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Barry Hickerson, EMT-P: Sep 25, 2019
When I was fresh out of Paramedic school, STEMI and stroke patients were something we couldn’t do much about except monitor and transport. To be honest, we hadn’t even started using the term "STEMI,"...
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Team Pulsara: Sep 23, 2019
According to a recent article in the Longview, Texas based Longview News Journal, "At least 17 times in a three-month period starting in May, Longview police officers transported a person...
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Team Pulsara: Sep 20, 2019
EDITOR'S UPDATE: The ET3 program is mentioned in the below article. Please note that, as reported by JEMS.com on 6/28/23, the federal government is ending the ET3 program. According to the Centers...
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Team Pulsara: Sep 17, 2019
BACKGROUND Virginia Mason Medical Center is a nonprofit health care system based in King County, Seattle, serving the central Puget Sound region and Yakima area. PROBLEM Focused on continually...
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James Woodson, MD: Sep 04, 2019
I've been asked why Pulsara started building a Regional Communication Network for Time Sensitive Emergencies. Here is one of the many reasons... Misdiagnosis-related harms (death and disability) are...
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Hannah Ostrem: Aug 30, 2019
Editor's Update: As reported by JEMS.com on 6/28/23, the federal government is ending the ET3 program. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, “This decision does not affect Model...
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MCHD: Aug 14, 2019
The Montgomery County Hospital District EMS experience paired a novel stroke assessment endovascular pathway with specialized training. Starting in late 2015, MCHD began a regional quality...
