Community Paramedicine
Access our Community Paramedicine directory, offering valuable information on innovative models of care that extend the role of paramedics beyond emergency response. This collection includes articles on preventive care, chronic disease management, and partnerships with healthcare providers to deliver comprehensive care in the community. Understanding community paramedicine is key to improving public health and reducing hospital admissions. For more related content, visit our section on Integrated Care. Stay informed and explore the future of EMS with our resources on community paramedicine.
Dr. Linda Dykes and Rom Duckworth discuss trans-Atlantic lessons in emergency management
From house calls to heartfelt care: Inside the evolution of a Texas county’s community paramedicine program
Educating the public about when it is appropriate to call EMS – and how quickly we should get there
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The causes of chronic pain and the role of community paramedics in treating it as a disease with a pathophysiological process discussed at EMS World Expo
During the year the program has been in place, paramedics have evaluated 627 patients; more than a quarter were transported to the county’s mental health facility
Preliminary data published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society demonstrates early successes of a N.Y. community paramedicine program
The software will give dispatchers scripted questions to figure out what ails callers and decide which tier of response to provide
More than 6,200 ER visits and over 1,000 ambulance transports have been avoided; there’s also been $9.6 million in savings to patients and the health care system
Lactate may be used to identify a common killer in the prehospital environment
Honolulu EMS reports that half of most frequent callers are homeless
Enable communications personnel to be the brains of the service and recognize their important quasi-supervisory role
With a 9 percent increase in population growth since 2010, there has been a 37 percent increase in 911 call volume since 2008
Some hospitals are embracing the ridesharing app for patients with limited transport options
In this week’s episode, our co-hosts discusses the sometimes complicated relationship between fire departments and EMS
The amendment will allow community paramedicine services to be covered by Medicaid
The AEDs will be distributed in public areas after a near tragic event occurred in the town last year
Progressive programs like community paramedicine and MIH are important steps towards fixing a flawed, inefficient health care system
Many patients use 911 as their primary care because they are unable to afford anything else
County believes dealing with its 15 “frequent flyers” one-on-one is its most cost-effective option
The new program helps taxpayers and hospitals by giving assistance to the most at-risk patients
Partygoers and professionals alike are embracing IVs for rehydration therapy
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Augmented reality, with heads-up display devices and conductive swath devices, has the potential to improve patient assessment and care
The program provides users resources to seek treatment and follow-up visits by first responders
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The program could save the city money and drastically reduce the number of nonemergency calls by “frequent flyers”
The LAFD SOBER unit for Skid Row’s frequent users is a good idea, but potential dangers to paramedics cannot be ignored
STARS in Manitoba helicopters will fly with two units of O-negative blood for patient use on scene or during transport to a trauma center
The bill makes the agencies eligible for Medicaid reimbursements
New law to ensure community paramedicine programs protect patients and are staffed with educated and competent paramedics