Emergency Medical Services OR STEMI 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
Delayed First Medical Contact to Reperfusion Time Increases Mortality in Rural EMS Patients with STEMI. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
Pulsara
JANUARY 25, 2024
With a new protocol and Pulsara, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services can now transport eligible pediatric behavioral health patients directly to behavioral health facilities—resulting in a 44% decrease of pediatric behavioral health patients transported to the ED. MEMS transports around 77,000 patients each year.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Methods and Results Patients with confirmed ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by emergency medical services were included in this retrospective cohort analysis of the AVOID study. Greater severity of chest pain is presumed to be associated with a stronger likelihood of a true positive STEMI diagnosis.
ESO
APRIL 19, 2024
Beyond Blitzes and Plastic Hats: Developing Risk-based Neighborhood Community Risk Reduction Program by Trevor Wilson, MSML, EFO, CFO, Division Chief of Planning, Indianapolis Fire Department taught us how data analysis can help organizations target the most at-risk areas to truly make a difference with their community risk reduction efforts.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
OCTOBER 22, 2017
He is also now a first-year medical student. Emergency medical services […] The post SGEM#192: Sometimes, All You Need is the Air that You Breathe first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Emergency medical services are called, arrive quickly and find a man with 7/10 chest pain.
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 3, 2023
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.,
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Even before we have clinical context, this ECG simply does not appear concerning for OMI, notwithstanding the machine's interpretation ** ** ACUTE MI / STEMI ** **. But in the world of STEMI, this is a challenging ECG to most. There were 80 positives by STEMI criteria, 88 by device algorithm, and 77 by AI software.
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