High Performance EMS

JULY 13, 2020

The NHTSA Office of EMS released a significant document last year called the EMS Agenda 2050 that was carefully crafted to set a bold vision for the next 30 years of paramedicine by clearly differentiating the focus of care from its original definition in the 1996 EMS Agenda for the Future.

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EMDocs

APRIL 18, 2024

Editor’s Note : The premise of Med Mal Insights is that we learn better from stories than we do from reports, “white papers” and seminars. Reference : EM@3AM: High-Pressure Injection Injury High-Pressure Injection Injuries. Progression of pain and swelling usually presents in a matter of a few hours.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Upon EMS arrival the male is noted to be anxious and tremulous with a GCS of 14. Emergency Department Management of Patients With Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol Withdrawal, and Alcohol Use Disorder: A White Paper Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2024;31(5):425-455. J Emerg Med.

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ESO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Just as important as EMS clinicians’ and firefighters’ physical health, is the protection of their mental health. According to the Ruderman White Paper on Firefighter mental health and wellness, the suicide rate for firefighters is 18 out of 100,000 (compared to 13 out of 100,000 for the general population).

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

JUNE 14, 2023

In 2007, the Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) – now PCC – put forward its first visioning document, The Future of EMS in Canada: Defining the New Road Ahead , which outlined six strategic directions ranging from community safety, health promotion, partnership development, and research and technology innovation and investment.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

In 2009, the Excited Delirium Task Force convened by an ACEP Council resolution authored a white paper that endorsed the existence of excited delirium syndrome and made recommendations for identifying and managing it clinically. American College of Emergency Physicians white paper report on excited delirium syndrome.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Annals of EM. Promoting appropriate use of physicians’ non-English language skills in clinical care: A white paper of the Commission to End Health Care Disparities with recommendations for policymakers, organizations and clinicians. Annals of EM. 2012; 60(5): 545-553. Regenstein M, Anders E, Wynia MK. Not so fast!

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