May 2022

Featured Article

A flag honored EMT Felipe Huerta Jr, while headgear arranged on a table represented the range of first responders. (Photo: Rodriguez family)

Community

05/01/2022

For the anniversary of a Texas EMT's line-of-duty death, his survivors help conceive a memorial to all fallen first responders, including victims of cancer and COVID-19.

For the anniversary of a Texas...

05/01/2022

EMSWorld

This multipart discussion describes how these early important public health signals were identified and how they predicted, early on, what would become clinically manifest worldwide many months later.

Education/Training

Resident Eagle: How Long Will the COVID-19 Vaccine Protect You? Part 1

05/01/2022

Kenneth A. Scheppke , MD;

Maricar Cabral , RN, CCRN;

Peter M. Antevy , MD;

Paul E. Pepe , MD, MPH, FAEMS;

Some top EMS physicians set out to investigate how quickly antibodies protect you following the COVID-19 vaccine, what percentage of the antibodies produced are actually neutralizing, and how long their effect might last—the first of a...

Some top EMS physicians set out...

05/01/2022

EMSWorld

Your big blunders and bad calls can be great opportunities to improve.

Leadership/Management

Leader's Digest: Learning From Mistakes

04/30/2022

Brian LaCroix , BS, FACPE, CPPS, NRP;

Today’s leaders need not only solid academic and experiential foundations but courage as well. Leadership is not for the faint of heart, so don’t beat yourself up. When you make mistakes, own what you need to, take a deep breath, and welcome...

Today’s leaders need not only...

04/30/2022

EMSWorld

You can't overdose just by touching or being near fentanyl, but first responders still regularly believe they're experiencing unlikely overdoses. (Photo: Chris Swabb, On Assignment Studios)

Education/Training

Fentanyl Fear and Facts

04/29/2022

John Erich ;

It’s hard to blame people without medical education for believing hysterical media accounts of improbable overdoses, especially when their sources seem authoritative. “Authoritative” sources bear some responsibility for today’s widespread...

It’s hard to blame people...

04/29/2022

EMSWorld

Patient Care

Case of the Quarter: Asthma’s Deadly Triad

04/29/2022

Lillian Trosclair , LP;

Robert L. Dickson , MD, FACEP, FAEMS;

Kevin Crocker , LP, FACPE;

James Seek , LP, BAAS;

Daisy Ryan , MD;

Casey B. Patrick , MD, FACEP;

EMS World’s new Case of the Quarter feature is developed by Texas’ Montgomery County Hospital District EMS to share lessons learned from interesting calls with the wider EMS community. This month a pediatric patient's cardiac arrest helps...

EMS World’s new Case of the...

04/29/2022

EMSWorld

Patient Care

The Edge: The Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve, Part 2

04/29/2022

Eric Bauer , MBA, EMT-P;

The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve reflects the body’s efforts to maintain homeostasis. But acute illness can change hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen, shifting the curve and impacting our patients and care.

The oxyhemoglobin dissociation...

04/29/2022

EMSWorld

Patient Care

Skin Deep: A Brief History of Hypodermic Hardware

04/28/2022

Mike Rubin ;

Even starting your paramedic career with three missed sticks, like Mike Rubin did, isn't as bad as some of the tools used for clinical bloodletting during the Age of Enlightenment. He looks back here at some of the sharps medical...

Even starting your paramedic...

04/28/2022

EMSWorld

Education/Training

Journal Watch: Reducing Pediatric Medication Errors

04/28/2022

Antonio R. Fernandez , PhD, NRP, FAHA;

EMS providers rarely encounter severely ill or injured pediatric patients and have few support mechanisms when they do, so it's not surprising studies have found medication dosing errors in their care. This month's study examined the...

EMS providers rarely encounter...

04/28/2022

EMSWorld

Education/Training

In Search of Grit

04/27/2022

Joe Darrah ;

The idea is gaining traction as a defining characteristic among those who remain healthy practitioners. Now researchers from Radford University are working to determine how it might be measured and impact EMS providers' coping strategies and...

The idea is gaining traction as...

04/27/2022

EMSWorld

Community

Two Views: The Mobile Medical Industry Needs South Carolina’s Optimism

04/27/2022

Jonathon S. Feit , MBA, MA;

Two Views is a new column from veteran EMS technologist and critic Jonathon Feit that examines current industry issues from the perspectives of both frontline personnel and leadership/management. In this inaugural column he reports from the...

Two Views is a new column from...

04/27/2022

EMSWorld

Community

Guest Editorial: Help Received, Help Given

04/26/2022

Mike Kennard , EMT-P, I/C;

After overcoming his own struggles with alcohol, a New Hampshire paramedic now helps others as his department's recovery coordinator. Under his program local overdoses have dropped roughly 50% a year for several years now, and more than 500...

After overcoming his own...

04/26/2022

EMSWorld

Community

EMS World Hall of Fame: Eisenberg, White

04/26/2022

John Erich ;

The short history of EMS has been driven by the wisdom, foresight, and innovation of countless individuals. As the field ages into its second half-century and its origins fade to the past, it’s worth commemorating the greatest pioneers of...

The short history of EMS has...

04/26/2022

EMSWorld

Leadership/Management

Association Update: May 2022

04/25/2022

EMS World Staff

A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations. This month: how to help EMS in Ukraine; the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma celebrates 100 years; and ESO releases its 2022 EMS Index.

A roundup of news from major EMS...

04/25/2022

EMSWorld

Operations

Product Application: Easy Vehicle Decon in Minutes

04/25/2022

Bossier City Fire now has AeroClave units permanently installed in all of its stations in addition to portable units for the service’s ALS ambulances. The city’s jail and water departments have the units installed as well. Initially purchased...

Bossier City Fire now has...

04/25/2022

EMSWorld