New Prehospital Research Funding Announced
The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP®) and the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) are pleased to announce the recipients of their inaugural partnership to provide grants for prehospital research. Three proposals were selected for funding:
Understanding the Nutrition Practices of Dayshift and Nightshift EMS Workers
David Hostler, PhD, EMT-P, and Brian Clemency, DO, MBA
University at Buffalo
Amount: $5,000
Paramedic Attitudes to Obtaining Informed Consent for Prehospital Research Trials
Jason McMullan, MD, MS, FAEMS, and Joshua Borkosky, NRP &...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 19, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP) Tags: Patient Care News Source Type: news
Dead Baby Hoax Fools FDNY EMS and NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) — Horror and alarm over the discovery of what appeared to be the body of a dead baby at a New York City park turned to relief, and probably some embarrassment, Tuesday when the blue-skinned corpse was later revealed to be a realistic-looking doll.
Police and paramedics rushed to Crocheron Park in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens at around 7:40 a.m. after a woman out for a morning jog found the "baby" lying face-down in the grass.
Detectives descended on the park in droves to look for evidence. A crime scene tent was set up. Yellow tape blocked off the area where the discovery was made.
Police in...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 19, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Nebraska, New Jersey Honored in NASEMSO Abstract Competition
Source: ImageTrend, Inc.
ImageTrend, Inc. congratulates two of its state clients on recent awards at the NASEMSO (National Association of State EMS Officials) 2019 Annual Meeting abstract competition. A total of 16 abstracts were submitted for the competition, with five receiving awards from the judges. The State of Nebraska received 2nd place while the State of New Jersey received honorable mention. Two members of ImageTrend’s Clinical & Research Services team were cited as co-authors: Epidemiologist Morgan K. Anderson and Clinical Specialist Douglas Butler, Jr.
The Nebraska abstract titled “Refusals...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 18, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Patient Care Press Releases News Source Type: news
Kansas Boy Survives Knife Impaling His Face
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 15-year-old Kansas boy got a large knife to the face, and doctors say he's extremely lucky.
Jimmy Russell said her son, Eli Gregg, was playing Thursday evening outside of their home in Redfield, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Kansas City, when she heard him scream. She found him with a 10-inch knife jutting from just below his eye and called 911.
"It looked pretty grim, it was scary," Russell said in a video released by the University of Kansas Health System, where he was treated.
The knife was embedded in his skull and extended to just under his brain. The blade's tip, mean...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 18, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Trauma Patient Care News Source Type: news
One Dead, Five Wounded in Shooting at Philadelphia Graduation Party
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say a man has been killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting at a graduation party.
It's not yet known what sparked the shooting, which occurred around 10 p.m. Sunday near South 70th Street and Buist Avenue.
Authorities say a 24-year-old man who was shot in the back died at a hospital.
Three boys ranging in age from 15 to 17 and a 16-year-old girl were all shot in the legs or ankles and were listed in stable condition. A 21-year-old man was shot in his elbow and was also stable.
Authorities had initially reported that seven people were wounded in the attack, o...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
One Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting Inside California Costco
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department is gathering evidence and video footage in an administrative investigation into an off-duty officer who shot and killed a man authorities say attacked him inside a Southern California Costco Wholesale warehouse store.
Authorities remained tight-lipped Sunday, not responding to requests for comment about what provoked the Friday night confrontation and whether anyone but the officer was armed. Two others were critically injured in the shooting in Corona, which is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
The officer opened fire after Kenneth French, 32, of Riv...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
Runaway Golf Cart Hits Five People at U.S. Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Five people were injured at the U.S. Open when one of several boxes being loaded onto a golf cart fell onto the accelerator and sent the cart into spectators.
The California Highway Patrol says a vendor parked the cart near the 16th hole Friday at Pebble Beach and was walking away when a box fell onto the gas pedal, moving it forward. It struck four spectators and the vendor before it was brought under control.
The Monterey Herald says two victims were taken by ambulance to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Their names were not released, and the hospital said it could not give out ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Source Type: news
One Dead, Nine Hospitalized after California HazMat Spill
LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) — One person has died after a hazardous material spill in central California, and nine others were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Merced County Sheriff's Deputy Daryl Allen says the spill happened around noon Thursday in a rural area near Los Banos, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of San Jose.
He says sheriff's deputies responded to the scene and found the person who had died, along with another person who was being treated for exposure. Two ambulance staff and six deputies were also being treated for possible exposure.
