EMS1 Daily News Off opioids, chronic pain sufferers find new ways to cope Stephen Newman had managed his pain with opioid medications,
but was tired of the growing suspicion and mistrust he encountered
when trying to get prescriptions
Investigators find no wrongdoing in death of woman paramedics sedated The report said paramedics followed protocol in administering
the sedative that was commonly used without incident
4 dead in Nashville Waffle House shooting Police said three people died at the scene and one person
died at the hospital after a man wearing nothing but a coat stormed
a Waffle House restaurant
Cop saves boy choking on popcorn at Police Academy graduation Detective Mark Rubins was sitting in the upper section of the
Theater at Madison Square Garden at about 11:30 a.m. when he heard
a woman yell, “Help! Please!”
NC county commissioners hold forum to address opioid crisis More than 100 leaders from an array of disciplines united to
understand the opioid crisis and made it a goal to combat the
problem by working together
Neb. county equips public places with AEDs Platte County voted to purchase seven automated
defibrillators that can save lives of members of the public and
employees who suddenly suffer cardiac arrest
NASEMSO joins ‘Road to Zero’ to eliminate roadway deaths by 2050 More than 600 organizations have teamed up to create a
comprehensive strategy to put an end to increasing vehicle
fatalities in the United States
DC nurses now handling less urgent 911 medical calls A new program was recently launched to reduce the strain on
emergency services by redirecting certain medical calls to
nurses
Ford debuts GoRide service for medical patients The on-demand service allows healthcare providers to schedule
rides for non-emergency patients
Ky. fire dept. seeking grant for firefighter, EMS body armor The department is asking for a $44,600 Homeland Security
grant to purchase body armor responders can wear during incidents
where responders might be in danger
EMS1 Topic Articles Off opioids, chronic pain sufferers find new ways to cope Stephen Newman had managed his pain with opioid medications,
but was tired of the growing suspicion and mistrust he encountered
when trying to get prescriptions
Investigators find no wrongdoing in death of woman paramedics sedated The report said paramedics followed protocol in administering
the sedative that was commonly used without incident
4 dead in Nashville Waffle House shooting Police said three people died at the scene and one person
died at the hospital after a man wearing nothing but a coat stormed
a Waffle House restaurant
Cop saves boy choking on popcorn at Police Academy graduation Detective Mark Rubins was sitting in the upper section of the
Theater at Madison Square Garden at about 11:30 a.m. when he heard
a woman yell, “Help! Please!”
NC county commissioners hold forum to address opioid crisis More than 100 leaders from an array of disciplines united to
understand the opioid crisis and made it a goal to combat the
problem by working together
Neb. county equips public places with AEDs Platte County voted to purchase seven automated
defibrillators that can save lives of members of the public and
employees who suddenly suffer cardiac arrest
NASEMSO joins ‘Road to Zero’ to eliminate roadway deaths by 2050 More than 600 organizations have teamed up to create a
comprehensive strategy to put an end to increasing vehicle
fatalities in the United States
DC nurses now handling less urgent 911 medical calls A new program was recently launched to reduce the strain on
emergency services by redirecting certain medical calls to
nurses
Ford debuts GoRide service for medical patients The on-demand service allows healthcare providers to schedule
rides for non-emergency patients
Ky. fire dept. seeking grant for firefighter, EMS body armor The department is asking for a $44,600 Homeland Security
grant to purchase body armor responders can wear during incidents
where responders might be in danger
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EMS1 Columnist Articles How frequently do EMS providers encounter, treat hypoglycemia? In a 180-day period spanning from late 2017-early 2018, EMS
providers from more than 1,000 agencies responded more than 2.5
million times. About 50,000 (2.1 percent) of those calls were
diabetic emergencies. These response statistics, collected from the
ESO EMS Index of real-world data, were shared with EMS1 by the ESO
data analysis team to continue a discussion about the prehospital
assessment and ...
Obscure funding sources for EMS departments Operating foundations and family foundations are a
significant source of grant money, but they can leave out a
significant number of funding opportunities. It’s all about the
relationships. A lot of money is held in places you will not find
in public records. Following is a brief description of two hard to
find pools of money: community foundations and donor-advised funds;
as well as family foundations ...
