Patient Transportation
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A surge of viral infections is increasing pediatric hospitalizations and transports
GMR’s Brian Henricksen joins Rob Lawrence for a frank discussion on operational deficits
Ambulance fleet management cost measurement, preventative maintenance to prevent critical failures can extend the vehicle life cycle
Lynn EMT Todd Beaudet was released from Tufts Medical Center and escorted by fellow first responders to a rehabilitation facility
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will delay the first round of data collection until 2021
Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest
Reports from two fire and rescue agencies found twice as many people were already dead in April when responders arrived at their home than the previous year
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
MedStar in Fort Worth, Texas, said significant decreases in response volume and transports could mean patients are reluctant to seek help during medical emergencies
The start of the five-year test period for the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport model has been moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic
3 takeaways from the FDNY order to not transport cardiac arrest patients if they cannot be resuscitated in the field
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
CMS has relaxed ambulance regulations and rules to assist EMS agencies nationwide during the public health emergency
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined requirements that have been waived to prioritize patient care during the COVID-19 national emergency
The president of one EMS agency in the city said a reduction in non-emergency transports has significantly impacted revenue
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted fire/EMS and how public safety has adjusted its response
The tasks and timeline ahead for the 205 organizations selected under ET3 as we remove the perverse incentive of only getting paid for taking a patient to the wrong place
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 applicants to test the program for five years
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital transports
Paramedic Tyler Van Alstine and EMT Ginger Jacobs transported the girl after inclement weather prevented an air ambulance response
How to recognize and mitigate extracorporeal membrane oxygenation complications during EMS transport
Snohomish County, Washington, officials describe the EMS transport of the first confirmed 2019-nCoV patient in the U.S.
The former operator of a private ambulance service must serve 30 months in federal prison and pay restitution
An organization that provides medical appointment transportation will partner with Glucose Revival to carry glucose gel necklaces for diabetic patients
The chief highlighted the incident at a city council meeting to suggest the fire department have its own ambulance service
Rapid restoration of blood flow is the most critical determiner of functional brain survival
In the coming years, EMS will be engaged in even more efforts to triage patients in the field to route them to the most appropriate hospitals
Watch: Sussex County EMS trained with neighboring EMS, fire and police departments on managing air medical patient transportation scenarios
The CEO of one of the two ambulance companies said the approval will free the county’s EMS from non-emergency calls and create jobs
Protect your crew, your patients and yourself by limiting your infectious disease exposure risk with PPE and best practices
2019 was a paradigm-shifting year for the EMS industry and profession – one that will set the pace for the next decade’s worth of ambition and work
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the different types of strokes providers will encounter, how to treat each, and stroke patient transport procedures
