How to Better Value EMS Clinicians as Key Care Team Members.
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DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.898
Abstract: Emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians, including emergency medical technicians and paramedics, are skilled professionals whose expertise is leveraged routinely to meet a wide range of patient needs. Collaborative interdisciplinary care requires mutual understanding, trust, and… read more here.
Keywords: better value; care; value ems; ems clinicians ... See more keywords
Prehospital Supraglottic Airways: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1983680
Abstract: Abstract Supraglottic airway (SGA) devices provide effective conduits for oxygenation and ventilation and may offer protection from gastric aspiration. SGA devices are widely used by EMS clinicians as both rescue and primary airway management devices.… read more here.
Keywords: sga devices; sga; airway management; management ... See more keywords
Prehospital Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Airway Management Training and Education: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1992551
Abstract: Abstract Although pediatric airway and respiratory emergencies represent high-acuity situations, the ability of EMS clinicians to effectively manage these patients is hampered by infrequent clinical exposure and shortcomings in pediatric-specific education. Cognitive gaps in EMS… read more here.
Keywords: ems clinicians; education; pediatric respiratory; pediatric airway ... See more keywords
A Proposed Theoretical Framework for Clinical Judgment in EMS
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2048756
Abstract: Abstract In the prehospital setting, EMS clinicians are challenged by the need to assess and treat patients who are clinically undifferentiated with a large constellation of possible medical problems. In addition to possessing a large… read more here.
Keywords: clinical judgment; framework; theoretical framework; ems clinicians ... See more keywords
Differences in Characteristics between EMS Clinicians with Patient Care and Non-Patient Care Roles
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2103757
Abstract: Abstract Objective Emergency medical services (EMS) play a key role in access to prehospital emergency care. While EMS has defined levels of certification, the roles in the care paradigm fulfilled by these clinicians vary. The… read more here.
Keywords: care roles; non patient; patient care; care ... See more keywords
Emergency Medical Services Clinicians' Perspectives on Pediatric Non-Transport.
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2108180
Abstract: Objectives: Emergency medical services clinicians do not transport one-third of all children assessed, even without official pediatric non-transport protocols. Little is known about how EMS clinicians and caregivers decide not to transport a child. Our… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric non; transport; non transport; ems clinicians ... See more keywords
A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of EMS Clinicians in Recognizing and Treating Witnessed Cardiac Arrests.
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2122643
Abstract: Background: Survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) increases when effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are performed early. Patients who suffer OHCA in front of emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians have greater likelihood… read more here.
Keywords: witnessed ohcas; treating witnessed; arrest; ems witnessed ... See more keywords
Emergency Medical Services Clinicians Have a High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2138655
Abstract: Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and increased all-cause mortality. Data examining the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians are… read more here.
Keywords: ems clinicians; metabolic syndrome; prevalence metabolic; age ... See more keywords
Measuring the Implementation Preferences of Emergency Medical Services Clinicians Using Discrete Choice Experiments.
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2177365
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Prehospital research and evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) have grown in recent decades, yet there is still a paucity of prehospital implementation research. While recent studies have revealed EMS agency leadership perspectives on implementation, the important… read more here.
Keywords: ems clinicians; discrete choice; implementation; emergency medical ... See more keywords
EMS Care of Adult Hospice Patients- a Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP and AAHPM.
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2193978
Abstract: Emergency medical services (EMS) systems are designed to provide care in the field and while transporting patients to a hospital; however, patients enrolled in hospice may not want invasive therapies nor benefit from hospitalization. For… read more here.
Keywords: hospice patients; ems care; ems medical; hospice ... See more keywords
Mobile Integrated Health Care Roles of US EMS Clinicians: a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2210219
Abstract: ObjectiveMobile integrated health care (MIH) leverages emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians to perform local health care functions. Little is known about the individual EMS clinicians working in this role. We sought to describe the prevalence,… read more here.
Keywords: mih roles; ems clinicians; health care;