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12/02/2019
"Unified command" is a buzz word we hear all the time, but is it something that is achievable? This session will discuss the true definition of unified command, who should be included, how and when to use it, and simple recommendations on...
"Unified command" is a buzz word we hear all the time, but is it something that is achievable? This session will discuss the true definition of unified command, who should be included, how and when to use it, and simple recommendations on...
"Unified command" is a buzz word...
12/02/2019
EMSWorld
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11/04/2019
What is a computerized adaptive test? How will it affect my students? What about local protocols? How can I help my students be successful on the National Registry examinations? All these questions and more will be answered in this session...
What is a computerized adaptive test? How will it affect my students? What about local protocols? How can I help my students be successful on the National Registry examinations? All these questions and more will be answered in this session...
What is a computerized adaptive...
11/04/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Congratulations!  You are the new instructor for class that starts in two weeks!  Come learn where to start if you suddenly find yourself a new EMS Educator at any level.  This session will cover what you need to get started in the areas of...
Congratulations!  You are the new instructor for class that starts in two weeks!  Come learn where to start if you suddenly find yourself a new EMS Educator at any level.  This session will cover what you need to get started in the areas of...
Congratulations!  You are the...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Every day, EMS leaders are confronted by situations where a true understanding of various emotions can spell the difference between success and failure.  Being prepared intellectually isn’t enough; you must understand the emotions boiling...
Every day, EMS leaders are confronted by situations where a true understanding of various emotions can spell the difference between success and failure.  Being prepared intellectually isn’t enough; you must understand the emotions boiling...
Every day, EMS leaders are...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Major storms continue to demonstrate the need for comprehensive planning and detailed attention to those with special medical needs, including the homebound, bedridden, mobility-impaired, and those with special medical needs. Following the...
Major storms continue to demonstrate the need for comprehensive planning and detailed attention to those with special medical needs, including the homebound, bedridden, mobility-impaired, and those with special medical needs. Following the...
Major storms continue to...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
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10/31/2019
In the morning hours of November 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, crumbling roads and splintering buildings and giving residents a side of tsunami warning with their breakfast.  Remarkably, there was no loss...
In the morning hours of November 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, crumbling roads and splintering buildings and giving residents a side of tsunami warning with their breakfast.  Remarkably, there was no loss...
In the morning hours of November...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
In this round table discussion-style session, the speakers will act as moderators for participants to review patient stories to brainstorm treatment and navigation options, as well as communicating lessons learned. In this "Community Care...
In this round table discussion-style session, the speakers will act as moderators for participants to review patient stories to brainstorm treatment and navigation options, as well as communicating lessons learned. In this "Community Care...
In this round table...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
We are often called to a facility to transport a patient to the hospital due to an abnormal lab value. Did you know that a high potassium (K+) can be fatal, an elevated lactate may be more than just sepsis, and sodium (Na+) imbalance is a...
We are often called to a facility to transport a patient to the hospital due to an abnormal lab value. Did you know that a high potassium (K+) can be fatal, an elevated lactate may be more than just sepsis, and sodium (Na+) imbalance is a...
We are often called to a...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
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10/31/2019
Over 70% of medical mistakes involve miscommunication. Effective and assertive communication has the power to transform healthcare, making it safer for both patients and providers. This session will explore common barriers to effective...
Over 70% of medical mistakes involve miscommunication. Effective and assertive communication has the power to transform healthcare, making it safer for both patients and providers. This session will explore common barriers to effective...
Over 70% of medical mistakes...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
We often hear about high-performance CPR in adults, yet almost never in pediatrics. This special 2-hour session will show you exactly how pediatric high-performance CPR should occur, and each participant will actively practice each of the...
We often hear about high-performance CPR in adults, yet almost never in pediatrics. This special 2-hour session will show you exactly how pediatric high-performance CPR should occur, and each participant will actively practice each of the...
We often hear about...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Join Dr. Sarani, a trauma surgeon working in Washington, D.C., as he discusses a retrospective study regarding causes of death following gun violence over a 2-year time span in Washington, D.C. The session will compare and contrast wound...
Join Dr. Sarani, a trauma surgeon working in Washington, D.C., as he discusses a retrospective study regarding causes of death following gun violence over a 2-year time span in Washington, D.C. The session will compare and contrast wound...
Join Dr. Sarani, a trauma...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
For years, ROSC--return of spontaneous circulation--has served as one of the primary measures used by EMS systems to assess performance. While it's now widely accepted that survival with neurological function is a better metric, systems and...
For years, ROSC--return of spontaneous circulation--has served as one of the primary measures used by EMS systems to assess performance. While it's now widely accepted that survival with neurological function is a better metric, systems and...
For years, ROSC--return of...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
The problem in a fast paced, high pressure, EMS environment is that providers often don’t receive on-the-job feedback. Patient care is transferred in the ER and the EMS unit goes back in service to attend to the next call. Technology is...
