Emergency medical services

Like many countries, Australia’s emergency medical services started out as just people transporting sick and injured patients to the hospital. This service evolved along with technology and time. In the 1960’s, the defibrillator made its way onto the ambulance, and the CPR technique was developed (Tintinalli, Cameron, & Holliman, 2010). This new cardiac care soon spread all over the world and is perhaps the beginning of what we recognize now as emergency medical services. Soon ambulance personnel was

Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Air medical transport has only been used for the past 70 years. The first true air ambulance flight was during the Great War. A Serbian officer was transported from the battlefield to the hospital by plane. Air ambulance was being tested by different military organizations during the First World War. Schaefer Air services was the first United States air ambulance service, created in 1947. The Korean War was the big turning point for EMS helicopters. In 1950

America, you have the opportunity to call 911 and receive emergency medical care. Depending on where you are when you make that call may have an effect on how long it takes for someone to get to you. So, what defines the word emergency? Is it a life threading situation, or just an everyday illness? Community Paramedicine has many benefits, from helping cut down on people being re admitted to the hospital, to helping people not misuse the emergency 911 system even if they do not realize they are doing

hazards of CBRN events require specific education and training. The addition of a potential CBRN agent to any situation significantly changes the flavor of that situation and therefore the reactions of personnel at the scene. The challenge for emergency medical services (EMS), comprised of paramedics and fire first-responders, is a combination of the following: recognizing that a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) event has occurred; providing resuscitative care in or near a

Introduction The topic proposed for research is to discuss and compare the techniques used by emergency medical services to fully immobilise a patient with suspected spinal injuries with two highly debatable methods, Spine Immobilisation and Spinal Motion Restriction (SMR). The research collected will determine the safest and most practical technique, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the two. Discussion Spinal Immobilisation involves the use of a number of devices to stabilize

Emergency Medical Services Emergency medical services provide prehospital medical care to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients on scene and while transporting the patient to the hospital. In rural areas, the responding emergency medical services’ scope of practice varies from basic life support capabilities, which may be limited to effective chest compressions and use of a bag-mask device, to advanced life support capabilities encompassing a set of interventions and medication treatments intended

In the world of emergency medical services (EMS), first responders face many challenges. Most of these are well known by the general public, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from difficult calls, meeting financial needs, and working long hours. What is not known by many is that first responders also face the challenging task of learning and remembering an extensive list of protocols for the state they work in. I remember starting my emergency medical technician (EMT) class a little

Dr. Eric Cooper is the medical director for Snohomish County Emergency Medical Services (SCEMS). SCEMS is made up of numerous Fire Departments and Private Ambulance providers to serve the citizens of the county (E. Cooper, personal communication, May 23, 2016). All of the Fire Department services are on the same instance of Electronic Health Record (EHR). Implementation of the EHR began in 2010, with Advanced Life Support entities. In 2013 the EHR vendor added a feature called Health Data Exchange

The Affordable Care Act and Emergency Medical Services Each year in the United States approximately 114 million people visit their local Emergency Department (ED), and 16 million of these patients arrive by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). (Board et al.) Health care in America has moved from an individual, fee-for-service health care system, towards a more integrated healthcare system i.e., The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is a government controlled healthcare system, and is set up to be a

The Development of Civilian Emergency Medical Services in the United States Civilian Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is the most widely used system for emergency services provided in the United States. The United States development of Civilian EMS has evolved and changed since the 19th century. The actual foundation for EMS originated during the Civil War in America and served as the model for future civilian EMS development. During the Civil War Dr. Jonathan Letterman created a system of ambulances