Medic Mindset Podcast: Pediatric care with Dr. Peter Antevy Dr. Peter Antevy is asking paramedics to completely rethink
how they take care of kids. His bio is full of innovation awards
and accolades for his paradigm-shifting approach to pediatrics in
emergency medicine, but he’d never tell you that. Instead, he’d
want to sit down and listen to you talk about your pediatric calls
and he’d seek to understand how you think on those calls.
He ...
EMS in the warm zone: Tactical medicine inter-agency training It is reassuring to see the gradual acceptance of a national
standard being developed to encourage EMS personnel to train and
integrate with law enforcement to enter secured, but still chaotic
scenes to offer life-saving interventions to casualties. We are
slowly seeing a trend away from role-defined emergency responder
training with disciplines working in silos with an occasional
exercise that brings ...
The benefits of embracing an EMS company officer culture If there’s one thing the fire service has done well, it’s
embracing a fire officer culture. Departments, divisions,
battalions, stations and crews are all driven around the ideals of
accountability, supervision and structure. These are the basic
foundations of crew resource management. While fire-based EMS
agencies have adapted to this culture well, EMS-based agencies seem
to have difficulty ...
8 tips for talking about sexual harassment with caregivers By David Nelson, DMin Like families, organizations are
challenging in the best of times. They can become even more
difficult during divisive movements. The recent “Me Too” movement,
bitter political divides and other trends have challenged most of
us to pay even more attention to the importance of creating a
workplace of excellence. Here are eight tips for talking about
sexual harassment ...
EMS From a Distance: Citizen medics In the mid 1980s, when my young daughter, Becky, had her
first asthma attack, I was still six or seven years from starting
an EMS career. My wife and I had just enough awareness of
respiratory distress to call 911 right away. It was
middle-of-the-night scary as we waited for our local volunteer
agency to staff an ambulance. Ask me now and I’ll tell you it took
half an hour, but it was probably ...
How politics and partisanship impact emergency services By Dr. Randall Hanifen, faculty member, Emergency &
Disaster Management at American Military University Ever since the
creation of political parties, we have encountered political
battles. Until recent history, government functions were more about
give and take. This give and take – the spirit of compromise – was
at its best for organizations that served the people, such as
emergency ...
Dear EMS: It's not you, it's me It seems like every day there is another story discussing
first responder fatigue, poor resiliency or stress. Has the job
gotten that bad that no one can survive it anymore" Or does the
problem lie within; is it us" There is no arguing that in the past,
call volumes were not nearly what they are today. EMTs had to do a
lot more with a lot less, yet it was, for the most part, a career
that people retired ...
EMS1 Tips 7 ways to best use, or avoid, capnography in the field EMS1 readers shared their suggestions on how to get the most
out of the method
Active-shooter response: Are you physically ready? Normally, I am strong believer that paramedics are at their
best when they saunter into a scene, slowly walking and looking for
clues and risks. But an active-shooter incident is going to require
repetitive bursts of significant physical activity.
3 energy-saving tips for your EMS station Earth Day, or any day, is a good time to see what you can do
at your agency and home to save both resources and money.
How this video can "Keep Yourself Safe" Consider using this PPE safety video in your EMT course or
refresher class
CPR class instruction tips: 5 ways to make it great My most recent health care provider recertification was
memorable for all of the things the instructors did well.
Patient assessments: How to avoid free-for-alls Substantial cajoling and adult guidance from mom in a Santa
hat was required to initiate an orderly process of taking turns,
appreciating a gift after it was opened, and taking occasional
pauses for a meal or to welcome additional relatives.
Patient assessment is a non-linear process On a skill sheet, patient assessment is presented as a linear
process: First size up the scene, then complete the primary
assessment followed by the secondary assessment.
Blood pressure reading tips and tricks for EMS One of the things I'm most often asked by students and rookie
EMTs is, "Kelly, how am I supposed to hear a blood pressure in the
back of the rig?"
How to use Slideshare for EMS education and training Slideshare is an online community and tool for sharing
presentations.
How to get optimal battery life from your devices The batteries in your wireless cell phone, tablet or laptop
are probably not the same old Duracells you used in your childhood
walky-talkies.
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