The problem in a fast paced, high pressure, EMS environment is that providers often don’t receive on-the-job feedback. Patient care is transferred in the ER and the EMS unit goes back in service to attend to the next call. Technology is...
The problem in a fast paced,...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s MIH office works with the most vulnerable populations in the city, including patients who are medically and mentally fragile. In many cases they mistrust the people proposing to help them. In order to facilitate...
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s MIH office works with the most vulnerable populations in the city, including patients who are medically and mentally fragile. In many cases they mistrust the people proposing to help them. In order to facilitate...
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
While frontline EMS supervisors have often had unclear roles in many systems, emerging MIH programs provide additional challenges and opportunities to leverage effective leadership. Senior staff in more strategic roles frequently lack the...
While frontline EMS supervisors have often had unclear roles in many systems, emerging MIH programs provide additional challenges and opportunities to leverage effective leadership. Senior staff in more strategic roles frequently lack the...
While frontline EMS supervisors...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving technology that continues to grow in popularity and EMS providers may soon find themselves called on to transport these patients if not doing so already. This course will introduce...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving technology that continues to grow in popularity and EMS providers may soon find themselves called on to transport these patients if not doing so already. This course will introduce...
Extracorporeal membrane...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Review basic airway anatomy, tracheostomy equipment, why patients get tracheotomies, and how to handle common airway and breathing emergencies in patients with tracheotomies. The session will include hands-on demonstration of tracheostomy...
Review basic airway anatomy, tracheostomy equipment, why patients get tracheotomies, and how to handle common airway and breathing emergencies in patients with tracheotomies. The session will include hands-on demonstration of tracheostomy...
Review basic airway anatomy,...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
What is the future of EMS? What breakthrough therapies are just ahead for our patients? How should patients be resuscitated? Is it time to remove epinephrine from VFib arrest protocols? What's the latest on head-up CPR? Where should we be...
What is the future of EMS? What breakthrough therapies are just ahead for our patients? How should patients be resuscitated? Is it time to remove epinephrine from VFib arrest protocols? What's the latest on head-up CPR? Where should we be...
What is the future of EMS? What...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
As an EMS provider, you play a decisive role in the identification and early treatment of these critically ill children. This session investigates what research says about how to identify, assess, and begin treatment for pediatric patients...
As an EMS provider, you play a decisive role in the identification and early treatment of these critically ill children. This session investigates what research says about how to identify, assess, and begin treatment for pediatric patients...
As an EMS provider, you play a...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Trauma patients bleed whole blood. However, over the last three decades, trauma patients requiring resuscitation have typically received crystalloids during prehospital resuscitation and blood component therapy during in-hospital...
Trauma patients bleed whole blood. However, over the last three decades, trauma patients requiring resuscitation have typically received crystalloids during prehospital resuscitation and blood component therapy during in-hospital...
Trauma patients bleed whole...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Project Swaddle extends the concepts of MIH-CP to providing care for at-risk mothers and their babies.  Paramedics make in-home visits with mothers throughout the pregnancy and for 16 weeks following birth. In addition to providing important...
Project Swaddle extends the concepts of MIH-CP to providing care for at-risk mothers and their babies.  Paramedics make in-home visits with mothers throughout the pregnancy and for 16 weeks following birth. In addition to providing important...
Project Swaddle extends the...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
This presentation describes the capabilities and services of IMAAC -- the Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center -- a 24/7 federal resource available to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency response,...
This presentation describes the capabilities and services of IMAAC -- the Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center -- a 24/7 federal resource available to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency response,...
This presentation describes the...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Successful rural EMS agencies carve their future from a collaborative vision and combine constant evolution with time tested leadership tactics. This session will use case studies to describe successful rural EMS agency planning and discuss...
Successful rural EMS agencies carve their future from a collaborative vision and combine constant evolution with time tested leadership tactics. This session will use case studies to describe successful rural EMS agency planning and discuss...
Successful rural EMS agencies...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
OB emergencies are high stakes and can be high stress. Not all OB emergencies present with vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain.  Sometimes these emergencies are more subtle. Taught from the perspective of an EMS provider and ED physician who...
OB emergencies are high stakes and can be high stress. Not all OB emergencies present with vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain.  Sometimes these emergencies are more subtle. Taught from the perspective of an EMS provider and ED physician who...
OB emergencies are high stakes...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Reading a peer-reviewed research article can sometimes feel like trying to decipher code: Odds ratios. P-values. Confounders. Yet it's vitally important that EMS leaders and practitioners understand how a study was designed, what the results...
Reading a peer-reviewed research article can sometimes feel like trying to decipher code: Odds ratios. P-values. Confounders. Yet it's vitally important that EMS leaders and practitioners understand how a study was designed, what the results...
Reading a peer-reviewed research...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Peri-intubation hypoxia is common and harmful. Fortunately, there are common sense solutions that are very achievable in the field. Drs. Jarvis and Antevy will discuss the science behind the problem and the solutions, as well as their...
