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Happy EMS Week! In this episode, Dr. Chizmar and Captain Tipton go over the July 1 protocol changes in detail.

Joint Statement on Lights & Siren Vehicle Operations Using Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often Are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed? Joint Position Statement on EMS Performance Measures Beyond Response Times Veronica video NEMSQA Lights and Sirens Podcasts Dispatch Categories as Indicators of Out-of-Hospital Time Critical Interventions and Associated Em...

Dr. Chizmar and Lt. Tipton go over the July 1 protocol changes in detail

Written by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP, EMS IC, July 2024 AP News and PBS Frontline Lethal Restraint Reporting Over the last several months, the AP News and PBS Frontline have published a series of stories, linked below, on death in custody and the role of EMS sedation. In a multi-year investigation, they uncovered over 1000 deaths across the United States due to lethal restraint involving police and, in...

For more on this topic check out Dr. Jeff Nusbaum’s talk here .

IV Nitroglycerin CPG IV Pump CPG  

This is an update from our Mobile Integrated Health team including manager Avital Graves and our new MIH medics, Simon Marteli and Joseph Lee.

https://useagles.org/teammembers/robert-lowe-3/  

Protocol Link

Dextrose https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2029097 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17763842 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4415309/ https://www.ems1.com/cardiac-care/articles/prove-it-administering-dextrose-during-cardiac-arrest-improves-outcomes-9FP6hslyU2OFNrCX/ https://www.foamfrat.com/post/hypoglycemia-in-cardiac-arrest Ketamine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC...

Click below to see: What the hospitals see MCFRS 5-minute drill

Guide for the EMS Duty Officer

It's not as rare as you might think. We are joined by Camie Bruhweiler from Shady Grove who discusses a profound increase in incidence of this life threatening process that includes symptoms often written off by new moms.

Video – how to fill out an operational support report TSR - to request an MDC key What I read: Dr. Maia Dorsett - NAEMSP PEC article JEMS article SCTEMS blog

Protocol Abstract: Exploring Competencies For the Family Facilitator During Resuscitation

Know the Risks - Opioids General Order 22-04 - Leave-Behind Naloxone Leave behind naloxone program details  

Link to NEJM study Link to MCFRS CPG

https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/naloxone-in-cardiac-arrest/ https://criticalcarenow.com/naloxone-in-opioid-associated-cardiac-arrest-2/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982449/ https://emergencymed.arizona.edu/faq/why-shouldn’t-i-just-give-all-cardiac-arrests-narcan-it’s-not-going-hurt-them-right https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000958 http://www.emdo...

Release memo Complete 2022 Protocols

Program overview

This is just the beginning... we're only looking at the rabbit hole. Grab some coffee. Start at the top. Summary of research NAEMSP Position Statement - Cardiac Arrest  NAEMSP Position Statement - Supraglottic Airways PART Trial Airways-2 Trial CAAM Trial Fewer intubation attempts is associated with improved outcomes  

Here are several education resources targeting community clinicians / first responders: This is the link to the current PDF version of the EMS field guide document:  https://iccac.global/education/mcs-emergency-guide The Emergency care of a HM3 is a pamphlet created by the manufacturer. The MedStar ED LVAD Job Aid has the on call coordinator pager number. It is a challenge to use in the field if t...

Crashing patient care announcement

Link to Clinical Practice Guideline 2021-03

We are joined by BC Dave Sabat and Dr. Matt Levy from Howard County to discuss cardiac arrest care during the Covid era.