The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Patients may have waited anxiously for hours, so they’re highly observant for our first responses in words, facial expression and body language. Working as a paramedic, medic, EMT, prehospital care provider or any other type of first responder differs vastly from any other role in those first seconds or minutes of arrival.

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First Responder First Response Prehospital Care Provider Ambulance 52

Critical Care Scenarios

MARCH 27, 2024

The first response in many people seeing CPRIC will be to stop CPR and assume they’ve made a mistake about loss of pulses. There was general agreement by the panel that ketamine should be used as first-line for CPRIC. However, there are also ethical questions about patient suffering. *

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CPR Paramedicine Paramedicine Ambulance 124

NVFC

JUNE 18, 2024

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is conducting a national hazardous materials emergency response training gap analysis focusing on rural emergency first response operations to railroad incidents involving hazardous materials.

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Emergency Response First Response 52

First Responders Foundation

JULY 15, 2024

Community Involvement and Volunteer Opportunities Engaging young people in community service and volunteer opportunities related to public safety can also inspire a career in first response.

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First Responder Public Safety Emergency Medical Services First Aid 105

NVFC

APRIL 9, 2024

The NVFC and PHMSA have partnered to offer the following resources through the Fire Department Pipeline Response, Emergency Planning, and Preparedness (FD PREPP) initiative. Webinar: Pipeline Safety and Emergency Response – Join live on April 17 at 2pm ET or watch the recording later.

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Emergency Response First Responder First Response OR 59

First Responder Wellness

MAY 1, 2022

First responders are particularly prone to extended bouts of anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, these episodes can go unnoticed as first response work often causes individuals coping with depression to suppress the symptoms to conduct themselves at work.

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First Responder First Response OR 52

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

JUNE 7, 2023

As the Executive Director of EMS Provincial Programs at Alberta Health Services, Marty is responsible for leading province-wide portfolios that include dispatch, air ambulance, Medical First Response, logistics, EMS emergency management, clinical quality & patient safety, training, research, and strategy.

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First Response Emergency Management Emergency Manager Ambulance 40