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 Special Topics - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Equipment & Gear Product Videos Nonin Medical, Inc. Source Type: news
The Science Behind Mechanical CPR Devices
Is mechanical CPR superior to traditional CPR? The team at Master Your Medics examines the use of mechanical CPR devices and investigating the science behind them. Read the original manuscript here.
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Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Patient Care Patient Care Videos Training Videos CPR Master Your Medics Mechanical CPR Source Type: news
The Ambulance Science Podcast: Make Up Your Own Mind About the Vaccine
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Where I’m coming from (compared to most of my colleagues):
Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy from Yale Medical School.FT Faculty at GWU School of Medicine & Southern Connecticut State University MPH Program, and long-time adjunct faculty at NYMC MPH program in Health Policy.Assistant Commissioner of Health at the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene during the first SARS outbreak.Served as State EMS Director, Consultant to Public Health ...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Podcasts Ambulance Science Source Type: news
National Registry Evolution Builds Momentum
NREMT Executive Director Bill Seifarth.
Since its founding in 1970, the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) has offered the nation assurance that the men and women providing emergency treatment in the out-of-hospital setting are capable of providing the care that patients and their loved ones deserve. Following the interim direction of Drew Dawson, the NREMT named Bill Seifarth as its new executive director in August 2018. An EMS industry veteran, Seifarth brings more than 20 years of experience to the position, including leadership at both the state and federal levels, along with a background of managing several comprehensi...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ryan Kelley, NREMT Tags: Exclusive Articles Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Stop the Burn and Churn of Turnover and Burnout Through Resiliency Science
Several years ago, while sitting in a critical incident debriefing, I noted how little was understood about the impact of high-intensive exposure to the complexity of humanity. The incident debrief concerned a murder of one individual for their unborn baby. Both mother and infant died from the action of another. As the healthcare responders, we were dealing with the high emotional load of what we saw and how it impacted us.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of the word “resilience” is: “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness … the ability of a substance or object to sp...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Martie L. Moore, RN, MAOM, CPHQ Tags: Exclusive Articles Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Motivational Interviewing: A New Therapeutic Approach for Community Paramedics
One of the most challenging obstacles community paramedics face is trying not to fix all of their patients' problems.
For many, EMS is a desirable industry because it offers the ability to help others in need. But what do you do when you are faced with a patient who doesn't want help, is resistant, or is ambivalent to change?
Motivational interviewing is a therapeutic approach that moves an individual away from uncertainty and toward positive decisions based on accomplishing established goals. It allows the community paramedic the ability to empower their patients to make changes in order to ensure program success through ...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Desiree Partain, CCP-C Tags: Training Exclusive Articles Mobile Integrated Healthcare EMS Today Source Type: news
Austin-Travis County EMS Ambulances Offer Eye-catching, Effective Locations & Intersection Clearance
When leaving the National Association of EMS Physicians annual conference this weekend, I got a chance to scout out one of the Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) ambulances on a call at Austin's airport. (I tried to take home some souvenir EMS equipment but their alert crew—and vehicle design—locked up all doors and compartments!)
Although you may not be a fan of their color scheme, it is effective, and particularly eye-catching from a distance.
I especially like their use of all-exterior storage space and side-door step extrusion.
One of the most impressive design features of these Wheeled Coach vehicles is the l...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 14, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P Tags: Exclusive Articles Ambulances & Vehicle Ops Source Type: news
Not Just Acid Reflux: The Need to Think Worst First
Discussion
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 This year, 720,000 Americans will have a new coronary event—defined as first hospitalized myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary heart disease death—and around 335,000 will have a recurrent event. Approximately 35% of people who experience a coronary event in a given year and around 14% of patients who have an acute coronary syndrome will die from it.1 Roughly 60% of patients with an acute coronary syndrome are transported to the emergency department via ambulance.2–4.
