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Community
Bryx, Inc. Fundraiser Helps First Responders Affected by Disasters
December 12, 2019
The Disaster Relief for First Responders campaign will run from December 2nd to December 23rd.
Johnny and Roy on Emergency! epitomized professionalism.
Leadership/Management
Johnny and Roy: Still Great Role Models
Barry Bachenheimer, EdD, FF/EMT, December 13, 2019
Almost 50 years ago, Emergency! set a standard that still holds up.
An AED outside a church in the Netherlands. (Photo: Donald Trung Quoc Don [Chữ Hán: 徵國單]/Wikimedia Commons)
Patient Care
CASS: There’s No Good Reason Not to Have a PAD Program
John Erich, December 12, 2019
Common objections come mostly from a lack of knowledge—dispel them.
Audience members used thundersticks and tambourines to express enthusiasm. (Photo: John Erich)
Operations
How They Survive: 10 Strategies for Cardiac Arrest
John Erich, December 11, 2019
The Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit kicks off in Seattle with a best-practice checklist.
Spaced instruction delivered over weeks or months is shown to improve long-term retention of skills. (Photo: George Serdechny/Wikimedia Commons)
Education/Training
PCRF Research Alert: Spaced vs. Massed Instruction in Pediatric Resuscitation
Megan Corry, EdD, EMT-P; Kim D. McKenna, PhD, RN, EMT-P, December 08, 2019
More evidence favors spreading it out rather than delivering it all at once.