Peri-intubation hypoxia is common and harmful. Fortunately, there are common sense solutions that are very achievable in the field. Drs. Jarvis and Antevy will discuss the science behind the problem and the solutions, as well as their...
Peri-intubation hypoxia is...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
This session will provide clear direction about security requirements, transfer of controlled substances between registrants, and surrendering and disposal of expired controlled substances. EMS agencies must maintain compliance with DEA and...
This session will provide clear direction about security requirements, transfer of controlled substances between registrants, and surrendering and disposal of expired controlled substances. EMS agencies must maintain compliance with DEA and...
This session will provide clear...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
While complications don't always mean someone made a mistake, it's easy for a clinician to doubt their own care after the complication occurs. This session discusses several common prehospital and emergency department interventions, the known...
While complications don't always mean someone made a mistake, it's easy for a clinician to doubt their own care after the complication occurs. This session discusses several common prehospital and emergency department interventions, the known...
While complications don't always...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
The once-chasmic distinction of ALS and BLS is now truly blurred. Today's EMS provider, at all levels, must understand resuscitation, airway management, medication management, and may bring many interventions previously only performed in the...
The once-chasmic distinction of ALS and BLS is now truly blurred. Today's EMS provider, at all levels, must understand resuscitation, airway management, medication management, and may bring many interventions previously only performed in the...
The once-chasmic distinction of...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
The Lay Responder Support Model (LRSM) is a Peel Regional Paramedic Service initiative that provides a framework to capture first-hand information from the lay responders’ perspective about their experience of providing CPR and using an AED....
The Lay Responder Support Model (LRSM) is a Peel Regional Paramedic Service initiative that provides a framework to capture first-hand information from the lay responders’ perspective about their experience of providing CPR and using an AED....
The Lay Responder Support Model...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Is your organization properly caring for those who have served our country? This presentation will demonstrate how an EMS agency can provide comprehensive care to the veteran population within their community. This course will teach attendees...
Is your organization properly caring for those who have served our country? This presentation will demonstrate how an EMS agency can provide comprehensive care to the veteran population within their community. This course will teach attendees...
Is your organization properly...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
Join EMS medical directors from around the nation for a discussion of critical issues impacting clinical and operational practice. This panel presentation will be led by Dr. Paul Pepe, host and program coordinator of the “Gathering of Eagles”...
Join EMS medical directors from around the nation for a discussion of critical issues impacting clinical and operational practice. This panel presentation will be led by Dr. Paul Pepe, host and program coordinator of the “Gathering of Eagles”...
Join EMS medical directors from...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/31/2019
This course will review a timeline of a case study in community paramedicine. Common themes woven throughout this presentation will include unsuspected partnerships, patient advocacy, and how providers may be getting in their own way. This...
This course will review a timeline of a case study in community paramedicine. Common themes woven throughout this presentation will include unsuspected partnerships, patient advocacy, and how providers may be getting in their own way. This...
This course will review a...
10/31/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
The heroin epidemic is out of control. Unfortunately, it isn't the only drug of abuse on the rise. What’s new on the illicit drug scene? Which new drugs of abuse do you need to worry about? With a significant proportion of EMS calls and ED...
The heroin epidemic is out of control. Unfortunately, it isn't the only drug of abuse on the rise. What’s new on the illicit drug scene? Which new drugs of abuse do you need to worry about? With a significant proportion of EMS calls and ED...
The heroin epidemic is out of...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
The ability to demonstrate reliability is critical as EMS enters the measured healthcare environment. Utilizing the core concept of DMAIC (D: Define the opportunity, M: Measure the performance, A: Analyze root cause, I: Improve the process,...
The ability to demonstrate reliability is critical as EMS enters the measured healthcare environment. Utilizing the core concept of DMAIC (D: Define the opportunity, M: Measure the performance, A: Analyze root cause, I: Improve the process,...
The ability to demonstrate...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Over 70% of first class passengers on American Airlines did not eat the olive in their salads. The meal was optimized by removing the olive and the change saved the airline $500,000 annually. Like olives in a salad, small changes in EMS...
Over 70% of first class passengers on American Airlines did not eat the olive in their salads. The meal was optimized by removing the olive and the change saved the airline $500,000 annually. Like olives in a salad, small changes in EMS...
Over 70% of first class...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are gaining more attention in the payor community as a way to identify and correct community health problems. EMS is uniquely qualified to report on and correct health issues related to SDOH. This is...
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are gaining more attention in the payor community as a way to identify and correct community health problems. EMS is uniquely qualified to report on and correct health issues related to SDOH. This is...
The Social Determinants of...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
In this presentation, I will share my sudden cardiac arrest story and how it has literally changed my life. Growing up with aspirations to play basketball in college, I was forced to stop playing at the age of 17 following my cardiac arrest....
