January 2022

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With due respect to its public safety roots, the future of EMS lies in the realm of healthcare and medicine.

Community

Editorial: A New Name and Sharper Focus

01/05/2022

Joshua D. Hartman , MBA, NRP;

With due respect to its public safety roots, the future of EMS lies in the realm of healthcare and medicine.

With due respect to its public...

01/05/2022

EMSWorld

Hans Kuhn developed a flexible metal ETT with its own introducer. (Photo: Wiley)

Patient Care

A History of Airway Hardware

01/01/2022

Mike Rubin ;

Some primitive devices have close ties to modern EMS.

Some primitive devices have...

01/01/2022

EMSWorld

The H-E grip allows a two-handed mask seal without a second rescuer. (Photos: Gideon Zielinski)

Patient Care

Time to Improvise: Five EMS Airway Equipment Hacks

01/01/2022

Gideon Zielinski ;

Know how your tools work to navigate around failures.

Know how your tools work to...

01/01/2022

EMSWorld

While there have been varying results comparing the impact on peri-intubation hypotension with ketamine and etomidate (for example, the retrospective study referenced above), other data procured from recent investigations have shown an increased risk of hypotension with ketamine.

Patient Care

The Hemodynamics of RSI: Ketamine vs. Etomidate

12/31/2021

Daniel Hu , PharmD;

Ketamine may carry a greater risk of hypotension.

Ketamine may carry a greater...

12/31/2021

EMSWorld

A pathologic image of a gallbladder with many gallstones. (Photo: patient, used with consent)

Patient Care

The Edge: Acute Cholecystitis

12/31/2021

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

It’s one of several ailments on the spectrum of biliary disease.

It’s one of several ailments on...

12/31/2021

EMSWorld

U.S. ports are managing 34% more container volume than just five years ago.

Operations

When Buying Gets Trying

12/30/2021

John Erich ;

How shortages and supply chain snarls are impacting EMS.

How shortages and supply chain...

12/30/2021

EMSWorld

There was a statistically significant increase in daily EMS responses, prehospital deaths, and refusals when comparing COVID periods in 2020 to 2019.

Education/Training

Journal Watch: COVID’s Impact on EMS Refusals

12/30/2021

Antonio R. Fernandez , PhD, NRP, FAHA;

Did avoiding emergency treatment result in more out-of-hospital deaths?

Did avoiding emergency treatment...

12/30/2021

EMSWorld

Too flustered to use the tape? It can happen. (Photo: Armstrong Medical)

Education/Training

Over the Rainbow: Remembering the What’s What of Color-Coding Kids

12/29/2021

Lisa Banter-DeBoer , NREMT-P, P/PI, CET;

Practice now so you don't get flustered when a critical ped confronts you.

Practice now so you don't get...

12/29/2021

EMSWorld

Post-traumatic growth is positive change experienced as a result of struggle with a major life crisis or a traumatic event.

Leadership/Management

Leader's Digest: Post-Traumatic Growth

12/29/2021

Brian LaCroix , BS, FACPE, CPPS, NRP;

For some people major tragedies can spur positive growth—what’s the secret?

For some people major tragedies...

12/29/2021

EMSWorld

Decades of research have solidified the notion that breaking bad news is difficult and uncomfortable. Despite this knowledge, even scenario-based training for physicians is rare. Therefore, it is unlikely to be incorporated into paramedic education soon.

Education/Training

Breaking Bad News: A Mnemonic to Help

12/28/2021

Aaron Florin , MSHS, NRP, SPO, CADS;

The ABCDE approach incorporates the principles of effective death notification.

The ABCDE approach incorporates...

12/28/2021

EMSWorld

James Warren and his Heartmobile (Photo: Ohio State University Medical Center)

Community

EMS World Hall of Fame: Warren, Schwettman, Zydlo

12/28/2021

John Erich ;

A bimonthly series remembers the most important and influential leaders of EMS.

A bimonthly series remembers the...

12/28/2021

EMSWorld

Bridge4PS is available to all eligible public safety and support practitioners in the United States and its territories. Find eligibility criteria at www.bridge4ps.com/eligibility.

Leadership/Management

Association Update: January 2022

12/27/2021

EMS World Staff

A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations.

A roundup of news from major EMS...

12/27/2021

EMSWorld

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