International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, September 2021
The group's mission is to provide up-to-date education at an affordable cost to those who provide medical care in the prehospital setting.
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EMS Provider Mental Health During COVID-19: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic
New data emphasizes the toll the pandemic has taken on EMS providers nationwide.
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The Impact of Mode of Presentation to the ED on Time Metrics for STEMI Patients
A look at whether the door-to-balloon time of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) varied based upon mode of arrival to the ED.
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Community Paramedics Needed for Study
The study will look at the factors that influence a paramedic’s decision to transition from an acute EMS role to a community-based one.
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NEMSIS 2020 Public-Release Research Dataset Is Available
The National EMS Information System Technical Assistance Center has released its 2020 Public-Release Research Dataset.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, May 2021
The group's mission is to provide up-to-date education at an affordable cost to those who provide medical care in the prehospital setting.
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Help Researchers Learn about Patients’ Social Needs
This study, Social Needs in the Pre-Hospital Setting (SNIPS), seeks to understand EMS providers’ knowledge of their patients’ social needs.
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Quality of Handoffs from Emergency Medical Services to Emergency Department Providers
This study determines the perceived quality of handoffs between EMS and emergency department providers in the state of Minnesota.
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The EMS Handoff: Statistical Significance and EMS with Tony Fernandez
If you’ve ever read a medical research study, even just the headline, this podcast is for you.
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A Smarter and Safer Mask Against COVID-19
Researchers at the University of California San Diego are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect…
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Dr. Rebecca Cash Receives Grant for Prehospital Research
Her research will focus on prehospital obstetric emergencies in the United States, such as unplanned out-of-hospital births.
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Beyond Lucid Technologies Publishes COVID-19 Data From Four EMS Record Systems Across 12 U.S. States
The report offers a "view from inside the ambulance" to public health experts and policymakers ahead of the 2020 winter season, when flu and allergies…
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