In this presentation, I will share my sudden cardiac arrest story and how it has literally changed my life. Growing up with aspirations to play basketball in college, I was forced to stop playing at the age of 17 following my cardiac arrest....
In this presentation, I will...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
This lively and interactive presentation will provide an overview of the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education""s (CAPCE) activities over the last year, a review of data trends from a 10 Million records database,...
This lively and interactive presentation will provide an overview of the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education""s (CAPCE) activities over the last year, a review of data trends from a 10 Million records database,...
This lively and interactive...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Over the last decade, the rise of community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare programs has reinvigorated efforts to involve EMS in injury prevention programs. The EMS profession has adopted a more proactive stance toward caring...
Over the last decade, the rise of community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare programs has reinvigorated efforts to involve EMS in injury prevention programs. The EMS profession has adopted a more proactive stance toward caring...
Over the last decade, the rise...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Unplanned extubation is defined as the unintentional and premature removal of an endotracheal tube by actions of the patient or during care, movement or manipulation of the patient. Unplanned extubation results in prolonged ICU and hospital...
Unplanned extubation is defined as the unintentional and premature removal of an endotracheal tube by actions of the patient or during care, movement or manipulation of the patient. Unplanned extubation results in prolonged ICU and hospital...
Unplanned extubation is defined...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
This session is designed to take the learner through the basics of clinical pharmacokinetics. The session will help the learner assess drug therapy using the foundations of principles of how drugs interact with the body and the effects they...
This session is designed to take the learner through the basics of clinical pharmacokinetics. The session will help the learner assess drug therapy using the foundations of principles of how drugs interact with the body and the effects they...
This session is designed to take...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
A national study conducted for the Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Foundation found that understanding SCA drives bystander action to give CPR and apply an AED. Exposure to a lay-friendly definition of SCA significantly increases the number of...
A national study conducted for the Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Foundation found that understanding SCA drives bystander action to give CPR and apply an AED. Exposure to a lay-friendly definition of SCA significantly increases the number of...
A national study conducted for...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Ladies: Ever been on a call where you knew you were bleeding more than your patient or had a worse headache? Over 90% of women report premenstrual syndromes, and as many report 3–5 years of menopause symptoms in their late 40s and early 50s....
Ladies: Ever been on a call where you knew you were bleeding more than your patient or had a worse headache? Over 90% of women report premenstrual syndromes, and as many report 3–5 years of menopause symptoms in their late 40s and early 50s....
Ladies: Ever been on a call...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Recently, there has been a heated debate about the professionalism of EMS and the possibilities of degree requirements. In the U.S., students of paramedic training programs aren't required to have a college degree to become certified for...
Recently, there has been a heated debate about the professionalism of EMS and the possibilities of degree requirements. In the U.S., students of paramedic training programs aren't required to have a college degree to become certified for...
Recently, there has been a...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
What is the role, efficacy and utility of triage in mass casualties? In early 2019, a group of subject matter experts in this field met to discuss best practices for public safety in regards to triage. Join some of these experts as they...
What is the role, efficacy and utility of triage in mass casualties? In early 2019, a group of subject matter experts in this field met to discuss best practices for public safety in regards to triage. Join some of these experts as they...
What is the role, efficacy and...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Let’s face it: our patients are not getting any smaller. Larger patients bring with them challenges to assessment and management as well as their own unique medical conditions. This session uses an interesting case study to review...
Let’s face it: our patients are not getting any smaller. Larger patients bring with them challenges to assessment and management as well as their own unique medical conditions. This session uses an interesting case study to review...
Let’s face it: our patients are...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Often the clues to effectively addressing big problems can be teased out of big piles of data. During this session, experts from ESO and FirstWatch will share strategies for making tangible improvements in your community. The opioid overdose...
Often the clues to effectively addressing big problems can be teased out of big piles of data. During this session, experts from ESO and FirstWatch will share strategies for making tangible improvements in your community. The opioid overdose...
Often the clues to effectively...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Join two trauma surgeons as they discuss how treatments that are started in the field are continued or discontinued in the trauma bay, in the OR and in the hospital. The session will focus on trauma patients and the ongoing care they receive...
Join two trauma surgeons as they discuss how treatments that are started in the field are continued or discontinued in the trauma bay, in the OR and in the hospital. The session will focus on trauma patients and the ongoing care they receive...
Join two trauma surgeons as they...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Imagine showing up for work one day and finding out that your agency had been taken over by an airline. EMS and aviation aren’t all that different: both are high-visibility industries, with serious consequences if something goes wrong. In...
Imagine showing up for work one day and finding out that your agency had been taken over by an airline. EMS and aviation aren’t all that different: both are high-visibility industries, with serious consequences if something goes wrong. In...
Imagine showing up for work one...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
While ACLS provides us with a framework in treating adult victims of cardiac arrest (CA) or other cardiopulmonary emergencies, EMS is different than many environments in medicine. We get minimal information at the time of patient arrival...
