EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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Around the World of EMS: Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (www.johanniter.de/die-johann…/johanniter-unfall-hilfe/start/ ), Remscheid / NRW / Germany, Heavy Rescue (left) and Type-B-Ambulance (right), both based on Mercedes Benz Unimog 1300L. E-mail your photos to editor@emsworld.com.
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  • Renaud de Letter We have both of them at the station, very useful!!
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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The Hartford Consensus III: Implementation of Bleeding Control: "The most significant preventable cause of death in the prehospital environment is external hemorrhage. As demonstrated by guidelines enacted by the military, widespread bleeding control is critical to saving lives. The Hartford Consensus directs that all responders have the education and necessary equipment for hemorrhage control and strongly endorses civilian bystanders to act as immediate responders. Immediate responders represent a foundational element of the ability of the U.S. to respond to these events and are a critical component of our ability to build national resilience." www.emsworld.com/12105484
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  • Duncan Mintoa Somebody is angry. Yes on the battlefield it is. And the report is talking about active shooter situations, which have more in common with the battlefield than a normal ems call. TCCC has plenty of benefits if used for these situations.
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  • Benjamin Harris No, on THE BATTLEFIELD the most significant preventable cause of death in the out-of-hospital setting is external hemorrhage. In the civilian world its probably incorrect use of the BVM.
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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The Salina Fire Department started with the procedures utilized by King County EMS in Seattle and modified them slightly to account for variability in staffing levels. Is your agency employing a similar approach for treating SCA patients?
Kansas Agency Implementing 'Pit Crew' Approach to SCA
Results of the pit crew approach became apparent right away.
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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One of the three men, U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, was wounded during the attack by the assailant with a box cutter, but despite his injuries he helped another passenger who had been wounded in the throat, stopping his bleeding, until paramedics arrived.
Three American Tourists Heroes in European Train Attack
The Americans' quick actions averted a potential bloodbath.
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The ‪#‎EMSWorldExpo2015‬ Exhibit Hall opens 26 days from today. Check out our countdown of the 30 finalists for EMS World’s Top Innovation Awards, which recognize companies exhibiting new, innovative products at EMS World Expo. ESO Solutions can be found in Booth 1028 and is being recognized for its ESO Analytics, which puts EMS core measures and KPIs at your fingertips with one easy click: www.emsworld.com/12062996.
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For Maine Crews, Responding to Heroin Overdoses Becoming Routine: On July 31, emergency crews responded to 14 suspected overdoses in a 24-hour period, including two deaths. www.emsworld.com/12106397
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  • Jen Allred I am fairly confident that the problems these people have are much deeper than the addiction they have to heroine. The fear of overdosing is most likely never a concern as much as finding that point of comfort. As emts we are addressing the outcome of ...See More
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  • Christina Carrico Exactly. It's like we have taken the risk away from Heroin. They no longer fear OD, there is no risk for them, no reason to worry because we will save'em
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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Ever wondered what's involved in an EMS competition? Check out this great blog from Team GB EMS about participating in the recent Rallye Rejviz, a professional competition for EMS crews from all over the world: "We had an unresponsive 12-year-old boy with an isolated head injury, and an adult with an intra-abdominal bleed. It was safe to say we did not get an easy start into the competition."
TeamGB EMS
Lines of ambulances from all over the world and hundreds of medics at every turning it felt like nothing I had ever experienced before.
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An essay published in the Annals of Internal Medicine begs the question: How many of us are being mocked while we're at our most vulnerable? And is the age-old excuse of gallows humor being used to deflect the stress of challenging situations acceptable?
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  • Dan Brown While I think fondling patients is COMPLETELY wrong!!! I do think there is nothing wrong with humor to deflect the stress of stressful situations. As a fireman I have used humor and will continue to use humor to cope with the stress of my job.
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  • Zack Schulz As someone who works with the deceased daily, I use humor and so does all the police and medical examiners. It what's keeps me from shooting myself after a stressful call. 
    If you don't want us to use humor, then feel free to call someone else when you    ...See More
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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A unique program that helps Stanford Hospital ED physicians with work-life balance is reducing burnout and improving employee retention. Doctors can “bank” the time they spend doing the often-unappreciated work of mentoring, serving on committees, covering colleagues’ shifts on short notice or deploying in emergencies, and earn credits to use for work or home-related services.
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  • James Harmon I think this should be rolled out to the entire medical field especially the pre-hospital world because I would be willing to bet after a year most ems providers would have enough credits to have a house built from the ground up never mind just having it fixed
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  • Jon Dunham Doctors have it ruff hey??? How about the Medics and Nurses who work twice as hard?? We should be able to bank time for time off also.
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Care of the burn-injured patient can be quite challenging. This is due not only to the complexity of their physiology, but also to the infrequency of the responder’s exposure to burn victims. www.emsworld.com/10839933
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  • Stephanie Blados Excellent, informative article.
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  • Jessica Cox Good article EMT friends.... May we not need to use it....
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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Case Study: Combative Cardiac Patient. What do you do when a patient regains consciousness during mechanical CPR? www.emsworld.com/12087677
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  • Robert Reed If you stop, they're still dead....as someone who has had to hold a cardiac arrest patient down to place an EJ. I can tell you it happens....
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  • Christopher Parente Pt should already have on d fib pads, soft restraints, so if the pt does come around you do not lose your airway and Iv's. If the pt comes around, check neuro status then knock them back down. You went into cardiac arrest for a reason due to something ...See More
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services) added 8 new photos to the album: Your EMS World Part 3.
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This is our third EMS selfies album. E-mail your EMS photos and "selfies" to editor@emsworld.com. For more selfies, see
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  • Shane Sawyers Love it and love seeing all the different ambos from all over. Also glad youre not trying to sell me tshirts smile emoticon
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  • Byron Ward Hows this for setting the timer on the camera for 10 seconds and running to the truck, sucking in my gut and striking my best James Dean pose?
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services)
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The pilot is fighting for his life in hospital after being rescued from the wreckage by firefighters and paramedics.
Seven Dead After Plane at UK Airshow Crashes into Cars
A further 15 people have been injured, including one critically, after the Hawker Hunter came down just north of Shoreham Airport.
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