Officials could not immediately say what the chemical was or how the s...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 14, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
The Cutting Edge of Adult Cricothyrotomy: Are EMS Protocols Keeping Up?
An ALS unit is dispatched for an adult patient complaining of severe painful swallowing and difficulty breathing. Upon arrival the patient is acutely decompensating with increasing respiratory effort and diminished color. Supplemental oxygen isn’t providing adequate perfusion.
Due to the patient’s rapidly deteriorating condition, the decision is made to intubate. As the laryngoscope is slid beyond the oral cavity, severe epiglottic swelling is visualized.
After one intubation attempt the swelling worsens. At this point, endotracheal intubation is not feasible. With no options left, the paramedic resorts to reaching for...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 14, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Garrett Thompson, AEMT, BS, MPH Tags: Airway & Respiratory Exclusive Articles Source Type: news
Kansas City Paramedics Receive Training to Treat Injured Search and Rescue Dogs
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (41 KSHB) - Live Find K-9s are trained to locate victims trapped after disasters. In the midst of an emergency, paramedics in Kansas City, Kansas, are learning how to save their K-9s' lives, too.
On Tuesday, a field care class for K-9s was held at the KCK Fire Department.
"We're taking a whole bunch of different steps to make sure we're prepared for any scenario," said Mike Searcy with the KCK Search and Rescue K-9 Unit. MORE
(Source: JEMS Patient Care)
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 13, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
New Gene Tests for Germs Quickly Reveal Source of Infections
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause.Mystery illnesses like this kill thousands of people each year when germs can't be identified fast enough to reveal the right treatment. Now genetic tests are helping to solve these cases.One finally was used to search Jetter's blood for bits of non-human genetic material from viruses, fungi and the like. It detected unusual bacteria that probably got into the Connecticut man's lungs when he choked and accidentally inhaled bits of a burger weeks earlier.With ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 12, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: MARILYNN MARCHIONE Tags: Patient Care News Source Type: news
Pediatric Seizures: Subtle and Often Difficult to Diagnose
Status epilepticus is the most common neurologic emergency in pediatrics with a rate of 18/100,000 cases per year and a mortality of 0–3%.1,2 In a multistate analysis of pediatric EMS transports, seizures were among the 3 most common medical complaints identified.3
Identifying status epilepticus early in the clinical course is important. The longer the seizure persists, the more refractory the seizure becomes which leads to increased morbidity and mortality.4 Given the risk associated with delayed treatment, early identification and treatment is paramount.
Pediatric patients present unique challenges in prehospital seizu...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 12, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Angelica Loza-Gomez, MD Tags: Exclusive Articles Patient Care Source Type: news
Caring for Survivors of Interpersonal Violence in Prehospital Environments
It’s believed that over half of women (51%) and one out of every eight men will experience at least one attempted or completed sexual assault in their lifetime. One out of every four women and 8% of men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Fifty to 80% of these survivors will know their attacker. Sexual assault isn’t a crime of dark alleys and masked strangers, but one that’s underrepresented in the public conscience and routinely minimized by the layperson and healthcare providers alike.1,2,3
Statistics show a system skewed towards perpetrators; for every 100 assaults that are reported, seven...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 10, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Katherine Thompson, MCHS, PA-C, FE Tags: Trauma Exclusive Articles Source Type: news
Motorcyclist Hit by Lightning in Florida Crashes, Dies
DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say lightning struck a motorcyclist on a Florida interstate, causing a crash and his death.
The Florida Highway Patrol tells news outlets the lightning strike hit the driver Sunday afternoon as he rode southbound on Interstate 95, cracking the 45-year-old's now-burning helmet and sending him off the roadway.
He was pronounced dead at the scene in east-central Florida. Florida troopers say an off-duty Virginia state trooper witnessed the lightning strike and its aftermath.
WOGX-TV says authorities confirmed the motorcyclist is a 45-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina. His ide...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 10, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Source Type: news
Two Injured in Oregon Plane Crash
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say the pilot and a passenger were injured when a small plane crashed in an Oregon neighborhood following mechanical problems.
The Medford Mail Tribunereports the men aboard the private plane sustained minor injuries just before 2 p.m. Saturday when Medford police say the aircraft crashed into a tree in the yard of a Whittle Avenue home.
A police release says the plane had just taken off from Rogue Valley International Airport in Medford.
The Mail Tribune says witnesses saw the pilot and the passenger bloodied but walking before they were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Their ide...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 10, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