While ACLS provides us with a framework in treating adult victims of cardiac arrest (CA) or other cardiopulmonary emergencies, EMS is different than many environments in medicine. We get minimal information at the time of patient arrival...
While ACLS provides us with a...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Your flipped classroom need not be an ugly affair. Learn how to produce interactive online training using photography and video with proper audio and lighting, all on a budget. You can do this using tools you already have in the classroom and...
Your flipped classroom need not be an ugly affair. Learn how to produce interactive online training using photography and video with proper audio and lighting, all on a budget. You can do this using tools you already have in the classroom and...
Your flipped classroom need not...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Make sure the scene is safe” is a great philosophy for keeping emergency responders alive and unhurt but can hold you back in your personal and professional growth. Fear of failure can lead to a focus on avoiding being wrong instead of...
Make sure the scene is safe” is a great philosophy for keeping emergency responders alive and unhurt but can hold you back in your personal and professional growth. Fear of failure can lead to a focus on avoiding being wrong instead of...
Make sure the scene is safe” is...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
In this session, Daniel, a PharmD who works with EMS agencies, will discuss the causes of status epilepticus and pharmacologic management of acute seizure activity in pre-hospital and emergency medicine settings with a focus on anticonvulsant...
In this session, Daniel, a PharmD who works with EMS agencies, will discuss the causes of status epilepticus and pharmacologic management of acute seizure activity in pre-hospital and emergency medicine settings with a focus on anticonvulsant...
In this session, Daniel, a...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Agriculture has one of the highest rates of death and disability of all professional fields. It also poses some of the most dangerous scenes for EMS providers to attend. Using a case-based approach, this session reviews injuries from...
Agriculture has one of the highest rates of death and disability of all professional fields. It also poses some of the most dangerous scenes for EMS providers to attend. Using a case-based approach, this session reviews injuries from...
Agriculture has one of the...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
The possibility that young, physically fit athletes may be susceptible to sudden cardiac death seems counterintuitive. But these tragedies occur often in the absence of prior symptoms. The emotional and social impact of these events can be...
The possibility that young, physically fit athletes may be susceptible to sudden cardiac death seems counterintuitive. But these tragedies occur often in the absence of prior symptoms. The emotional and social impact of these events can be...
The possibility that young,...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Does etomidate cause hypotension during rapid sequence intubation? Is it true that ketamine will cause hypertension and hurt patients with a traumatic brain injury? Come hear what we've learned from one of the researchers. Join one of the...
Does etomidate cause hypotension during rapid sequence intubation? Is it true that ketamine will cause hypertension and hurt patients with a traumatic brain injury? Come hear what we've learned from one of the researchers. Join one of the...
Does etomidate cause hypotension...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
We’ve all heard the legends of trauma care. This session evaluates the strength of the science behind each recommendation as well as how they might be implemented in different EMS systems. Getting past “we’ve always done it this way,”...
We’ve all heard the legends of trauma care. This session evaluates the strength of the science behind each recommendation as well as how they might be implemented in different EMS systems. Getting past “we’ve always done it this way,”...
We’ve all heard the legends of...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Many emergency interventions can be performed by BLS providers or even properly trained first responders. By utilizing and empowering law enforcement officers who are often on-scene before fire and EMS, we can improve outcomes. This session...
Many emergency interventions can be performed by BLS providers or even properly trained first responders. By utilizing and empowering law enforcement officers who are often on-scene before fire and EMS, we can improve outcomes. This session...
Many emergency interventions can...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
This brutally honest look at the past nearly 25 years in public safety and my failures of epic proportion will show attendees that we are all human. This session digs into why we eat our young and how we need to mentor the next generations....
This brutally honest look at the past nearly 25 years in public safety and my failures of epic proportion will show attendees that we are all human. This session digs into why we eat our young and how we need to mentor the next generations....
This brutally honest look at the...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
What evidence can we offer of continued competency in the dynamic field of emergency medical services? EMS is constantly changing, shown by evolving practice analyses and scope of practice. Continued competence is more than continuing...
What evidence can we offer of continued competency in the dynamic field of emergency medical services? EMS is constantly changing, shown by evolving practice analyses and scope of practice. Continued competence is more than continuing...
What evidence can we offer of...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
This BLS-focused talk will cover one of the most dangerous (from a medical-legal standpoint) and common calls we respond to: the geriatric fall patient. Sometimes these people simply need help off the floor, but sometimes there is something...
This BLS-focused talk will cover one of the most dangerous (from a medical-legal standpoint) and common calls we respond to: the geriatric fall patient. Sometimes these people simply need help off the floor, but sometimes there is something...
This BLS-focused talk will cover...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Many people have misconceptions about how the Army develops leaders and values as an organization. On many occasions, EMS leaders allow these misconceptions to enter EMS, and rather than becoming a value-based organization, the...
Many people have misconceptions about how the Army develops leaders and values as an organization. On many occasions, EMS leaders allow these misconceptions to enter EMS, and rather than becoming a value-based organization, the...
