Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

DECEMBER 19, 2024

PCC Research Webinars The PCC would like to thank Polly Ford-Jones for her presentation on Paramedicine, Mental Health, and Crisis Calls in the Community: Highlights for Leadership last month. Choisi, a research advisor at Urgences-sant and a fellow with the McNally Project for Paramedicine Research.

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Pulsara

JANUARY 3, 2024

Fire departments can also apply this line of thinking to the individual residents in their community by developing a community paramedicine program. While we are using the term “community paramedicine” for simplicity, there are other similar terms, including “mobile integrated health” and “community integrated health.”]

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JEMS

APRIL 2, 2025

Fire and EMS professionals can explore the companys lineup of solutions for mobile integrated health and community paramedicine models of care.

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Irish College of Paramedics

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

I am a paramedic instructor who worked as a Critical Care Paramedic in Toronto EMS (Canada) for 13 years. Currently I work in the Middle East, teaching paramedicine. The general exam listed at the link above. This site is written and maintained by Marc Colbeck.

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The Overrun Podcast

JANUARY 23, 2024

The importance of having a voice and separating paramedics from agencies and the need for modernization in EMS is emphasized. He highlights the limitations of EMS and the lack of upward movement, leading to the loss of professionals. The fragmented nature of EMS systems and the need for change are also discussed.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 24, 2024

PCC Members, The Paramedic Chiefs of Canada (PCC) is pleased to announce the release of a Joint Statement on EMS Performance Measures Beyond Response Times. The 2023 PCC Vision Document [link] is founded on research and evidence to establish the guiding principles and identify the enabling factors for the future of paramedicine in Canada.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

APRIL 18, 2024

For AHS employees, use name@ahs.ca For AHS employees, use name@ahs.ca

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The EMS Educator

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

EMS research should go hand-in-hand with our clinical training. 30, 2021, join your fellow EMS clinicians at the free 24-hour International Research Conference 2021: Global Developments in EMS Research. CE powered by Prodigy EMS. EMS research should go hand-in-hand with our clinical training.

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The Overrun

MAY 18, 2020

This week is EMS Week. Usually, if you’re in EMS; this means some type of free meal, water bottle, bag, or other gift that symbolizes their respective agencies, hospitals, and healthcare systems thanking them for their service. Since the entry of COVID-19, EMS has noticed a difference. People wave. And that’s wrong.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between patient acuity and level of EMS care adjusting for rurality and insurance. Overall, there was a decreased odds of advanced life service use at low acuity EMS responses (OR=0.443, 95% CI=0.440-0.445). Discussion.

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Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast

JUNE 28, 2024

We talk about engaging manuscripts in this journal like: Mobile Integrated Health Care Roles of US EMS Clinicians: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study & A Systematic Review of Methodologies and Outcome Measures of Mobile Integrated Health-Community Paramedicine Programs Click here to download it today!

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FirstWatch

OCTOBER 7, 2024

NEMSQA Wins Nicholas Rosecrans Award for Reducing Ambulance Crashes with Lights and Siren Initiative LAS VEGAS, NV (September 18, 2024) – The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) was honored as this year’s prestigious Nicholas Rosecrans Award winner for their exceptional work on the Lights and Siren Collaborative.

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The Overrun Podcast

MARCH 4, 2019

link] Percentage of EMS responses by FDNY in 2017 [link] Caffrey, et al. We look at the IAFC position statement and discuss why there's fire science, but not paramedicine degrees. Do prehospital clinicians WANT to be better?

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Pulsara

APRIL 17, 2024

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from an article by Larry Beresford, originally published on EMS World on April 3rd, 2024. Check out the full article here.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The PCC Awards of Excellence are awarded to any person (or team) who has developed and implemented an EMS process, method, or program that demonstrates extraordinary achievement within the last three years. This year we will also be hosting the 20th International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine ( IRCP ) June 7th-8th.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Many of these patients will be agitated, posing a management challenge for EMS practitioners. Approximately 10% of geriatric patients (adults over the age of 65) transported via ambulance will have a mental status altered from baseline, otherwise known as delirium.

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Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. The discipline of paramedicine is growing and evolving.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

JUNE 14, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2023 Paramedic Chiefs of Canada release vision for future focused on patients, evidence, and ongoing learning Report titled ‘Principles and Enabling Factors Guiding Paramedicine in Canada’ released with focus on new priorities for industry KELOWNA, B.C. –

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JULY 8, 2024

Background : In the United States, research has found that emergency medical service (EMS) clinicians contemplate and attempt suicide at a rate approximately 10 times higher than the general population. However, prior to this study, no comprehensive data existed on the mental health status and needs of Virginia’s EMS clinicians.

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Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast

APRIL 12, 2019

But should a secondary degree be mandated for paramedicine? How much education should EMS providers be required to attain? Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast Small-batch: Paramedic Education Requirements "A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge." How would this initiative be supported?