Up to one-third of patients experiencing an MI may not complain of chest...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 13, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stephen Sanko, MD, FACEP Tags: Exclusive Articles Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
Former Homeland Security Director Reunited with Rescuers at NAEMSP Keynote
Former Pennsylvania Governor and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge coded in his JW Marriott hotel room in Austin, Texas, in 2017. He was successfully resuscitated by crews from Austin-Travis County EMS and Fire and is one of among many cardiac arrest survivors grateful for the contributions of America’s EMTs and paramedics.
Ridge was the opening keynote speaker yesterday at the annual meeting of the National Association of EMS Physicians, being held this week at the same JW Marriott in Austin where Ridge experienced his “life incident.”
During his address, Secretary Ridge reviewed his history with EMS. He began wi...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 11, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P Tags: Cardiac & Resuscitation News Exclusive Articles Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Ohio ’s Statewide Rescue Task Force Initiative
A normal day at work is abruptly changed when you are informed of an active shooter incident (ASI) at a school in a cozy, normally peaceful suburb. The initial report indicates that there are at least three adults and four children injured as you scramble to activate mutual aid and secure the manpower and medical resources for care of these patients with the possibility of more victims.
Seventeen years later, shots ring out the high school of another serenely peaceful suburb. The gunman’s shower of bullets leaves three students dead, one paralyzed, and another injured with a guarded chance for a full recovery.
As you pla...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 10, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Carol A. Cunningham, MD, FAAEM, FAEMS Tags: Exclusive Articles Terrorism & Active Shooter Operations Source Type: news
The Side-by-Side Lift and Carry
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Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 8, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Meoli, EMT-P, TP-C, NAEMT-AF Tags: Exclusive Articles Operations Source Type: news
EMS Today 2019: A Sneak Peak
Join AJ, Ryan and Bobby along with their special guests in a special Google Hangout where they discuss EMS Today 2019 and the incredible classes, events and workshops that will take place over three incredible days at the incredible Gaylord Resort in National Harbor, Maryland. Along with talking about the educatiopnal offerings, the group will talk about some of the challenges and opportunities that the medic community faces in the coming year.
You can watch live at 1:00pm (Eastern); 12:00pm (Central); 10:00am (Pacific) on Tuesday, January 8th. If you can't join us live, the event will be archived here soon after it is bro...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT P Tags: Exclusive Articles Administration and Leadership EMS Today Source Type: news
Salute to Littleton Fire Rescue
January 1st was not just the start of a new year in Colorado. It was a big change day for the men and women of Littleton Fire Rescue (LFR), as their fire department is dissolved and their staff and facilities are absorbed and integrated into the massive South Metro Fire Rescue, the second-largest fire department in Colorado.
The tragedy at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, resulted in me traveling to the beautiful city of Littleton to personally meet and interview the men and women of LFR and their mutual aid neighbors.
I walked through the bullet-riddled entranceways and hallways of Columbine with senior staff and ...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 2, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT P Tags: Exclusive Articles Columns Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
Closing Out the Year and Looking to the Future
As 2018 ends and 2019 approaches, I wanted to first thank all our readers, authors, columnists, photographers and editorial board members for following and contributing to our work throughout 2018. It was a year of change for JEMS, moving to an all-electronic platform and working to enhance our electronic delivery systems and methods.
Change takes time, so we thank you for your patience and promise you that more great innovations are on the way to make your receipt and use of important articles and information easier to read, print out and share on all your devices.
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Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 22, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P Tags: Exclusive Articles News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
The Weaponization of Narcan
Narcan, the trade name of the opiate antidote naloxone, has become a part of the modern lexicon. It can even be found in the Urban Dictionary. Although initially a noun, it is now a widely used verb as in, “I Narcanned that patient,” or, “I Narcanned your Honor Student.”
Narcan is so effective that we have even dreamed up imaginary clinical situations to administer it. YouTube is full of videos of police officers giving themselves or colleagues Narcan for suspected “fentanyl exposure.” A popular video shows a police officer giving Narcan to another officer after exposure to what was later identified as methamph...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 21, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, FAEMS Tags: Airway & Respiratory Exclusive Articles Columns Source Type: news