Many people have misconceptions...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
The EMS profession seems to lack the respect other public service agencies and healthcare professions receive. Who and/or what is responsible for this? Perhaps we should take responsibility for the way we are perceived by others. We must...
The EMS profession seems to lack the respect other public service agencies and healthcare professions receive. Who and/or what is responsible for this? Perhaps we should take responsibility for the way we are perceived by others. We must...
The EMS profession seems to lack...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Now that the world of hospital professional development has taken advantage of new ways to train for CPR and ACLS, it's time to see how a program like this works for prehospital provider education. Many trainers are looking for programs that...
Now that the world of hospital professional development has taken advantage of new ways to train for CPR and ACLS, it's time to see how a program like this works for prehospital provider education. Many trainers are looking for programs that...
Now that the world of hospital...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
"Effective interviews take practice and finesse. There is often a lot more to a simple question and answer than meets the eye (or ear). Environment, body language, family dynamics, and more will help you glean the most relevant information...
"Effective interviews take practice and finesse. There is often a lot more to a simple question and answer than meets the eye (or ear). Environment, body language, family dynamics, and more will help you glean the most relevant information...
"Effective interviews take...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Many people call 911 for conditions that could be more appropriately cared for in ways other than an ambulance trip to an emergency department. More than 35% of MedStar Mobile Healthcare's 911 requests do not result in an emergency response....
Many people call 911 for conditions that could be more appropriately cared for in ways other than an ambulance trip to an emergency department. More than 35% of MedStar Mobile Healthcare's 911 requests do not result in an emergency response....
Many people call 911 for...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
This session will review different stroke presentations syndromes, including different pre-hospital clinical testing strategies used to recognize stroke in the pre-hospital setting. The lecture will also discuss the newest technology and...
This session will review different stroke presentations syndromes, including different pre-hospital clinical testing strategies used to recognize stroke in the pre-hospital setting. The lecture will also discuss the newest technology and...
This session will review...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Ultrasound in the prehospital environment has become a reality, and a new disposable TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram) is now available. Currently our system's physician response unit does prehospital TEE during cardiac arrest. This allows...
Ultrasound in the prehospital environment has become a reality, and a new disposable TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram) is now available. Currently our system's physician response unit does prehospital TEE during cardiac arrest. This allows...
Ultrasound in the prehospital...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
Vancouver, Canada is the hotbed of the opioid crisis in America. To date, the province of British Columbia has experienced more than 2,000 opioid deaths and 24,000 saved. In this session, we will explore the various methods the British...
Vancouver, Canada is the hotbed of the opioid crisis in America. To date, the province of British Columbia has experienced more than 2,000 opioid deaths and 24,000 saved. In this session, we will explore the various methods the British...
Vancouver, Canada is the hotbed...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
This session will examine the growing role of EMS in providing critical care traditionally associated with the hospital setting, such as CT diagnostics and antibiotics. Core concepts of ICU level care in the hospital such as ventilator...
This session will examine the growing role of EMS in providing critical care traditionally associated with the hospital setting, such as CT diagnostics and antibiotics. Core concepts of ICU level care in the hospital such as ventilator...
This session will examine the...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/30/2019
"Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia encountered by both EMS and emergency department personnel. Providers will gain a better understanding for the etiology and physiology of atrial fibrillation as well as the acute and...
"Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia encountered by both EMS and emergency department personnel. Providers will gain a better understanding for the etiology and physiology of atrial fibrillation as well as the acute and...
"Atrial fibrillation is the most...
10/30/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
The 5 biggest medical discoveries of all time were not moments of genius.  They were borne out of sheer stupidity, desperation, delightful accident, and remarkable human courage.  We review the serendipity that led to these world-altering and...
The 5 biggest medical discoveries of all time were not moments of genius.  They were borne out of sheer stupidity, desperation, delightful accident, and remarkable human courage.  We review the serendipity that led to these world-altering and...
The 5 biggest medical...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Rob Lawrence is the master of SPP! - Shameless Product Placement and realizes that keeping his organization in the public eye is a critical activity both to promote the excellence of the staff delivering world class patient care and also to...
Rob Lawrence is the master of SPP! - Shameless Product Placement and realizes that keeping his organization in the public eye is a critical activity both to promote the excellence of the staff delivering world class patient care and also to...
Rob Lawrence is the master of...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Traditional EMS data systems were not made for people-centered care, and finding MIH-CP patient cohorts can be difficult. Tailored to attendees who aren't data professionals, this session will provide an introduction to basic people...
Traditional EMS data systems were not made for people-centered care, and finding MIH-CP patient cohorts can be difficult. Tailored to attendees who aren't data professionals, this session will provide an introduction to basic people...
Traditional EMS data systems...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
When Hurricane Florence made landfall along the North Carolina coastline as a strong Category 1 hurricane, its diameter approached 500 miles and it was crawling at 6 MPH. Disastrous flooding and damage spread across nearly a dozen counties,...
