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April 2022

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Operations
04/01/2022

Simon Taxel, BA, NRP 

Simon Taxel, BA, NRP 
The lifesaving reach of Pittsburgh River Rescue—which answered 264 calls for service on the region’s rivers in 2020—will expand even further with the state-of-the-art capabilities of its new craft, which was constructed with the specific...
The lifesaving reach of Pittsburgh River Rescue—which answered 264 calls for service on the region’s rivers in 2020—will expand even further with the state-of-the-art capabilities of its new craft, which was constructed with the specific...
The lifesaving reach of...
04/01/2022
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Operations
04/01/2022

James Careless 

James Careless 
In a bid to further improve their levels of patient care, Life Flight Network—which operates 25 bases across Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Montana—and Life Link III—which has 10 across Minnesota and Wisconsin—will share wisdom on areas like...
In a bid to further improve their levels of patient care, Life Flight Network—which operates 25 bases across Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Montana—and Life Link III—which has 10 across Minnesota and Wisconsin—will share wisdom on areas like...
In a bid to further improve...
04/01/2022
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Operations
04/01/2022

 Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT 

 Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT 
In October 2021 Demers Ambulances unveiled the eFX, an innovative all-electric and purpose-built ambulance to be sold throughout North America and eventually worldwide. The company contemplates the deployment of at least 1500 100%-electric...
In October 2021 Demers Ambulances unveiled the eFX, an innovative all-electric and purpose-built ambulance to be sold throughout North America and eventually worldwide. The company contemplates the deployment of at least 1500 100%-electric...
In October 2021 Demers...
04/01/2022
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Leadership/Management
03/31/2022

John Erich, Senior Editor 

John Erich, Senior Editor 
NHTSA’s recently retired Office of EMS boss looks back at an impactful tenure that included Agenda 2050, updates to the national EMS Model Clinical Guidelines and Scope of Practice model, growth of the National EMS Information System, and the...
NHTSA’s recently retired Office of EMS boss looks back at an impactful tenure that included Agenda 2050, updates to the national EMS Model Clinical Guidelines and Scope of Practice model, growth of the National EMS Information System, and the...
NHTSA’s recently retired Office...
03/31/2022
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Patient Care
03/31/2022

Eric Bauer, MBA, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT, EMT-P 

Eric Bauer, MBA, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT, ...
The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve reflects the relationship between the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin and the partial pressure of arterial oxygen. It can shift depending on various factors, but if we look at the reasons behind how the...
The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve reflects the relationship between the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin and the partial pressure of arterial oxygen. It can shift depending on various factors, but if we look at the reasons behind how the...
The oxyhemoglobin dissociation...
03/31/2022
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Education/Training
03/30/2022

Elizabeth L. Angeli, PhD; Victoria Reinhartz, PharmD, CPH; Sabrina Alahmad, MS; and Julia Jezykowski, BS, EMT 

Elizabeth L. Angeli, PhD; Victoria Re...
While 48% of all respondents felt prepared for technical skills, 69% reported feeling only moderately, slightly, or not at all prepared across the 13 areas of the researchers' question of interest. These results were surprising, the authors...
While 48% of all respondents felt prepared for technical skills, 69% reported feeling only moderately, slightly, or not at all prepared across the 13 areas of the researchers' question of interest. These results were surprising, the authors...
While 48% of all respondents...
03/30/2022
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Education/Training
03/30/2022

Antonio R. Fernandez, PhD, NRP, FAHA 

Antonio R. Fernandez, PhD, NRP, FAHA ...
Compassion fatigue (CF) has not been well studied in EMS. This month’s reviewed study was part of the larger Secondary Trauma Response in Emergency Services Systems (STRESS) project. The aim of this part was to identify the prevalence and...
Compassion fatigue (CF) has not been well studied in EMS. This month’s reviewed study was part of the larger Secondary Trauma Response in Emergency Services Systems (STRESS) project. The aim of this part was to identify the prevalence and...
Compassion fatigue (CF) has not...
03/30/2022
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Patient Care
03/29/2022

Stephanie Busch, BS, AEMT, CPST 

Stephanie Busch, BS, AEMT, CPST  ...
Pediatric emergencies make up about 10% of our call volume. While they are uncommon, they can cause some of the greatest stress among EMS providers. Additionally, our “one size fits most” equipment, including our stretchers, fails to meet the...
Pediatric emergencies make up about 10% of our call volume. While they are uncommon, they can cause some of the greatest stress among EMS providers. Additionally, our “one size fits most” equipment, including our stretchers, fails to meet the...
Pediatric emergencies make up...
03/29/2022
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Community
03/29/2022

Eugene Gerden 

Eugene Gerden 
The country's turbulent pandemic experience—marked by a laissez-faire approach unique in Europe that yielded results experts now consider mixed—may help lead to a massive reform of its domestic healthcare system and national system of EMS. 
The country's turbulent pandemic experience—marked by a laissez-faire approach unique in Europe that yielded results experts now consider mixed—may help lead to a massive reform of its domestic healthcare system and national system of EMS. 
The country's turbulent pandemic...
03/29/2022
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Operations
03/28/2022

Carol Brzozowski 

Carol Brzozowski 
The idea of using drones to deliver AEDs to the scenes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests is gaining traction following two academic studies—one in Sweden and one in the US—of its feasibility. And in December an autonomous drone was used to...
The idea of using drones to deliver AEDs to the scenes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests is gaining traction following two academic studies—one in Sweden and one in the US—of its feasibility. And in December an autonomous drone was used to...
The idea of using drones to...
03/28/2022
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Community
03/28/2022

James Careless 

James Careless 
Braun and its new consortium partners—Demers Ambulances, Crestline Coach, and Medix Specialty Vehicles—combine to employ more than 1000 workers across 12 North American sites, and their cumulative sales position the company as the...
Braun and its new consortium partners—Demers Ambulances, Crestline Coach, and Medix Specialty Vehicles—combine to employ more than 1000 workers across 12 North American sites, and their cumulative sales position the company as the...
Braun and its new consortium...
03/28/2022
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Community
03/27/2022

Steve Berry 

Steve Berry 
With its April issue EMS World is pleased to begin featuring the work of prominent EMS cartoonist Steve Berry, creator of the “I Am Not an Ambulance Driver” series. His original illustrations will appear bimonthly. This month's topic is...
With its April issue EMS World is pleased to begin featuring the work of prominent EMS cartoonist Steve Berry, creator of the “I Am Not an Ambulance Driver” series. His original illustrations will appear bimonthly. This month's topic is...
With its April issue EMS World...
03/27/2022
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Community
03/27/2022

EMS World Staff 

EMS World Staff 
A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations. This month: news from the Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate, National Volunteer Fire Council, and Boulder Crest...
A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations. This month: news from the Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate, National Volunteer Fire Council, and Boulder Crest...
A roundup of news from major EMS...
03/27/2022
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Leadership/Management
03/27/2022

Russell Myers 

Russell Myers 
It’s often a sore point among paramedics and EMTs that the public thinks of EMS professionals as mere “ambulance drivers.” To counter this outdated image, we need to replace the old idea of “driver” with a different mental picture. The place...
It’s often a sore point among paramedics and EMTs that the public thinks of EMS professionals as mere “ambulance drivers.” To counter this outdated image, we need to replace the old idea of “driver” with a different mental picture. The place...
It’s often a sore point among...
03/27/2022
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