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Research Analysis: Intubation curriculum increases first pass success

Researchers with Air Methods Corporation recently published the results of their novel airway management curriculum in Prehospital Emergency Care. The curriculum, known as the Helicopter Advanced Resuscitation Training (HeART), focuses on combining critical thinking on the part of providers with established best practices in airway management. This 25-month retrospective observational study includes over 5,000 patients that underwent rapid sequence intubation (RSI) by providers stationed at … Continue reading Research Analysis: Intubation curriculum increases first pass success

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Research Analysis: Addressing attrition of EMS professionals

**The National Association of EMS Physicians hosted its second Twitter Journal Club on April 17, 2018 under the hashtag #NAEMSPJC, discussing the “Prehospital Emergency Care” publication Exiting the Emergency Medical Services Profession and Characteristics Associated with Intent to Return to Practiceby Cash et al.** This article was co-authored with Jeremiah Escajeda. In October 2013, all 310,000 providers with a National EMS Certification and an active email … Continue reading Research Analysis: Addressing attrition of EMS professionals

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Research Analysis: Check and Inject program is safe and cost effective

Inspired by the rising costs of epinephrine auto-injectors, King County Emergency Medical Services decided to implement a “Check and Inject” program in 2014. Recently published research in Prehospital Emergency Carehas shown that this switch was not only safe for patients but saved the region at least $1 million over a three-year period. This research was also presented at the 2018 National Association of EMS Physicians … Continue reading Research Analysis: Check and Inject program is safe and cost effective

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Using video games to improve pediatric disaster education

SAN DIEGO — The use of video games to facilitate training, commonly referred to as gamification, is well-established in many industries, however, its application in healthcare is variable. The Pediatric Research in Disaster Education (PRIDE) team is trying to change that. The team recently presented their research on a video game-based training tool at the National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting. This tool acts as a digital … Continue reading Using video games to improve pediatric disaster education

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Research analysis: Stroke identification in 911 calls

Researchers in Chicago have published the study, “Identifying Key Words in 9-1-1 Calls for Stroke: A Mixed Methods Approach” in “Prehospital Emergency Care.” This study analyzed dispatch recordings of confirmed acute ischemic strokes to determine the words and phrases most commonly used by both the caller and the emergency medical dispatcher (EMD). A total of 110 calls were listened to and transcribed. The median call lasted … Continue reading Research analysis: Stroke identification in 911 calls

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Gathering of Eagles 2017

As expected, I had a lovely time at this year’s conference.  Last year’s summary is here. Given the structure of Eagles my traditional summary format isn’t an effective method to convey what was presented.  But there are a few ways you can follow along… Read through the 2017 presentation slides. (to be posted) Read through the #GatheringEagles17 transcript on Twitter, on Symplur, or via the … Continue reading Gathering of Eagles 2017

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Paramedic Groups Develop CP Curriculum, Career Path

The Paramedic Foundation and Paramedic Health Solutions have teamed up to create a national curriculum with uniform educational standards for community paramedicine. This curriculum works to address the gaps in traditional prehospital provider training surrounding public health, long-term disease management, cultural competency and research. The curriculum covers the higher-education spectrum from a certificate to a doctoral program. It has six levels, including primary care technician … Continue reading Paramedic Groups Develop CP Curriculum, Career Path

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Orleans Parish Communications District 2016 9-1-1 Poster Contest

This press release has been featured by EMS World and NOEMSF. First responders from all three public safety agencies gathered for the 16th annual Orleans Parish Communications District (OPCD) Poster Contest.  The contest included over 600 entries from students in grades kindergarten through 12 from schools across New Orleans.  The theme of the contest was “Dialing 9-1-1 for help.” The poster contest serves as an opportunity … Continue reading Orleans Parish Communications District 2016 9-1-1 Poster Contest

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IHI National Forum 2016

I consider the IHI National Forum one of the best conferences in the country, and as usual this year’s forum exceeded my expectations. I live tweeted every session I attended and this post serves as a summary of those resources presented during the presentations.  You can see the entire Twitter summary curated by Symplur here, and my summary of the 2015 forum here. EMS Note: There was one … Continue reading IHI National Forum 2016

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