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Year in Review: ESO Research and Data That Shaped 2024

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While much was accomplished in 2024, here are some of the highlights, white papers, and research that defined our journey: Pioneering Research for Emergency Services Aggregate data is an incredibly powerful tool for transforming first responders’ ability to serve their communities. This year, we released When Do Minutes Matter?

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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Tale of 2 Injection Injuries

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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. Chuck Pilcher, MD, FACEP Editor, Medical Malpractice Insights Editor, Med Mal Insights A Tale of 2 Injection Injuries Only one patient returns to work with full use of his hand.

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Examining the 2020 Vision of EMS

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Yet it wasn’t until 1966 that the National Academy of Sciences ‘white paper,’ officially titled “ Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society ,” that ambulances began to transform from a side business at funeral homes into our modern Emergency Medical Systems of today.

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Timing Isn’t Everything: Key Factors for Fire Response

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Learn more about these risks and actionable solutions in the ESO white paper, The Threat That Burns On: Carcinogenic Exposure and the Importance of Decontamination Procedures for Firefighters. population. The longer a firefighter spends on the fireground, the greater their risk.

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Balance Boards to Stay Active in the Offfice: Interview with Joel Heath, CEO of FluidStance 

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A synopsis of that research can be found in these white papers. We supplemented that research with CO2 analysis while working with Westmont College. The Mayo Clinic and the University of Idaho have also done numerous tests with our product. Medgadget: What’s next? Any exciting new plans?

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

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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. Strayer RJ, Friedman BW, Haroz R, et al. J Emerg Med. 2023;64(4):517-540. Wolf C, Curry A, Nacht J, Simpson SA.

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Protecting Your Department’s Mental Health

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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). Just as important as EMS clinicians’ and firefighters’ physical health, is the protection of their mental health.