When Hurricane Florence made landfall along the North Carolina coastline as a strong Category 1 hurricane, its diameter approached 500 miles and it was crawling at 6 MPH. Disastrous flooding and damage spread across nearly a dozen counties,...
When Hurricane Florence made...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Go from cric-disaster-cursed to cric-educationally-versed. We will discuss a real interfacility HEMS transport case of a Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) patient requiring a surgical airway after an unrecognized false passage.  This...
Go from cric-disaster-cursed to cric-educationally-versed. We will discuss a real interfacility HEMS transport case of a Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) patient requiring a surgical airway after an unrecognized false passage.  This...
Go from cric-disaster-cursed to...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Is your community considering an MIH-CP program, but not certain if it's worthwhile? This session will show how the City of Baltimore's (Md.) new MIH-CP program is bringing value to its citizens and how you can do the same for yours. The...
Is your community considering an MIH-CP program, but not certain if it's worthwhile? This session will show how the City of Baltimore's (Md.) new MIH-CP program is bringing value to its citizens and how you can do the same for yours. The...
Is your community considering an...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
If educational theory sounds boring to you, think again—how we teach can have direct impact on patient care. Education and teaching are the most rewarding activities we do and the way we do it is vital in ensuring providers deliver the best...
If educational theory sounds boring to you, think again—how we teach can have direct impact on patient care. Education and teaching are the most rewarding activities we do and the way we do it is vital in ensuring providers deliver the best...
If educational theory sounds...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Is the patient you're seeing having a STEMI or not? Often this is an easy call, but not always. Integrating concepts like pre-test probability, post-test probability, and likelihood ratios with a rapid-fire series of real-life cases (and...
Is the patient you're seeing having a STEMI or not? Often this is an easy call, but not always. Integrating concepts like pre-test probability, post-test probability, and likelihood ratios with a rapid-fire series of real-life cases (and...
Is the patient you're seeing...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
We’ve read about it.  We’ve attended lectures. We’ve watched it on TV. But have you actually performed an emergency delivery?  Come to this fun and fast-paced lecture to learn valuable “laugh out loud” delivery pearls and actually perform...
We’ve read about it.  We’ve attended lectures. We’ve watched it on TV. But have you actually performed an emergency delivery?  Come to this fun and fast-paced lecture to learn valuable “laugh out loud” delivery pearls and actually perform...
We’ve read about it.  We’ve...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
This presentation looks at the effects of ketamine in the prehospital transport system. This will be a deep dive in to the multiple uses of ketamine and data collected over several years from a large multisystem transport program that shows...
This presentation looks at the effects of ketamine in the prehospital transport system. This will be a deep dive in to the multiple uses of ketamine and data collected over several years from a large multisystem transport program that shows...
This presentation looks at the...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
This session focuses on rapid initiation of CPR on a firefighter who experiences a cardiac arrest while wearing full personal protective equipment and SCBA after the firefighter's removal from the immediately dangerous to life and health...
This session focuses on rapid initiation of CPR on a firefighter who experiences a cardiac arrest while wearing full personal protective equipment and SCBA after the firefighter's removal from the immediately dangerous to life and health...
This session focuses on rapid...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
A 1970’s handbook published for “Ambulance Personnel” stated that ‘Female Ambulance attendants are employed by some Authorities, but obviously the duties which they can perform normally have to be of a limited nature.’  Since then, many...
A 1970’s handbook published for “Ambulance Personnel” stated that ‘Female Ambulance attendants are employed by some Authorities, but obviously the duties which they can perform normally have to be of a limited nature.’  Since then, many...
A 1970’s handbook published for...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
If you knew your patient with an infection would be dead in 18 hours, would you do anything different now? As sepsis progresses to septic shock, and the patient slips into a deadly spiral of cellular hypoperfusion, the healthcare team must...
If you knew your patient with an infection would be dead in 18 hours, would you do anything different now? As sepsis progresses to septic shock, and the patient slips into a deadly spiral of cellular hypoperfusion, the healthcare team must...
If you knew your patient with an...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
We make tough decisions about patient care while working with limited information in stressful situations. We should use sound clinical judgment, but we are not always given the tools to do so. You need to know when to use your brain and when...
We make tough decisions about patient care while working with limited information in stressful situations. We should use sound clinical judgment, but we are not always given the tools to do so. You need to know when to use your brain and when...
We make tough decisions about...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Your agency’s bottom line should always be near the top of your mind. Billing properly  and with integrity is central to every EMS agency’s survival and success.  In addition to getting your reimbursement, making sure your agency has a...
Your agency’s bottom line should always be near the top of your mind. Billing properly  and with integrity is central to every EMS agency’s survival and success.  In addition to getting your reimbursement, making sure your agency has a...
Your agency’s bottom line should...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
We review six cases that had either entirely benign or totally bizarre presentations and concluded with fascinating diagnoses. From tropical infections to surgical complications to rare genetic problems, we'll find the most interesting true...
