Browsing: EMS

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , EMS , Prehospital Care

Critical Care Alert: INCEPTION Trial

3/7/2023 Gabriel Samuel Colon, MD , Brian Sumner, MD , Evan McMurray, MD
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - ECMO - as an adjunct to CPR following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has gained a lot of attention. The INCEPTION Trial takes a closer look at the evid
Airway , Ventilator Management , EMS , Pediatric EM

Pediatric Drowning Case: Favorable Neurologic Outcomes Possible With Prolonged CPR

6/10/2022 Dimitri Livshits, DO , Brenda Sokup, DO , Jordan Jeong, DO , Nirav Patel, DO , Mark Kindschuh, MD
Currently, there are no definitive guidelines or robust clinical evidence on which to base the duration of CPR in pediatric drowning cases. However, we make the case that in select drowning patients,
International EM , Social EM , Leadership , Disaster Medicine

The War in Ukraine: How Can Emergency Physicians Help?

4/21/2022 Daria Hunter, MD , Rebecca Leff, MD , Colin Bucks, MD
The crisis in Ukraine has created a pivotal time for emergency physicians to provide the right type of aid and, eventually, help bolster EM education and practice within Ukrainian health care.
Prehospital Care

Event Medicine and Mass Casualty Response with Matt Friedman

2/12/2022 Jessica Andre , Matt Friedman, MD, FACEP
Matt Friedman, MD, FACEP, serves as Associate Medical Director of Prehospital Care and Director of Event Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center and Medical Director of CrowdRx, which provides physician
Prehospital Care , Administration & Operations

Using Home-Based Community Paramedics to Optimize Emergency Department Utilization for High-Risk Elderly Patients

2/12/2022 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Gilbert Nelson, DO , Michael J. Rushton Jr., DO , Philip M. Fennema, EMT-P, CCP , Chad Barnhart, MD , Sean Anderson , Todd Chassee, MD, FACEP , Jeffrey S. Jones, MD, FACEP
Community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare are forming a new paradigm. Using paramedics to evaluate and treat medically complex elderly patients in the home setting could have wide-reachi
Prehospital Care , Cardiology

A Revamping of an Old Practice: Head-Up CPR

10/7/2021 Glenn Goodwin, DO, EMT-P , Charles Latimore, MD
From intravenous drugs and genetic engineering to highly advanced equipment to mind-blowing surgical techniques, medicine continues to evolve at an exponential pace. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR
Career Planning , Practice Environments , Community , Prehospital Care

Tactical Medicine Q-and-A: Life as a SWAT Doc

10/7/2021 Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM , Capt. Yev Maksimenko, MD, MA, DiMM, FAWM, FP-C
With > 50,000 yearly SWAT deployments in the U.S. alone and tactical environments that are not optimized for medical care, the need for well-trained physician-led tactical medical teams is clear. What
Trauma , EMS , Disaster Medicine

Stop The Bleed: Why It Matters Now

8/10/2021 James Nardini, MS, NRP
Hemorrhage control programs such as Stop The Bleed remain a versatile option for responders of all backgrounds.
EMS , Disaster Medicine , Toxicology

Hydrofluoric Acid Related Injuries and Illness for First Responders

8/10/2021 Jett MacPherson, MSII
Emergency physicians, tactical medical providers, and other first responders are tasked with taking care of those who become injured or ill in mass gatherings that turn violent. Hydrofluoric acid expo
Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , Health Care Administration , EMS , Palliative Care

Health Policy Journal Club: The Comforts of Home

6/6/2021 Logan Ramsey, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Collaboration between hospice staff and EMS can reduce patient transport to the emergency department, according to a study termed Mobile Integrated Hospice Healthcare.

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To the Choppa! Best Practice in Air Ambulance Utilization

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