New Zealand Prime Minister: Flattening Curve Wasn ’t Enough for New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus.
But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. She said the target grew from an early realization the nation’s health system simply couldn’t cope with a big outbreak.
And there have been plenty of bumps along the way. When a handful of unexplained cases began cropping up in August, Ardern found herself defending wildly exagger...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 16, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus International Source Type: news
Project Mayday: Amy and Herb Campbell
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Is there a cultural difference between first responders and hospital staff? Hear from Amy and Herb Campbell about their perspectives on relationships, culture and their personal struggles with mental wellness throughout their careers.
Previous: Hear the optimistic perspective of Darnell Dodson II and how he keeps mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically well.
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Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Podcasts Project Mayday Source Type: news
Whatcom County (WA) Seeks Better, Cheaper Answer to 911 Call Centers
Robert Mittendorf
The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
(MCT)
Dec. 15—Combining Whatcom County’s two 911 dispatch centers, whose operators separately send law-enforcement officers or firefighters to calls for service, is back on the County Council’s agenda.
It’s both logical and a cost-saving measure to combine the two 911 centers, said Councilman Tyler Byrd.
“I’ve been working on all the documentation I can find on this and talking to people. I can’t find a single efficiency that comes out of this the way it is today,” Byrd said during a No...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Communications & Dispatch News News Feed Source Type: news
NJ Firehouse Shuts Down Amid COVID-19 Exposures at Holiday Gathering
According to a report from NJ.com, operations at Fire Station No. 2 in Verona, New Jersey, have been “temporarily suspended” after several members were exposed to COVID-19 during an unauthorized gathering at station, said township manager Matthew Cavallo.
Cavallo’s statement did not say when the party was held or how many people attended. He was not immediately available for comment Tuesday morning.
Cavallo also stated that every exposed member is required to quarantine pursuant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health department guidelines.
The fire department is now working wi...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Coronavirus News Source Type: news
EMScapades: December 15, 2020
Previous EMScapades: December 1, 2020
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Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Exclusives EMScapades Source Type: news
Study Lays Out EMS Options in Traverse City (MI)
Jordan Travis
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
(MCT)
Dec. 15—TRAVERSE CITY — As a new ambulance provider takes over throughout northwest Michigan, city leaders are mulling the future of emergency medical services in Traverse City.
Most commissioners said at a study session Monday that they’re not interested in continuing with a status quo where Traverse City Fire Department responds to medical calls and Mobile Medical Response transports the patient to the hospital if needed.
There are plenty of options to consider, and while the city enters into contract negotia...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News News Feed EMS EMT Michigan Paramedic Source Type: news
U.S. Vaccinations Ramp Up as Second COVID-19 Shot Nears
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals are set to begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine shot needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign.
The Food and Drug Administration said in documents posted online that its initial review confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health, bringing the shot to the cusp of U.S. authorization.
A panel of outside experts will offer their recommendation Thursday, with a final FDA d...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Hospital Medicine Source Type: news
Seizure in the Skies of Remoteness: A Case Review
Conclusion
While this case review describes an unusual approach to a medical retrieval, remote health care providers in developing nations face major clinical, ethical and legal challenges such as these described. The challenges of prehospital care are dynamic, yet in the remote context they are even more so. In these situations, a careful assessment of risk verses reward is paramount. In these situations, it I just as important to withhold certain interventions as it is to administer them.
References
Broughton W. Pre-hospital paediatric seizures: midazolam versus diazepam. Journal of Paramedic Practice. 2014;6(10...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Exclusives International Patient Care Air Ambulance Case Report EMS Paramedic Source Type: news
ImageTrend Patient Registry Ready for NTDB 2021
ImageTrend, Inc. announced the latest National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) Data Dictionary will be available in Patient Registry™ on January 1, 2021. The timeliness of this update ensures that hospitals are able to accurately and efficiently collect information on their 2021 patients immediately, while they simultaneously collect data on their 2020 patients.
This update further refines the NTDB Data Dictionary by retiring select basic fields and delivering the addition of new ones aiding in more precise data entry. Additionally, the NTDB inclusion criteria for 2021 patients has been updated to automatically determine ...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Industry News ImageTrend Source Type: news
Emergent Leadership: Curiosity, Unanswered Questions and Entrepreneurship
How did curiosity and unanswered questions lead to the founding of a business and a passionate emergent leader? Find out on this week’s Emergent Leadership episode with Julianne Stevenson of Sterling Credentials, LLC.
Previous: Brett Lyle and Eric Chase discuss how improv and creativity can be used as a tool for combating the everyday challenges EMS, first responders, law enforcement and healthcare providers face.
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Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Podcasts Leadership Source Type: news
Emergent Leadership: Curiosity, Unanswered Questions, and Entrepreneurship
How did curiosity and unanswered questions lead to the founding of a business and a passionate emergent leader? Find out on this week’s Emergent Leadership episode with Julianne Stevenson of Sterling Credentials, LLC.
Previous: Brett Lyle and Eric Chase discuss how improv and creativity can be used as a tool for combating the everyday challenges EMS, first responders, law enforcement and healthcare providers face.
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Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Podcasts Leadership Source Type: news
EMS Doctors, Clinicians Unite to Provide Free Online CAPCE-Accredited Recertification
REFRESH 2021 LAUNCHES DECEMBER 15TH – OFFERING FREE NREMT NCCR (NATIONAL) CURRICULUM HOURS
With the advent of the COVID pandemic and the requirement to maintain currency and paramedic certification, a free online program is to be launched called Refresh 2021. The program hosted online by Prodigy EMS will contain a series of CAPCE approved lectures and presentations based on the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP).
The National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) was constructed using a methodology similar to that of the American Board of Medical Specialties requirements and streamlines the recertific...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Training EMT Paramedic Source Type: news
Unboxing with Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment: Nonin CO-Pilot
Join Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Editor Chris Mc Loone as he unboxes the Nonin CO-Pilot, a handheld multiparameter system that will monitor five different patient parameters.
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Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Equipment & Gear Product Videos Nonin Medical, Inc. Source Type: news
Leadership in EMS
Image provided by Jeff Fishel, MSHA, NRP
The Circle of Care starts with providers.
There are many hot topic items in the realm of EMS these days. One of which is that of leadership, or the lack thereof, in our industry. While I would never even attempt to assume some sort of a title of “expert in leadership,” I feel in my career I have been extremely fortunate to learn from the best and to also learn from those who were not.
We’ve all seen it on social media with the mass sharing of the “leadership” meme. We’ve heard the leadership talks at conferences, read the articles and participated in the discussions...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - August 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Fishel, MSHA, NRP Tags: Exclusive Articles Resiliency Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Communication, Relationships at the Heart of Interoperable Active Threat Exercise
Photo Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix Police command officers using the hood of a police SUV to coordinate the Unified Response plan.
Scott Petersen, Phoenix Fire Department
In 2015, Phoenix Children’s Hospital invited the Phoenix Fire and Police Departments to participate in an active threat exercise at the hospital’s main campus. The exercise – a hostage-barricade situation – was a wake-up call for regional public safety responders.
Public safety organizations make a commitment to protect, to honor, to save. However, the exercise at Phoenix Children’s shined a light on all of the ways we were...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - August 10, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Scott Petersen Tags: Training Exclusive Articles Communications & Dispatch Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
