Browsing: EMS

EMS , Medical Students , Advising

The Impact of EMS: What EMS Can Teach Medical Students about Patient Care

2/7/2018 Randall Beaupre

The Impact of EMS: What EMS Can Teach Medical Students about Patient Care Over the hum of the diesel engine, a call came through the radio: “131…We have a Code 3: 25-year-old white female, possible h

Prehospital Care

Tornado Touchdown: Mississippi Medical Students Overcome Disaster

8/29/2017 Olivia Kennedy, MS-II

Tornado Touchdown: Mississippi Medical Students Overcome Disaster In the early morning hours of Jan. 21, 2017, medical students in Mississippi were”¦ studying. Like every other first-year student, I

Disaster Medicine , EMIG , Med Student

Disaster Medicine: Engaging Your EMIG

6/21/2017 Michael Messina, DO

Disaster Medicine: Engaging Your EMIG In the fall of 2016, an attack at The Ohio State University, my alma mater and a school just down the road from my current medical school, hit close to home. Luc

Disaster Medicine , Sepsis

Preshospital Sepsis Alerts: A Stemi or Stroke Equivalent?

6/5/2017 Michael Spigner, MD, EMT-CC , Alanna O'Connell, DO

Preshospital Sepsis Alerts: A Stemi or Stroke Equivalent? “This is Medic 19 bringing in a Sepsis Alert, ETA 5 min.” With that alert, you mobilize your team and prepare for the patient. When they arr

Disaster Medicine

When Disaster Strikes: Crisis Management from Inside Hurricane Matthew

2/1/2017 Krelin Naidu, DO , Jenna Santiago-Wickey, DO , Gregory Capece Jr., DO , Elizabeth Gignac, DO, FACOEP

When Disaster Strikes: Crisis Management from Inside Hurricane Matthew Emergency department (ED) physicians are trained and expected to think on our feet, to make the best of unusual circumstances an

EMS , Practice Environments

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States

3/22/2016 Joshua Bucher, MD , Hashim Zaidi, MD

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States Pre-hospital emergency care in the modern age is often described as a “hierarchy” of human and physical resources utilized in the ac

Clinical , EMS

The EMS Handoff: A Critical Time for Critical Improvement

1/29/2016 Joshua Bucher, MD , Hashim Zaidi, MD

The EMS Handoff: A Critical Time for Critical Improvement In the middle of a busy shift, you are hastily beckoned to a new patient's room just as he has begun to seize. Your patient is an 8-year-old-

Clinical , EMS , Prehospital Care

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets

4/30/2015 Joshua Bucher, MD

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets A 27-year-old male is brought in by ambulance after experiencing a gunshot wound to the mid right thigh. At the time of his arrival with EMS, he is

Clinical , EMS , Prehospital Care

A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know

2/14/2015 Michael Spigner, MD, EMT-CC

A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know The world of EMS represents a mosaic of different systems and practices that share a common goal. If the emergency department had a mo

Health Policy , Disaster Medicine

A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs

2/14/2015 E. Page Bridges, MD

A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs This fall, the first cases of Ebola were diagnosed and treated in the United States. Although the spread of this disease fell far short of the disaster