Emergency medicine is critical to our nation’s health. Let’s do it right.

What is EMS?

Emergency medical services providers need the right tools, training, and support to be quality clinicians.

 

Our mission is to provide a space for emergency medical services providers to collaborate, bring awareness to the needs of EMS, emergency medicine, and the health system overall, and improve upon and expand the limits of prehospital care.

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The public deserves the best care possible. So do clinicians themselves.

Local, state, and national governments need to take actions to help EMS providers & EM deliver the best care possible to our communities.

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Advocacy: Expanding education and opportunities for clinicians serves communities.

Emergency medicine clinicians that are able to continually expand their education, career, and overall scope of practice provide better care to the communities they serve. The United States falls behind in this.

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Articles for the Public
Breaking down EMS Reimbursement
Breaking down EMS Reimbursement

In this article, we explore the issues plaguing EMS billing and federal ambulance transport reimbursement schedules.

Get Involved: Stop the Bleed
Get Involved: Stop the Bleed

In this article, we discuss the Stop the Bleed initiative and its potential impact on reducing trauma deaths in the United States. Stop The Bleed interventions train the bystander to apply pressure to wounds, recognize dangerous bleeds, and apply tourniquets.

I just called 911. What should I know before EMS arrives?
I just called 911. What should I know before EMS arrives?

In this article, we discuss the importance of remaining calm during emergencies and provide some tips for helping make emergency calls go smoothly as a bystander.

Exploring Health Literacy: Improving Patient Outcomes & Reducing Resources
Exploring Health Literacy: Improving Patient Outcomes & Reducing Resources

In this article, we explore patients with chronic health conditions, the importance of health literacy and community paramedicine programs, and the broader impact that better communication between healthcare entities can have for patient outcomes.

Articles for EMS Providers
Essential Critical Care Medications, Vasopressors, Sedatives: A Review
Essential Critical Care Medications, Vasopressors, Sedatives: A Review

In this article, we discuss the common critical care medications, namely sedative and vasopressor drips, in use in the ICU and emergency department. This is geared towards new grad nurses, paramedics, and clinicians of all levels.

Nitroglycerin Drips & CHF Management
Nitroglycerin Drips & CHF Management
Hypothermia Basics for the Emergency Medicine Clinician
Hypothermia Basics for the Emergency Medicine Clinician

In this article, we discuss the essential cornerstones of prehospital care of the hypothermic patient. We also explore in-hospital therapies and review special circumstances such as hypothermic cardiac arrest, submersion injury and drowning, and EKG changes in hypothermia.

All About RSI: A Primer
All About RSI: A Primer

In this article, we discuss the basics of rapid sequence intubation and the EMS providers’ role in the process. We discuss the pathophysiology, medications involved, and basic principles of RSI.

Alcohol Withdrawal Patho Basics
Alcohol Withdrawal Patho Basics

In this article, we discuss the basic pathophysiology and clinical pearls of alcohol withdrawal management, including CIWA scores and benzodiazepine use as it pertains to the ER nurse or EMS provider.

Basics of Transgender Patient Care
Basics of Transgender Patient Care

In this article, we discuss the basics of transgender gender- affirming care, important clinical pearls for EMS providers, and best practices to approach transgender patients.

Clinical Pearls of Prehospital Agitation Management
Clinical Pearls of Prehospital Agitation Management
Mental Health Meds & EMS: A Refresher
Mental Health Meds & EMS: A Refresher

In this article, we discuss the most common mental health medication classes, considerations for EMS providers, and major life threats such as neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Prehospital Cocaine Toxicity: An Overview
Prehospital Cocaine Toxicity: An Overview

In this article, we discuss the intricacies of acute cocaine toxicity management in the prehospital realm, including common signs and symptoms, medications involved, risk factors, and EKG changes.

Prehospital Emergencies: Testicular Torsion
Prehospital Emergencies: Testicular Torsion

In this article, we discuss the pathophysiology of testicular torsion, the prehospital recognition and management of it, and the in-hospital therapies available for these patients.

 

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