August-September 2022

Featured Article

One benefit of the 4 M's in EMS is avoidance of unnecessary transports. (Photos: MedStar Mobile Healthcare)

MIH-CP

Age-Friendly EMS

09/01/2022

Desiree Partain , CCP-C, MHA;

Kate Taylor , DNP, FNP-C, CPPS;

Brandon Pate , MPH, CPH, CPC, CCP-C;

Teresa Wagner , DrPH, MS, CPH, RD, LD, CPPS;

Audrey Kwik ;

Laura McEntire , LCSW, ACSW;

The Age-Friendly Health Systems is a tool from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that centers around elements called the 4 M’s: what matters, medications, mobility, and mentation. Can they be applied and benefit senior care in a major...

The Age-Friendly Health Systems...

09/01/2022

EMSWorld

Set aside, for a moment, the question of whether excited delirium is real—few in EMS dispute that. A more current and provocative question might be, “Is it racist?” (Photo: Derek O. Hanley/DOHP)

Community

A New Lens on Excited Delirium

08/31/2022

John Erich ;

Set aside, for a moment, the question of whether excited delirium is real—few in EMS dispute that. A more current and provocative question might be, “Is it racist?” In the larger world of medicine, the diagnosis of excited delirium is...

Set aside, for a moment, the...

08/31/2022

EMSWorld

Most important, we need to think about FPS from the patient’s perspective. (Photo: Chris Swabb/On Assignment Studios)

Education/Training

The Edge: How We Think About First-Pass Success Matters

08/31/2022

Jeffrey L. Jarvis , MD, MS, EMT-P;

How we think about FPS drives where we focus our systems’ performance improvement efforts and how we treat individual patients. If FPS, by itself, is the most important metric we focus on, we will drive performance to emphasize FPS at all...

How we think about FPS drives...

08/31/2022

EMSWorld

Once in the ambulance the patient was found to be pulseless and in cardiac arrest. (Photo: Montgomery County Hospital District EMS)

Patient Care

Case of the Quarter: Hypothermia-Induced Cardiac Arrest

08/29/2022

Casey B. Patrick , MD, FACEP;

Robert L. Dickson , MD, FACEP, FAEMS;

James Seek , LP, BAAS;

Sean O'Leary , MD;

Marlee Laures , DO;

Kevin Mifflin , LP;

Payden Seals , EMT-P;

Its treatment is significantly different than arrests from more common causes. In our newest Case of the Quarter, leaders from Texas' Montgomery County Hospital District EMS recount a recent call.

Its treatment is significantly...

08/29/2022

EMSWorld

As prices decrease and functionality increases, UAV and UGV (commonly called drones) are becoming a staple for emergency response.

Community

Association Update: August-September 2022

08/28/2022

EMS World Staff

A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations. This month: news from the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), Department of Homeland Security, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and the...

A roundup of news from major EMS...

08/28/2022

EMSWorld