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Kinsie Clarkson: Sep 10, 2021
PART 1 of 2 Editor’s Note — I recently had the privilege of spending time with Chief John Peruggia, retired Chief of FDNY EMS. He shared his vivid...
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Kinsie Clarkson: Aug 31, 2021
As a two-hospital healthcare system with a freestanding emergency department and Level III Trauma Center, EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington serves a population of nearly 850,000 residents. Over...
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Kinsie Clarkson: Aug 23, 2021
When COVID-19 struck Texas in early 2020, Montgomery County Hospital District suddenly faced a whole host of new problems. Patients were still calling 911 and needed emergent care, but not all of...
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Kinsie Clarkson: Aug 18, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic flared in the state of Texas in early 2020, the state struggled to load balance their COVID-19 patients. Some areas of the state experienced overwhelming waves of surge,...
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Kinsie Clarkson: Aug 02, 2021
911-Initiated Telemedicine: Next-Level Patient Care for Rural Colorado As EMS and hospital leaders in Teller County, Colorado watched cities like New York grapple with COVID-19 in March of 2020, they...
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Kinsie Clarkson: Jul 23, 2021
Time is everything in time-sensitive emergencies. But you don’t need us to tell you that. You know that time is tissue. You know that every minute counts, and every minute impacts your patient’s...
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Kinsie Clarkson: Jul 14, 2021
As a medic, you matter to your patients’ care. You are the first person on the scene. You are the first to see the patient, to assess them, and to decide what kind of treatment they need. You decide...