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JULY 8, 2024

A convenience sample (n=446) was obtained through an online survey created with validated EI, turnover, stress and other instruments and distributed to EMS providers via agencies and online forums. Analytic methods include t-tests, Pearson correlations, and linear regression. 31, p < 0.001) and factor levels (Wellbeing, r = -.22,

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

However, the frequency with which EMS workers find and handle firearms when evaluating patients in the field and the firearm safety training they have received remains largely unstudied. 3) Do these clinicians support integrating firearm training into the EMS curriculum?

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JULY 8, 2024

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) play a crucial role in responding to opioid overdoses. The pre-hospital use of buprenorphine by EMS can expand access to this important medication. Conclusions: The pre-hospital administration of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder should be considered by EMS agencies.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

The emergency medical services (EMS) segment of the care continuum is under-represented in previous clinically oriented studies of electrode placement. Methods: This prospective observational study recruited a convenience sample of EMS and clinical personnel. A subset also marked electrode locations on a printed diagram of the ribcage.

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ESO

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

 “Integrating community paramedicine into our community has helped give a voice to people that have historically been marginalized.” I hear people that often feel unheard and helping them find the access to care that they deserve as a basic human right is meaningful to me.”

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 21, 2024

Atlantic regional seat – Matthew Spidel, Regional Director, Island EMS Yukon – Ryan Soucy, Deputy Chief Technical Operations, Yukon EMS New Brunswick – Jean Pierre Savoie, Vice President of Operations, Ambulance New Brunswick Prince Edward Island – Darcy Clinton, Director Of Operations, Medavie Health Services, Island EMS Newfoundland – Michelle Breen, (..)

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

MAY 16, 2024

Atlantic regional seat – Matthew Spidel, Regional Director, Island EMS Yukon – Ryan Soucy, Deputy Chief Technical Operations, Yukon EMS New Brunswick – Jean Pierre Savoie, Vice President of Operations, Ambulance New Brunswick Prince Edward Island – Darcy Clinton, Director Of Operations, Medavie Health Services, Island EMS Newfoundland – Michelle Breen, (..)

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JANUARY 5, 2024

Objective Determining the decision-making capacity of patients in the prehospital setting is a high-risk area for EMS systems. This study sought to evaluate the feasibility of on-shift simulation as an educational method, in this case to improve EMS clinicians’ ability and confidence in performing capacity assessments.

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NAEMSP

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Article by Karlee De Monnin CASE During my first ambulance ride-along as a fourth-year medical student on an EMS elective, my unit responded to a call for abdominal pain. Yet, regardless of experience level, it is important to consider how EMS education can teach situational awareness. There is no substitute for experience. Cooper, S.

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NAEMSP

APRIL 26, 2023

EMS Perspectives: An OpEd Page on the History and Future of EMS By Clayton Kazan, MD, MS, FACEP, FAEMS So we are about 54 years into the pilot project that is EMS and paramedicine. The EMS system, in its inception, was a complicated system with a lot of moving parts. It wasn’t simple, but it was fairly linear.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Background: Frequent callers of emergency medical services comprise a disproportionate percentage of emergency department visits. This study aims to describe reasons for calling 911 and healthcare services among frequent callers in Ontario. Methods: Cross-sectional research design. A mailed self-administered survey was conducted.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

Age may be a factor in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) treatment of patients, and understanding of age-related patient differences is important to those providing care in the prehospital environment. However, there is a wide variety of age and other categorizations used to define the pediatric EMS population.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

APRIL 3, 2024

Objective: The objectives of this systematic review were to evaluate the incidence, patient demographics and associated outcomes of adult syncope presentations to emergency medical services (EMS) within current literature. No studies specifically looked at the incidence or outcomes of syncope presentations to EMS.

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Peter Canning

DECEMBER 26, 2023

So you are an expert on paramedicine, but isn’t it true that you yourself are guilty of (long list of failures)…” They still wanted me, so I then sent them a blog post titled “ Your Hono r” which detailed a call I was on where I dropped a patient and one where I found myself with an empty oxygen tank. The fog of EMS.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

Workplace Incivility Among Nationally Certified EMS Professionals and Associations with Workforce-Reducing Factors and Organizational Culture, Prehospital Emergency Care. Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence [Internet]. 2021:36:1–2, NP448–NP473 Available at.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

JULY 8, 2024

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) can have significant adverse sequelae for both the patient’s families, as well as the responding EMS clinicians. Given the grim prognosis associated with OHCA outcomes and associated emotional fallout, we must find ways to better support our patients, families, and EMS clinicians.

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NAEMSP

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The EMS crew reports that the hospital was unclear if he was on hospice or if he simply had a DNR. Literature Review: Education in EMS often focuses on how to treat acutely ill and injured patients with the goal of saving lives and preventing serious, long-lasting negative outcomes. His mental status is described as nodding off.

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