From JEMS: In this prospective study, the researchers attempt to determine a correlation between hospital mortality and prehospital intubation, and any other risk factors associated with it. Data was collected on trauma patients who were treated at Ryder Trauma Center in Miami from August 2003 to June 2006 — a total of 1,320 emergency airway interventions were performed by an ...

... wise enough to get Kelly Grayson to contribute. Kelly is also the author behind A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver. Kelly wrote an article called EMS 2.0: Critical Thinking in Prehospital Training. In the article, he does make reference to my blog, but that is not the reason for this post. Although, he does summarize many of my points very nicely. He also mentions a debate on paramedic- ...

... ;5%. To improve rapid access to stroke thrombolysis in Toronto, Canada, a citywide prehospital acute stroke activation protocol was implemented by the provincial government to ... was significantly reduced. Many implementation challenges were identified and addressed. Conclusions— This prehospital triage was immediately successful in improving tissue plasminogen activator access for patients ...

Background: Safety in prehospital practice is a paramount principle. Personal protective equipment (PPE) use is intrinsic to safe practice. There is varied guidance as to what constitutes effective PPE. No evidence is available of what current provision encompasses. Methods: A questionnaire-based study directed to all ambulance trusts, British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) schemes and ...

... ; 26:738-740 Chest decompression during the resuscitation of patients in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest Methods: Patients in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest were identified over a 39-month period from an air ambulance database. The use ... of these patients. We have identified a high proportion of patients in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest with potentially life-ending ...

... want corrupt officers on their police forces. Education is part of the solution, but changing expectations is probably a bigger part of it. As long as hospitals, nurses, and doctors tolerate and expect mediocre care by prehospital personnel, it will continue to be provided that way. None of which will change as long as prehospital medical care is a sideline for some and a hobby for others.