increase the risk of venous or arterial thrombotic events. Control: Equivalent volume of 0.9% saline administered as bolus and infusion over 8 hours.