We review six cases that had either entirely benign or totally bizarre presentations and concluded with fascinating diagnoses. From tropical infections to surgical complications to rare genetic problems, we'll find the most interesting true...
We review six cases that had...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
MIH-CP programs can play a valuable role in helping communities address the growing opioid crisis. In this unique lecture, community paramedic pioneer Dr. Dan Swayze will describe several new alternatives for managing the opioid crisis, and...
MIH-CP programs can play a valuable role in helping communities address the growing opioid crisis. In this unique lecture, community paramedic pioneer Dr. Dan Swayze will describe several new alternatives for managing the opioid crisis, and...
MIH-CP programs can play a...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
When patients are severely hypotensive and volume resuscitation is not enough, timely use of appropriate vasopressors can be lifesaving. The selection of the appropriate vasopressor (or combination of vasoactive drugs) must be based on the...
When patients are severely hypotensive and volume resuscitation is not enough, timely use of appropriate vasopressors can be lifesaving. The selection of the appropriate vasopressor (or combination of vasoactive drugs) must be based on the...
When patients are severely...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Numerous EMS reality shows have brought a new spotlight to our industry, highlighting the work we do and the hurdles we face. Join Baxter Larmon, historian of EMS, as he moderates a panel of EMS providers from Nightwatch and Nightwatch...
Numerous EMS reality shows have brought a new spotlight to our industry, highlighting the work we do and the hurdles we face. Join Baxter Larmon, historian of EMS, as he moderates a panel of EMS providers from Nightwatch and Nightwatch...
Numerous EMS reality shows have...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
When an EMS student brought illustrations of the concepts he was learning to Ginger’s trauma management course, she found a new way into the brain of her learner. Beginning with a case study, she began to explore the nuances of using art as...
When an EMS student brought illustrations of the concepts he was learning to Ginger’s trauma management course, she found a new way into the brain of her learner. Beginning with a case study, she began to explore the nuances of using art as...
When an EMS student brought...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the United States. But fewer than half of them receive CPR before professional help arrives. CPR LifeLinks is a national initiative to improve cardiac arrest...
Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the United States. But fewer than half of them receive CPR before professional help arrives. CPR LifeLinks is a national initiative to improve cardiac arrest...
Every year, more than 250,000...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
In the United States, approximately 16,000 pediatric patients suffer CA each year.  A collective review of pediatric cases of CA published a decade ago reported a survival rate to discharge of 13%, with good neurologic outcome in 8% overall....
In the United States, approximately 16,000 pediatric patients suffer CA each year.  A collective review of pediatric cases of CA published a decade ago reported a survival rate to discharge of 13%, with good neurologic outcome in 8% overall....
In the United States,...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Emergency service organizations (ESOs) respond to a wide variety of incidents involving operations on or near a highway (roadway) which pose special risks to personnel performing fire, rescue and EMS functions. Every year a significant number...
Emergency service organizations (ESOs) respond to a wide variety of incidents involving operations on or near a highway (roadway) which pose special risks to personnel performing fire, rescue and EMS functions. Every year a significant number...
Emergency service organizations...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Demystify cardiology and 12-lead ECGs. What are all the fancy cardiology things paramedics do? Is it voodoo magic? This fun and entertaining session walks through Cardiology 101 from basic anatomy to 12-lead interpretation. Will you be an...
Demystify cardiology and 12-lead ECGs. What are all the fancy cardiology things paramedics do? Is it voodoo magic? This fun and entertaining session walks through Cardiology 101 from basic anatomy to 12-lead interpretation. Will you be an...
Demystify cardiology and 12-lead...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
Often, the focus on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest education ends when a pulse is obtained. This is only the beginning. In this lecture, we will discuss the management of the out-of-hospital post-arrest patient. From optimal management of...
Often, the focus on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest education ends when a pulse is obtained. This is only the beginning. In this lecture, we will discuss the management of the out-of-hospital post-arrest patient. From optimal management of...
Often, the focus on...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/29/2019
"Unified command" is a buzz word we hear all the time, but is it something that is achievable? This session will discuss the true definition of unified command, who should be included, how and when to use it, and simple recommendations on...
"Unified command" is a buzz word we hear all the time, but is it something that is achievable? This session will discuss the true definition of unified command, who should be included, how and when to use it, and simple recommendations on...
"Unified command" is a buzz word...
10/29/2019
EMSWorld
Expo On-Demand
10/18/2019
Participate in a full-scale, real-world, multi-agency operation. Attendees will mitigate an active shooter and a hazmat/explosive scenario, while incident commanders will lead the operation, managing multiple simultaneous events and deploying...
Participate in a full-scale, real-world, multi-agency operation. Attendees will mitigate an active shooter and a hazmat/explosive scenario, while incident commanders will lead the operation, managing multiple simultaneous events and deploying...
Participate in a full-scale,...
10/18/2019
EMSWorld