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January 2022

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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 safety roots, the future of EMS lies in the realm of healthcare and medicine.
With due respect to its public...
01/05/2022
EMSWorld
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 close ties to modern EMS.
Some primitive devices have...
01/01/2022
EMSWorld
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 navigate around failures.
Know how your tools work to...
01/01/2022
EMSWorld
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 risk of hypotension.
Ketamine may carry a greater...
12/31/2021
EMSWorld
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 the spectrum of biliary disease.
It’s one of several ailments on...
12/31/2021
EMSWorld
Operations
When Buying Gets Trying
12/30/2021
John Erich
How shortages and supply chain snarls are impacting EMS.
How shortages and supply chain snarls are impacting EMS.
How shortages and supply chain...
12/30/2021
EMSWorld
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 result in more out-of-hospital deaths?
Did avoiding emergency treatment...
12/30/2021
EMSWorld
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 flustered when a critical ped confronts you.
Practice now so you don't get...
12/29/2021
EMSWorld
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 can spur positive growth—what’s the secret?
For some people major tragedies...
12/29/2021
EMSWorld
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 the principles of effective death notification.
The ABCDE approach incorporates...
12/28/2021
EMSWorld
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 most important and influential leaders of EMS.
A bimonthly series remembers the...
12/28/2021
EMSWorld
Leadership/Management
Association Update: January 2022
12/27/2021

EMS World Staff 

EMS World Staff 
A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations.
A roundup of news from major EMS leadership organizations.
A roundup of news from major EMS...
12/27/2021
EMSWorld
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Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT
NCEMSF session spotlights this often-overlooked but critical link in the EMS chain of operations for patients with life-threatening emergencies.
NCEMSF session spotlights this often-overlooked but critical link in the EMS chain of operations for patients with life-threatening emergencies.
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Authorities resumed the search for the six missing construction workers who fell in the Patapsco River after a cargo vessel struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
Authorities resumed the search for the six missing construction workers who fell in the Patapsco River after a cargo vessel struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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The Fire Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) module will help fire services measure and improve the delivery of care to their communities.
The Fire Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) module will help fire services measure and improve the delivery of care to their communities.
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Alternatives to Emergency Department Overcrowding Are Being Tested at the Local Level
06/04/2024

By Larry Beresford

By Larry Beresford
Given ongoing crises in America’s emergency departments—short staffing, stress and burnout, overcrowding and patient boarding, and more—it's important to explore alternatives to traditional emergency rooms.
Given ongoing crises in America’s emergency departments—short staffing, stress and burnout, overcrowding and patient boarding, and more—it's important to explore alternatives to traditional emergency rooms.
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Disaster Planning and Blood Resource Management
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Blood supply and distribution logistics are critical components of mass casualty emergencies, but the national blood supply is often an overlooked and misunderstood aspect of emergency preparedness.
Blood supply and distribution logistics are critical components of mass casualty emergencies, but the national blood supply is often an overlooked and misunderstood aspect of emergency preparedness.
Blood supply and distribution...
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