This Week in EMS: EMS Squad Faces Closure...Woman Attacks Medics...D.C. EMS Woes
This Week in EMS: EMS Squad Closes...Woman Attacks Medics...D.C. EMS Woes
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Va. County Says It's Over for EMS Squad
After years of troubles with leadership, finances and volunteers, Roanoke County's volunteer Clearbrook Rescue Squad is facing a forced extinction.
D.C. EMS Has Ways to Go, Inspector General Says
More than two years after a prominent D.C. journalist was left on an upper Northwest sidewalk to die, the District's emergency rescue team remains woefully unprepared to deal with citizens' emergencies, an internal review has found.
W. Va. Woman Allegedly Attacked Officer and Medics
A Cross Lanes woman who called for medical assistance late Tuesday night ended up attacking first responders and putting a pistol in a police officer's face, investigators say.
Omaha's Rec Dept. Won't Administer EpiPen
The mother of an Omaha boy with severe food allergies is fighting the city's decision that Parks and Recreation officials can't administer medicine to children in emergencies.
EMS Revisited
For nearly 40 years, EMS Magazine has served the EMS profession through publishing a variety of articles dealing with all aspects of prehospital care. EMS Revisited is a new column on EMSResponder.com that revisits some of the articles from the archives of EMS Magazine. This week: An essay by Senator Ted Kennedy on the future of EMS, reprinted from the Jan/Feb 1982 issue.
Continuing Education
Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect 475,000 children under age 14 each year in the United States alone. Ninety percent of patients are treated in emergency departments and released; however, more than 47,000 hospitalizations per year are a direct result of these injuries. On average, 2,685 children die annually from traumatic brain injuries, and more than 30,000 children per year acquire lifelong disabilities. With proper prehospital care of these severely injured children, we can reduce secondary injury and maximize survival and good neurological outcomes.
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.
Training & Resources
What have been your continuing education experiences lately? The speaker arrives and sets up a PowerPoint program full of great illustrations and easy-to-read text, and then proceeds to read the entire program slide by slide to the audience, which, after a few minutes, is well on its way to mass stupor. Sounds familiar? Educators can make con-ed more meaningful by following some basic steps outlined in this article and avoid PowerPoint pains.
EMS Field Instruction: A Multi-Part Series
The first article in a four-part series, Elements of an Effective Field Instruction Program is written for managers who want to start or improve a field instructor program. Field instructors need a director, education on how to do their job, and quality assurance and quality documentation tools. This article outlines all the steps needed and includes a list of forms and tools that can be downloaded so you can easily implement an effective FI program.
Real World Skills for Scene Safety: Part 4
The fifth of DT4EMS' six steps, basic ground defense (BGD) is used to give the provider a moment to protect him- or herself if knocked to the ground.
This month, EMSResponder offers daily tips and techniques for EMS educators. Today's tip: Facilitate learning activities for students to use social media tools (e.g., producing videos and podcasts) that demonstrate patient assessment and treatment skills. Post student videos to YouTube as an ongoing learning and teaching resource. --Greg Friese, EMS e-learning specialist
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