/advanced-life-support Advanced Life Support en-US Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:53:42 GMT /ems-advocacy/is-regression-our-path-forward Matt Zavadsky challenges EMS system design Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:53:42 GMT /ems-advocacy/is-regression-our-path-forward /patient-assessment/articles/poll-call-majority-of-responders-answer-non-critical-calls-loaded-with-gear-JYNhTefusPeU7Guk/ "Whatever you don’t bring is what you’re going to need," one commenter wrote Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:35:25 GMT /patient-assessment/articles/poll-call-majority-of-responders-answer-non-critical-calls-loaded-with-gear-JYNhTefusPeU7Guk/ /ems-trend-report/articles/2021-ems-trend-report-redefining-adaptability-resilience-and-growth-oVegtj8AqbFuI7Hc/ The impact COVID-19 had, and didn’t have, the changes we’re embracing and the change providers want to see Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:08:32 GMT /ems-trend-report/articles/2021-ems-trend-report-redefining-adaptability-resilience-and-growth-oVegtj8AqbFuI7Hc/ /ems-advocacy/is-regression-our-path-forward Matt Zavadsky challenges EMS system design Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:53:42 GMT /ems-advocacy/is-regression-our-path-forward /advanced-life-support/n-h-attorney-general-investigates-hospitals-plan-to-end-als-intercept Exeter Hospital said it will delay ending the ALS intercept program and paramedic layoffs Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:45:58 GMT /advanced-life-support/n-h-attorney-general-investigates-hospitals-plan-to-end-als-intercept /response-times/articles/nc-agency-changes-response-strategy-again-WrQtvEAsXhRzqteW/ Charlotte-based Mecklenburg EMS' high-acuity calls now have a time limit, and low-acuity calls are expected to take longer and will not include rig lights or sirens Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:47:37 GMT /response-times/articles/nc-agency-changes-response-strategy-again-WrQtvEAsXhRzqteW/ /patient-assessment/articles/poll-call-majority-of-responders-answer-non-critical-calls-loaded-with-gear-JYNhTefusPeU7Guk/ "Whatever you don’t bring is what you’re going to need," one commenter wrote Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:35:25 GMT /patient-assessment/articles/poll-call-majority-of-responders-answer-non-critical-calls-loaded-with-gear-JYNhTefusPeU7Guk/ /legislation-funding/articles/njs-new-ems-law-allows-solo-medics-to-start-treatment-on-scene-OTKqZWvcCeV0R2rg/ The change is in response to the staffing crisis due to the pandemic and will "ensure a faster response when people need help" one sponsor of the bill said Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:41:37 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/njs-new-ems-law-allows-solo-medics-to-start-treatment-on-scene-OTKqZWvcCeV0R2rg/ /ems-products/ambulances/articles/fla-fd-gets-2-advanced-critical-care-units-IbRdZLx8ENcqfW9E/ The vehicles are equipped with vital items, including medications, blood products, IV pumps, intubation equipment and ventilators Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:04:22 GMT /ems-products/ambulances/articles/fla-fd-gets-2-advanced-critical-care-units-IbRdZLx8ENcqfW9E/ /ambulance-service/articles/ind-county-scrambles-to-provide-ems-after-ambulance-provider-walks-from-contract-wYtSdmI4bMmwkO2x/ Martin County is providing BLS and relying on mutual aid while seeking a sponsoring hospital and getting ambulances inspected Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:43:32 GMT /ambulance-service/articles/ind-county-scrambles-to-provide-ems-after-ambulance-provider-walks-from-contract-wYtSdmI4bMmwkO2x/ /ems-trend-report/articles/what-paramedics-want-in-2022-4PVYVO9rHnGRwfzW/ 3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:12:22 GMT /ems-trend-report/articles/what-paramedics-want-in-2022-4PVYVO9rHnGRwfzW/ /aha-cpr-guidelines/articles/american-heart-associations-2021-cpr-summary-an-overview-ms7T4scRG1CwiAQx/ This year's topics include video-based dispatch systems, COVID-19 infection risk to rescuers, an extensive review of neonatal cord management and more Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:07:22 GMT /aha-cpr-guidelines/articles/american-heart-associations-2021-cpr-summary-an-overview-ms7T4scRG1CwiAQx/ /ems-trend-report/articles/2021-ems-trend-report-redefining-adaptability-resilience-and-growth-oVegtj8AqbFuI7Hc/ The impact COVID-19 had, and didn’t have, the changes we’re embracing and the change providers want to see Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:08:32 GMT /ems-trend-report/articles/2021-ems-trend-report-redefining-adaptability-resilience-and-growth-oVegtj8AqbFuI7Hc/ /ems-products/incident-management/articles/the-key-to-saving-more-lives-in-a-mass-violence-incident-1GPkseQwc6Qm4haF/ Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:55:27 GMT /ems-products/incident-management/articles/the-key-to-saving-more-lives-in-a-mass-violence-incident-1GPkseQwc6Qm4haF/ /ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/aha-guidelines-2020-an-ems-overview-vajnQqFeeZCESWru/ Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:39:27 GMT /ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/aha-guidelines-2020-an-ems-overview-vajnQqFeeZCESWru/ /pediatric-care/articles/on-demand-webinar-pediatric-cardiac-arrest-101-what-every-ems-provider-needs-to-know-hiusup2To6bp2nEL/ Looking to build confidence and skills in treating pediatric cardiac arrest patients? 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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:42:08 GMT /pediatric-care/articles/on-demand-webinar-pediatric-cardiac-arrest-101-what-every-ems-provider-needs-to-know-hiusup2To6bp2nEL/ /ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/articles/american-paramedic-association-recommends-emergency-amendment-to-scope-of-practice-3APg3POqM4OTEYij/ A paper published in the Journal of Rural Health calls for changes to paramedic scopes of practice for airway and ventilator management in response to COVID-19 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:33:33 GMT /ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/articles/american-paramedic-association-recommends-emergency-amendment-to-scope-of-practice-3APg3POqM4OTEYij/ /administration/articles/man-collapses-at-meeting-where-residents-questioned-reduced-emergency-services-xg8fmJQ6rEc6Czvx/ Residents were raising concerns about the firing of an Alaska fire chief and assistant chief when a man collapsed, prompting an EMS response Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:44:16 GMT /administration/articles/man-collapses-at-meeting-where-residents-questioned-reduced-emergency-services-xg8fmJQ6rEc6Czvx/ /fire-ems/articles/mass-fds-plan-to-work-together-to-provide-als-coverage-wKy3NOaNzBYs4qHt/ Fire agencies in Lancaster and Bolton will collaborate to provide advanced life support services after their previous ALS provider abruptly pulled out Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:10:28 GMT /fire-ems/articles/mass-fds-plan-to-work-together-to-provide-als-coverage-wKy3NOaNzBYs4qHt/ /advanced-life-support/articles/mass-towns-scramble-after-ambulance-service-pulls-als-tipcpvWiBAOzg574/ Officials say they were given two days' notice that they needed to look for a new advanced life support ambulance provider Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:03:56 GMT /advanced-life-support/articles/mass-towns-scramble-after-ambulance-service-pulls-als-tipcpvWiBAOzg574/ /fire-ems/articles/calif-city-fd-to-ramp-up-ems-after-neighboring-county-cuts-ambulances-5s8D4iHhiAn9W5rb/ The department plans to provide nontransport advanced life support in anticipation that their county's ambulances will be taxed responding to the next county over Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:25:57 GMT /fire-ems/articles/calif-city-fd-to-ramp-up-ems-after-neighboring-county-cuts-ambulances-5s8D4iHhiAn9W5rb/ /ambulances-emergency-vehicles/articles/va-city-adds-two-medic-units-to-meet-advanced-life-support-goal-1SmGZZ4axOTUuQed/ Fredericksburg’s City Council set a priority in 2014 to establish around-the-clock advanced medical service to address the burden of increased medical calls Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:25:46 GMT /ambulances-emergency-vehicles/articles/va-city-adds-two-medic-units-to-meet-advanced-life-support-goal-1SmGZZ4axOTUuQed/ /advanced-life-support/articles/new-wis-law-allows-rural-ems-providers-to-put-advanced-training-to-use-jlpeQYZ7xcCRaNiM/ Under the new law, first responders who work in rural areas can operate at the highest level for which they have a state license Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:31:26 GMT /advanced-life-support/articles/new-wis-law-allows-rural-ems-providers-to-put-advanced-training-to-use-jlpeQYZ7xcCRaNiM/ /ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/videos/progressive-paramedicine-why-and-when-to-manage-a-patients-airway-EmKFeibOY4BLklrc/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:03:48 GMT /ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/videos/progressive-paramedicine-why-and-when-to-manage-a-patients-airway-EmKFeibOY4BLklrc/ /advanced-life-support/articles/ny-ems-department-quits-advanced-life-support-services-Bl1RM4NnwjJfC0bI/ The volunteer department has struggled to provide the services over the last few weeks and decided they could not keep up consistent coverage Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:45:42 GMT /advanced-life-support/articles/ny-ems-department-quits-advanced-life-support-services-Bl1RM4NnwjJfC0bI/ /advanced-life-support/articles/nj-gov-signs-bill-for-new-hospital-to-control-ems-system-LOboRtl31pbUt1q6/ The controversial law moves Camden ALS services from Virtua Health System to Cooper University Hospital Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:26:03 GMT /advanced-life-support/articles/nj-gov-signs-bill-for-new-hospital-to-control-ems-system-LOboRtl31pbUt1q6/ /ems-products/specialty-vehicles/articles/fla-department-leases-motorcycles-for-rapid-response-during-special-events-aoJlUiS3N5v8sgat/ Paramedics will respond in congested areas on two Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycles equipped with ALS gear and fire extinguishers Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:43:05 GMT /ems-products/specialty-vehicles/articles/fla-department-leases-motorcycles-for-rapid-response-during-special-events-aoJlUiS3N5v8sgat/ /pediatric-care/articles/how-a-newborn-left-in-a-toilet-became-our-godchild-p0WLJ8jo7DM2LjYg/ We weren't sure what happened to the infant abandoned in a toilet until, as fate would have it, the child was adopted by our friend Tue, 19 May 2015 04:29:39 GMT /pediatric-care/articles/how-a-newborn-left-in-a-toilet-became-our-godchild-p0WLJ8jo7DM2LjYg/ /ems-products/ambulances/articles/texas-ecmo-ambulance-transports-dying-patients-NPTYok9eeNgK4sJO/ The unit includes advanced equipment and a specially trained team to recover patients from hospitals where nothing more can be done for them Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:16:37 GMT /ems-products/ambulances/articles/texas-ecmo-ambulance-transports-dying-patients-NPTYok9eeNgK4sJO/ /ems-advocacy/is-regression-our-path-forward Matt Zavadsky challenges EMS system design Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:53:42 GMT /ems-advocacy/is-regression-our-path-forward /ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/aha-guidelines-2020-an-ems-overview-vajnQqFeeZCESWru/ Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:39:27 GMT /ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/aha-guidelines-2020-an-ems-overview-vajnQqFeeZCESWru/ /advanced-life-support/n-h-attorney-general-investigates-hospitals-plan-to-end-als-intercept Exeter Hospital said it will delay ending the ALS intercept program and paramedic layoffs Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:45:58 GMT /advanced-life-support/n-h-attorney-general-investigates-hospitals-plan-to-end-als-intercept /ems-trend-report/articles/what-paramedics-want-in-2022-4PVYVO9rHnGRwfzW/ 3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:12:22 GMT /ems-trend-report/articles/what-paramedics-want-in-2022-4PVYVO9rHnGRwfzW/ /ems-trend-report/articles/2021-ems-trend-report-redefining-adaptability-resilience-and-growth-oVegtj8AqbFuI7Hc/ The impact COVID-19 had, and didn’t have, the changes we’re embracing and the change providers want to see Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:08:32 GMT /ems-trend-report/articles/2021-ems-trend-report-redefining-adaptability-resilience-and-growth-oVegtj8AqbFuI7Hc/