The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Background: Advanced practice providers (APPs), primarily physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), make up more of the emergency medicine (EM) workforce each year (1-4). Prior to your hiring search, you wonder how many patient encounters are being seen by each type of physician or advanced practice provider.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Rather than trying to avoid what may feel like the inevitable adverse effects of EMS, there are steps that we can take to shift the focus more towards seeking out satisfaction instead. In today’s climate of prehospital pressure, these are understandable negative reactions to excessive demand. So why would we want to do this to ourselves?

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The Overrun

DECEMBER 7, 2019

In EMS, we know depression, stress and suicide to be among the highest in any industry in the United States. In 2015, Monique Rose and others wrote an article in JEMS magazine [2] that, among other things, tells a haunting story of an EMS provider who drove down a dark road, texted her children that she loved them, and completed suicide.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 8, 2023

Shortly after, the EMS team arrived and transported the patient for further care. Deciding to err on the side of caution, they began CPR, alternating in two-minute intervals. The growing crowd of onlookers exhaled in relief as the color began to return to the man’s face, and eventually he regained consciousness. Best place to grab a beer?

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Upon review of the history, several of the patients had been exposed to a liquid acetaminophen-based teething medication. 1 Clinical Questions: When should a clinician suspect diethylene glycol (DEG) toxicity? What is the management of suspected or confirmed DEG toxicity? What are the public health implications of DEG toxicity?

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EMT Training Station

JANUARY 12, 2024

Table of Contents Top 10 Best EMS Pants for EMTs and Paramedic Shortlist We know your time is valuable. Think of this as a TL:DR on the Best EMS Pants for EMTs and Paramedics. Men’s Stryke EMS Pants – Best Men’s EMS Pants 5.11 Women’s Stryke EMS Pants 5.11 Women’s Stryke EMS Pants 5.11

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REBEL EM

JULY 11, 2022

Rezaie, MD (Twitter: @srrezaie ) The post Gun Laws and Mass Shootings: A Call to Action appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:732-40.

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