Isabel talks with Dr. Mike Barnum, an emergency medicine physician in Las Vegas. They discuss how evidence informs practice, the different types of evidence, and how to integrate sound data into your center...
Isabel talks with Dr. Mike McEvoy, EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County. They discuss common myths about bystander and responder potential for opioid exposure, the symptoms of an opioid overdose, and how to keep callers safe...
Isabel talks with Jamie Foster, a trainer for the South Western Ambulance Service in the U.K. They discuss what "transgender" means, which medical protocols are impacted by the caller's gender, and how the EMD can balance getting the right information with giving good customer service...
The Emergency Medical Dispatcher's (EMD's) selection of the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol is one of the most important elements in emergency dispatching. Choosing the correct Chief Complaint ensures that the correct information is gathered, the correct instructions and help provided, and the right resources sent. The selection of the MPDS Sick Person Protocol is often one of the most difficult for EMDs. The primary objective of this study is to compare the EMD's selection of the Sick Person Protocol with on-scene...
Isabel talks with Janette Turner, Director of Health Services Research at the University of Sheffield. They discuss alternative performance and quality indicators for ambulance services, whether or not quick dispatch results in better outcomes, and how exactly ambulance-related research is conducted...
Isabel talks with Kate Dernocoeur, co-writer of Principles of EMD. They discuss how the textbook on EMD was written, the difference between classroom learning and street sense, and the special role of emergency dispatchers in EMS...
Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis) is one of the most commonly used Chief Complaint Protocols in the Medical Priority Dispatch System™. Within the Sick Person Protocol, the 26-A-1 coding represents a group of patients with no specific identifiable complaint. This vague categorization presents a problem for dispatch systems and EMS responders alike, since so little is captured about the patient's true condition. The objective of this study was to determine whether changing the order of the "No" answer choice on the...
Isabel talks with Nick Nudell, interim EMS chief for UC Health in Colorado and the chief data officer for The Paramedic Foundation. They discuss the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning, how AI can enhance the emergency dispatch experience, and whether or not emergency dispatchers will ever be...
IST DIE VERWENDUNG DES DIAGNOSEINSTRUMENTS ZUR SCHLAGANFALLERKENNUNG VON BEDEUTUNG? Ja! Es spart Zeit und rettet Gehirnmasse. Schlaganfälle unterbrechen die Blutversorgung zu einem Teil des Gehirns durch eine Blockierung oder Blutung. Die Zeitdauer, über die ein Schlaganfall die Blutzufuhr unterbricht, bestimmt den Umfang des verursachten Gehirnschadens. Die zügige Wiederherstellung des normalen Blutflusses zum Gehirn ist von entscheidender Bedeutung und erfordert eine intelligente Identifizierung und einen zeitnahen Einsatz. Medizinische Notfalldisponenten (Emergency Medical Dispatcher, kurz...
Isabel talks with Chuck Gipson, Quality and Education Manager for MEDIC EMS. They discuss how emergency dispatchers were instrumental in getting the prehospital stroke alert off the ground, the importance of getting a stroke patient help as soon as possible, and building trust between dispatch centers, paramedics, and hospitals...