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EMS World E-book: Advancing Interoperability

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Coordination and interoperability are top of mind for first responders. Ninety-three percent of responders who answered a recent large-scale national survey stated that coordination between agencies is critical when responding to public safety crises and emergency situations. Eighty percent felt that interoperability, the ability to communicate across an agency regardless of network o...

Mental Resiliency in EMS

EMS is a physically and emotionally taxing profession—that much has been evident since the founding of the profession decades ago. What’s still coming into focus, however, is that even those who are naturally drawn to this supercharged environment are not immune to the cumulative mental stresses of it.

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Trends in Technology: Advanced EMS Products are Improving Prehospital Care and Elevating Patient Outcomes

For decades, the basics of emergency medical care have remained largely true to its founding principles of scene sizeup, addressing acute life threats and arranging for rapid transport to an appropriate care facility while providing supportive care when needed. But modern devices are improving diagnostics and interventions during life-threatening scenarios with the goal of saving more...

Raising the Bar in EMS Education

EMS educational programs are not like other learning environments. Successful EMS teaching environments must be active, collaborative, constructive, authentic and standard-directed.

Verizon e-book 9/11 20th Anniversary Supplement

9/11: 20 Years Later

A special supplement honors the 20th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, 2001.

More Than Emergency Response: Community Paramedicine in EMS

Community paramedicine serves the health needs of communities and eases the burden on hospitals.

From EMS World Spring: The Eagles Discuss the COVID Vaccine

During EMS World Spring, an inaugural virtual event held March 3–5, 2021, a roundtable of EMS medical directors (the “Eagles”) discussed the current state of the COVID vaccine—public perception, myths and misconceptions, and how EMS is involved in administration. The attached presentation slides from Ken Scheppke, MD, EMS medical director for Palm Beach Fire-Rescue and the state of F...

Carry Less, Do More

What is the appropriate body position during resuscitation to enhance perfusion during cardiac arrest, and what is the best way to deliver it? Developed in collaboration with AdvancedCPR Solutions, this e-book describes new research into a basic life support approach to the head-up CPR bundle of care.

The 6th Link in the Cardiac Arrest Chain of Survival

When a heart stops beating, emergency medical crews spring into action with one goal—get it beating again. But even if all goes according to plan, and spontaneous circulation is restored, is the job of the medical community finished? Conventional healthcare has historically said yes—but groundbreaking research is beginning to shed light on the long and arduous journey that survivors ...

Maintaining Crew Safety During Critical Care Transports

While COVID-19 is the most recent and certainly the most deadly global pandemic in recent memory, it wasn't the first and won't be the last. The Johns Hopkins Hospital Lifeline Special Operations Response Team (SORT) is a dedicated group of staff members who are committed to moving Lifeline patients with highly infectious disease safely. In August 2020, the SORT team transported its 1...