Carol Brzozowski

The Heart-Aid became the precursor to the modern automatic external defibrillator (AED).

Feature Story

The Forgotten History of the Heart-Aid

01/27/2023

Carol Brzozowski ;

An early AED precursor, it used a novel oral defibrillation pathway.

An early AED precursor, it used...

01/27/2023

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Asbel Montes and Kim Godden will present “Cost Reporting Chaos and Consternations for Fire and EMS” August 11 at the Pinnacle EMS leadership conference in Phoenix.

Education/Training

Five Questions With: Asbel Montes Talks Cost Data at Pinnacle

07/16/2021

Carol Brzozowski ;

CMS wants information on ambulance costs—know the what and why.

CMS wants information on...

07/16/2021

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Feature Story

Emergency Care Education Program Brings Community Together in Ukraine

05/17/2023

Carol Brzozowski ;

The International Medical Corps (IMC) and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) team up to provide a comprehensive emergency and trauma care training curriculum to Ukraine with Save a Life Education videos.

The International Medical Corps...

05/17/2023

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MIH-CP

A New Model for Mental Health Calls

02/26/2022

Carol Brzozowski ;

Established in 2018, Dallas' Rapid Integrated Group Healthcare Team (RIGHT) is a multidisciplinary model that brings together teams of mental health professionals, paramedics, and specialized law enforcement officers who can better direct...

Established in 2018, Dallas'...

02/26/2022

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Feature Story

Sensory Kits for Pediatric Calls

10/17/2023

Carol Brzozowski ;

Ambulances in Lee County, Florida, carry an assortment of calming products that can soothe overstimulated children during stressful events.

Ambulances in Lee County,...

10/17/2023

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News

Nursing Outcomes, Health Indicators Identified Among Patients With an Intestinal Stoma

07/06/2022

Carol Brzozowski ;

The researchers performed an observational, cross-sectional study of 102 participants at a general surgery unit in Granada, Spain.

The researchers performed an...

07/06/2022

Wound Care

EMS epidemiologist Morgan Anderson (Photo: ImageTrend)

Education/Training

What Does an EMS Epidemiologist Do?

08/23/2021

Carol Brzozowski ;

ImageTrend’s Morgan Anderson is working to put data into practice.

ImageTrend’s Morgan Anderson is...

08/23/2021

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

Community

Honoring Deaths Off Duty

05/01/2022

Carol Brzozowski ;

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

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Operations

The Drones Are Coming

03/28/2022

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...

03/28/2022

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Feature Story

Prehospital Blood Transfusion: Paving the Way for Reimbursement and Policy Reform

10/18/2023

Carol Brzozowski ;

This grassroots effort is working to establish reimbursement coverage from government and commercial payors for prehospital blood transfusions and ensure it's included in the prehospital ground and air EMS clinical scope of practice.

This grassroots effort is...

10/18/2023

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