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Report Details Biggest Challenges Facing UK Ambulance Services

The NHS’s 10 ambulance service trusts have a distinct perspective and set of challenges from its other providers. However, they are grappling with similar emergency care demand pressures, and are also engaged in work to create more integrated, preventative services. This piece from HSJ Intelligence explores the top priorities and challenges of these organizations over the next 12 to 1...

Fire-Based Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine Data

The primary purpose of MIH-CP programs is to provide healthcare services directly to patients on location therefore minimizing trips to the hospital. The main objectives of this project include identifying where MIH-CP is used in the U.S., determine what information is available from those communities, and produce a report to help the NFPA Technical Committee (TC) on Emergency Medical...

Study: Not All FDA-Cleared Finger Pulse Oximeters Perform Alike

MINNEAPOLIS, May 17, 2016 (PR NEWSWIRE) – Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of finger pulse oximetry, has released the results of a new independent hypoxia lab study in humans that demonstrates that Nonin’s PureSAT® pulse oximetry technology captures and reports worsening patient conditions better than other FDA-cleared oximeter brands.* Nonin made the results available in the white p...

7 Deadly Sins of Percentage Billing

If you’ve been thinking about outsourcing your billing and revenue cycle management (RCM) operation, you should take some time to compare companies that offer “fixed fee” versus percentage billing.

EMS Telemedicine Report: Prehospital Use of Video Technologies

March 3, 2016 -- A new report from the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council details the use of video technology by EMS agencies and the hospitals and trauma centers they interact with.

Simulation in EMS Education: Charting the Future

The National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) has announced the release of a new vision paper that coincides with the extensive simulation report entitled Simulation Use in Paramedic Education Research (SUPER): A Descriptive Study. The Vision Paper is intended to help build a more complete body of knowledge regarding use of simulation, uncover barriers to effective implementation...

NEMSMA Releases White Paper on Mental Health and Stress in EMS

White paper provides insight to the reality of EMS provider suicide and overall state of mental health among the EMS workforce. Paper presents data that demonstrates the need for additional research and program development for the mental health of the EMS workforce.

Exploring the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of the General Public to Responding to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Bystander CPR is a key determinant of survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA). Increasing rates of bystander CPR is a core element of Scotland's Strategy for OHCA. This study collected data to inform Scotland's Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy and help create a social marketing strategy and health behavior change activities to address the barriers to responding to ...

Improving Survival—Strategies to Enhance Survival in Active Shooter and Intentional Mass Casualty Events: A Compendium

The Hartford Consensus III focuses largely on immediate responders, such as bystanders, and what they can do to stop bleeding and prevent mortality.

5 Reasons Ambulance Companies Miss Out On Revenue

Revenue cycle mismanagement has been called the quiet killer of ambulance companies for many reasons. Ambulance companies are in the business of saving lives, but all too often collection processes and revenue management are an after-thought. This whitepaper explores the five key reasons agencies fail to get the revenue they are owed. It will also provide guidance when searching for a...

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Emergency Care Education Program Brings Community Together in Ukraine

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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.

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Pediatric Video Tutorial: Treating Patients with Down Syndrome

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Lisa DeBoer checks in from Lisbon at the International Pediatric Simulation Society conference and speaks with Stuart Hildage from Lifecast, a company taking the visual and emotional elements of medical training to a whole new level.

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Code Red Air Quality Alert Issued for All Of Pennsylvania as Wildfire Smoke Returns

06/28/2023

Source: The Daily Local News

All of Pennsylvania is under a code red air quality alert Wednesday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires returns. Sensitive groups, including the elderly, young children, and those with breathing difficulties, should avoid all outdoor...

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Community Ambulance Granted Additional 911 Territory, Establishing New Zone for Emergency Services

07/27/2023

Source: EMS Consulting

The expanded area, which will go live on July 27th, extends from Tropicana South on the west side of town to an additional 4 square miles on the east side of Zone 6, up to Sahara.

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