International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best of 2023 EMS Educational Research
This session in the International Scientific Symposium is for EMS educators wishing to improve their teaching with science! A fast-paced blends of 4 EMS education research presentations. Expert facilitators moderate a panel of principal investigators showcasing the best, never-seen before, most creative and cutting-edge original education research performed in EMS this year. The projects presented are the best of those submitted, peer-reviewed, and ranked by the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA. After each rapid-fire presentation the audience has the opportunity to make comments, dialogue with the authors, and ask probing questions.
Learning Objectives:
Defend the importance of evidence-based decisions in prehospital care education and clinical practice.
Respectfully challenge the conclusions drawn by authors regarding their research.
Recognize the ease with which prehospital providers can become involved in research.
Learning Objectives:
Defend the importance of evidence-based decisions in prehospital care education and clinical practice.
Respectfully challenge the conclusions drawn by authors regarding their research.
Recognize the ease with which prehospital providers can become involved in research.
International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best of 2023 EMS Research - Oral Abstracts Session 2
This session in the International Scientific Symposium is the second in the series of fast-paced blends of 4 clinical and operations EMS research presentations. Expert facilitators moderate a panel of principal investigators showcasing the best, never-seen before, most creative and cutting-edge original research performed this year. The project presented are the best of those submitted, peer-reviewed, and ranked by the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA. After each rapid-fire presentation the audience has the opportunity to make comments, dialogue with the authors, and ask probing questions.
Learning Objectives:
Defend the importance of evidence-based decisions in prehospital care education and clinical practice.
Respectfully challenge the conclusions drawn by authors regarding their research.
Recognize the ease with which prehospital providers can become involved in research.
Learning Objectives:
Defend the importance of evidence-based decisions in prehospital care education and clinical practice.
Respectfully challenge the conclusions drawn by authors regarding their research.
Recognize the ease with which prehospital providers can become involved in research.
International Scientific EMS Symposium: Best of 2023 EMS Research - Oral Abstracts Session 1
This session in the International Scientific Symposium is a fast-paced blend of 4 clinical and operations EMS research presentations. Expert facilitators moderate a panel of principal investigators showcasing the best, never-seen before, most creative and cutting-edge original research performed this year. The projects presented are the best of those submitted, peer-reviewed, and ranked by the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA. After each rapid-fire presentation the audience has the opportunity to make comments, dialogue with the authors, and ask probing questions.
Learning Objectives:
Defend the importance of evidence-based decisions in prehospital care education and clinical practice.
Respectfully challenge the conclusions drawn by authors regarding their research.
Recognize the ease with which prehospital providers can become involved in research.
Learning Objectives:
Defend the importance of evidence-based decisions in prehospital care education and clinical practice.
Respectfully challenge the conclusions drawn by authors regarding their research.
Recognize the ease with which prehospital providers can become involved in research.
Unlocking the Potential of ChatGPT: Empowering EMS Leaders to use AI to help Recruitment, Retention, and System Performance
In the dynamic world of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), leaders face myriad challenges, from recruitment and retention struggles to limited resources. Many EMS leaders are unaware of the untapped power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions like ChatGPT that can revolutionize their daily operations. This enlightening session aims to bridge the gap between EMS leadership and AI, providing practical insights on leveraging ChatGPT to overcome obstacles, draft policies, develop program manuals, enhance job descriptions and save time to help provide a better work/life balance”
Learning Center: Cardiac arrests: Improving outcomes through data review
During this presentation we will explore the ability to improve patient care through the use of data collection and review.
We will review case studies and discuss where improvements can be made and how data can provide the information.
Join us to hear from local EMS Captain, and Nightwatch alum Holly Sherman to explore the ability to improve patient care through the use of data collection and review. We will review case studies and discuss where improvements can be made and how data can provide the information.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how data collection can help improve resuscitation outcomes
Turning data into education
We will review case studies and discuss where improvements can be made and how data can provide the information.
Join us to hear from local EMS Captain, and Nightwatch alum Holly Sherman to explore the ability to improve patient care through the use of data collection and review. We will review case studies and discuss where improvements can be made and how data can provide the information.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how data collection can help improve resuscitation outcomes
Turning data into education
Learning Center: Connected Response for EMS
The evolution of public safety communications is critical and the driving force in how we equip first responders to protect their communities – now and in the years ahead. FirstNet IoT technology allows first responder agencies and those who support them to deploy devices critical to the mission quickly and efficiently. In this session, you will learn about the latest technology for public safety, including FirstNet Control Center for FirstNet, which helps keep your solutions connected, the Compact Rapid Deployable™ for FirstNet, FirstNet MegaRange™, IoT solutions and more.
