This Week in EMS: Paramedic Crew Size...Anti-EMS Stickers...TIME Magazine Honors Medic
Crew size makes a difference in patient care. Twelve-lead EKGs were applied sooner and intubations were faster when the crew consisted of at least two paramedics, one of whom was on an engine
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NIST Study: Paramedic Crew Size Matters When it Comes to Patient Care
Crew size makes a difference in patient care. Twelve-lead EKGs were applied sooner and intubations were faster when the crew consisted of at least two paramedics, one of whom was on an engine.
UK Prisoner Escapes from Ambulance After Cutting Off EarAs the ambulance was transporting the prisoner, four masked men pulled up in a stolen BMW. They smashed the ambulance windows with baseball bats and bolt-cutters and the prisoner, who was escorted by three prison guards, escaped.
Florida Police Chief Quashes Anti-EMS Stickers
A couple of bumper stickers created by the city's firefighters' union that take a potshot at the countywide ambulance service ended up on police patrol cars -- much to the consternation of top police brass.
TIME Magazine Honors Toronto Paramedic
A Toronto paramedic has been honored by TIME magazine for his commitment to disaster relief.
EMS Training Center
Incidents involving hydrogen fluoride, or hydrofluoric acid, are not common, but the consequences of exposure to this compound by any means can be devastating. This little-known acid has unique properties that make it extremely dangerous to emergency personnel and others.
Prehospital Profiles
You might say that Michigan-based Community EMS is like TV's Energizer bunny: It just keeps on going--and growing. The company got its start back in 1982 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington, MI, and has grown into five ambulance companies with joint venture partnerships with a number of larger healthcare delivery systems to become the largest not-for-profit prehospital care provider in the state.
The Corner Office: Practical Management for EMS Leaders
I Can't Do That, HIPAA Won't Let Me: April 19, 2010
As part of our ongoing series of healthcare law updates for EMS managers, attorney Christopher Kelly discusses HIPAA-related disclosures of patient information.
Featured EMS Magazine Article
Last November, enrollment in the ROC PRIMED clinical trial ended early. The trial had been examining a pair of cardiac arrest interventions: use of an impedance threshold device (ITD)--a fist-size plastic device attached to the face mask or breathing tube to improve circulation by enhancing changes in pressures within the chest--during CPR by EMS providers, and early vs. delayed strategies of assessing the heart's rhythm in relation to when CPR was begun.
Continuing Education
Facial trauma is most frequently caused by motor vehicle collisions, physical altercations and falls. This CE article discusses the incidence of facial trauma, reviews facial anatomy and physiology, and discusses the assessment and treatment of the facial trauma patient. This article also features a lesson plan that utilizes the content of CE articles to help facilitate training sessions. Use or adapt this lesson plan for your organization, its personnel and its local protocols.
This CE activity is approved by EMS Magazine, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 1.5 CEUs. After reading the article, take the CE test that accompanies this lesson at www.rapidce.com.
Additional CE Articles
The Power of Capnography to Guide Respiratory Care
Capnography can provide valuable, immediate information to help you care for your patients in respiratory distress. This presentation sponsored by Philips looks at waveform morphology for common respiratory disease states and how to use this information to guide decisions, indicate effectiveness of treatment, and optimize patient care. After viewing this video, take the CE test that accompanies this lesson at www.rapidce.com.
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