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Audrey Peart: Dec 23, 2019
December 2019 and Year-End Recap: In December, our teams traveled (sadly not by sleigh) to Kentucky, Washington, and Florida where they presented...
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Mic Gunderson: Dec 20, 2019
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article was first published on EMS1.com. Special thanks to guest author, Mic Gunderson* In the coming decade, EMS will be engaged in even more efforts to triage patients...
Hannah Ostrem: Dec 19, 2019
Earlier this week, Flight Paramedic, Kris Kaull and Community Paramedicine Advisor, Anne Montera, MHL, BSN, RN, discussed the increasingly important topic of Community Paramedicine (CP) in a webinar...
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James Woodson, MD: Dec 17, 2019
I recently read an interesting review on a very important topic in healthcare: DIVERSION. The article reviews how the state of Massachusetts banned the practice of busy hospitals diverting patients...
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Hannah Ostrem: Dec 13, 2019
Community Paramedicine (CP) programs can reduce the number of patients who are transported to the ED, thereby reducing the burden on both transport ambulances and ED staff, while simultaneously...
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Hannah Ostrem: Dec 11, 2019
As our processes and equipment in EMS continue to evolve, they empower first responders to provide better care for patients. But in order to provide the BEST care, our communication technologies must...
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Hannah Ostrem: Dec 09, 2019
DOES THE FOLLOWING SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU? Your hospital team receives a radio report from the local EMS service. "We are on our way with KCCFPPPTHHH patient." "Sorry, what??" "We are coming in with a...