1. FirstNet Overview
2. FirstNet Innovation
3. What is IoT?
4. What is Control Center?
5. What are the Pillars
a. Automation
b. Diagnostics
c. Local control: purpose built for public safety
6. Hypotheical use case
7. Rugged Devices
8. CRD & Mini CRD
9. High Power User Equipment
10. Health & wellness
Learning Objectives:
Understand how IoT technology helps first responder agencies to quickly and efficiently deploy devices
Learn how public safety agencies are using Compact Rapid Deployables during emergencies in rural and remote areas, as well as areas where communications may be temporarily unavailable
Understand the stronger signal of High Power User Equipment may better assist those connecting from hard-to-reach places
1. FirstNet Overview
2. FirstNet Innovation
3. What is IoT?
4. What is Control Center?
5. What are the Pillars
a. Automation
b. Diagnostics
c. Local control: purpose built for public safety
6. Hypotheical use case
7. Rugged Devices
8. CRD & Mini CRD
9. High Power User Equipment
10. Health & wellness
Learning Objectives:
Understand how IoT technology helps first responder agencies to quickly and efficiently deploy devices
Learn how public safety agencies are using Compact Rapid Deployables during emergencies in rural and remote areas, as well as areas where communications may be temporarily unavailable
Understand the stronger signal of High Power User Equipment may better assist those connecting from hard-to-reach places
Learning Center: Emergency Care for Hemorrhagic Shock Patients in Conditions of War”
Ukrainian military medicine during the Russian military aggression
Achievements and failures
Work with critical bleeding
The results of a combined approach to treatment
Learning Objectives:
Unique experience of using modern devices in modern warfare
A revolutionary Ukraine frontline emergency care system
Life-saving devices tested in combat conditions
Achievements and failures
Work with critical bleeding
The results of a combined approach to treatment
Learning Objectives:
Unique experience of using modern devices in modern warfare
A revolutionary Ukraine frontline emergency care system
Life-saving devices tested in combat conditions
Learning Center: Unleashing Creativity: How to Turn Drab Slides into Dynamic Masterpieces
In the modern era of visual storytelling, PowerPoint presentations stand as a pivotal tool for conveying information. Yet, too often, they fall into the trap of monotony and dullness. "Unleashing Creativity” is a groundbreaking talk that promises to break the mold.
This inspiring talk will guide attendees on a transformative journey, turning bland and overlooked PowerPoint slides into animated, engaging, and visually stunning masterpieces. Our speaker will delve into the hidden tools and techniques that allow for easy yet effective animations, showing you how to breathe life into your ideas and make your messages resonate.
Whether you're a seasoned presenter or a beginner looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide valuable insights, practical guidance, and hands-on demonstrations. Discover how to tap into your creativity, make use of overlooked features, and craft presentations that captivate your audience's attention. By the end of this engaging talk, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and inspiration needed to transform any PowerPoint presentation into a dynamic work of art. Come, explore the unlimited potential of PowerPoint, and unleash the creative storyteller within you!
Outline:
Objective 1: Master Animation Techniques
Module 1: Introduction to Animation in PowerPoint
• Understanding the importance of animation in presentations
• Exploring animation basics: entrance, exit, emphasis, and motion paths
• Overview of animation pane and timeline
Module 2: Crafting Seamless Transitions
• Choosing the right transition effects for your content
• Creating smooth slide transitions to enhance flow
• Implementing transition timing and options effectively
Module 3: Dynamic Text and Object Animations
• Animating text for emphasis and engagement
• Applying animations to images, shapes, and other objects
• Combining entrance and exit animations for compelling effects
Objective 2: Apply Creative Design Principles
Module 4: Visual Design Fundamentals
• Understanding the psychology of colors and their impact
• Exploring the role of typography in conveying your message
• Establishing effective visual hierarchy and layout principles
Module 5: Enhancing Slides with Imagery and Media
• Incorporating images, icons, and graphics to reinforce ideas
• Utilizing multimedia elements (audio, video) to enrich storytelling
• Techniques for overlaying animations on media elements
Module 6: Storytelling through Visuals
• Leveraging animations to create narrative sequences
• Designing animated infographics to simplify complex information
• Constructing compelling visual stories that resonate
Objective 3: Hands-On Skill Development
Module 7: Interactive Workshop: Creating Engaging Transitions
• Tips for achieving fluid and professional transitions
Module 8: Interactive Workshop: Animating Text and Objects
• Step-by-step walkthrough of animating various types of content
Module 9: Crafting Visual Stories and Dynamic Infographics
• Collaborative activity: creating a storyboard with animations
• Practical techniques for animating infographics and data visuals
• Reviewing participant projects and sharing best practices
Learning Objectives:
Master Animation Techniques: Gain a comprehensive understanding of animation tools and techniques within PowerPoint. Learn how to seamlessly integrate animations, transitions, and motion effects to create visually engaging presentations that capture and retain your audience's attention.
Apply Creative Design Principles: Explore the principles of visual design and apply them to your PowerPoint slides. Understand the psychology behind color choices, typography, layout, and imagery to transform your slides into captivating visual narratives that effectively communicate your message
Hands-On Skill Development: Through interactive demonstrations and guided activities, develop practical skills in real-time. Practice crafting dynamic transitions, animated infographics, and storytelling sequences to transform static content into immersive and memorable presentations.
This inspiring talk will guide attendees on a transformative journey, turning bland and overlooked PowerPoint slides into animated, engaging, and visually stunning masterpieces. Our speaker will delve into the hidden tools and techniques that allow for easy yet effective animations, showing you how to breathe life into your ideas and make your messages resonate.
Whether you're a seasoned presenter or a beginner looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide valuable insights, practical guidance, and hands-on demonstrations. Discover how to tap into your creativity, make use of overlooked features, and craft presentations that captivate your audience's attention. By the end of this engaging talk, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and inspiration needed to transform any PowerPoint presentation into a dynamic work of art. Come, explore the unlimited potential of PowerPoint, and unleash the creative storyteller within you!
Outline:
Objective 1: Master Animation Techniques
Module 1: Introduction to Animation in PowerPoint
• Understanding the importance of animation in presentations
• Exploring animation basics: entrance, exit, emphasis, and motion paths
• Overview of animation pane and timeline
Module 2: Crafting Seamless Transitions
• Choosing the right transition effects for your content
• Creating smooth slide transitions to enhance flow
• Implementing transition timing and options effectively
Module 3: Dynamic Text and Object Animations
• Animating text for emphasis and engagement
• Applying animations to images, shapes, and other objects
• Combining entrance and exit animations for compelling effects
Objective 2: Apply Creative Design Principles
Module 4: Visual Design Fundamentals
• Understanding the psychology of colors and their impact
• Exploring the role of typography in conveying your message
• Establishing effective visual hierarchy and layout principles
Module 5: Enhancing Slides with Imagery and Media
• Incorporating images, icons, and graphics to reinforce ideas
• Utilizing multimedia elements (audio, video) to enrich storytelling
• Techniques for overlaying animations on media elements
Module 6: Storytelling through Visuals
• Leveraging animations to create narrative sequences
• Designing animated infographics to simplify complex information
• Constructing compelling visual stories that resonate
Objective 3: Hands-On Skill Development
Module 7: Interactive Workshop: Creating Engaging Transitions
• Tips for achieving fluid and professional transitions
Module 8: Interactive Workshop: Animating Text and Objects
• Step-by-step walkthrough of animating various types of content
Module 9: Crafting Visual Stories and Dynamic Infographics
• Collaborative activity: creating a storyboard with animations
• Practical techniques for animating infographics and data visuals
• Reviewing participant projects and sharing best practices
Learning Objectives:
Master Animation Techniques: Gain a comprehensive understanding of animation tools and techniques within PowerPoint. Learn how to seamlessly integrate animations, transitions, and motion effects to create visually engaging presentations that capture and retain your audience's attention.
Apply Creative Design Principles: Explore the principles of visual design and apply them to your PowerPoint slides. Understand the psychology behind color choices, typography, layout, and imagery to transform your slides into captivating visual narratives that effectively communicate your message
Hands-On Skill Development: Through interactive demonstrations and guided activities, develop practical skills in real-time. Practice crafting dynamic transitions, animated infographics, and storytelling sequences to transform static content into immersive and memorable presentations.
Lunch & Learn: How to Prepare Your Critical EMS Comms for Disasters Response and Recovery
When disaster strikes, EMS agencies need to be prepared to respond quickly and efficiently. EMS agencies need the right tools to connect and communicate. During this 60-minute presentation, disaster communication experts will review the lessons learned from recent disasters, including the communications response to Hurricane Ian in the Fall of 2022. The webinar will outline the essential steps EMS agencies need to take to ensure they have the necessary communications capabilities in place and the resources and solutions that will be most effective during disaster response and recovery.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the benefits of planning for disaster communications in EMS.
Assess lessons learned from recent disasters that impacted critical EMS communications, and the resources and solutions utilized to combat those challenges.
Identify best practices in preparing your EMS agency’s critical communications for disaster response and recovery.
Determine the critical EMS communication policies and capabilities for developing or updating your EMS agency’s disaster plan.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the benefits of planning for disaster communications in EMS.
Assess lessons learned from recent disasters that impacted critical EMS communications, and the resources and solutions utilized to combat those challenges.
Identify best practices in preparing your EMS agency’s critical communications for disaster response and recovery.
Determine the critical EMS communication policies and capabilities for developing or updating your EMS agency’s disaster plan.
Learning Center: Part I: Watch what you shock: pearls and perils of synchronized cardioversion; Part II: Understanding the Principles and Indications of Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
Part I:
• Understand the specific clinical scenarios where synchronized cardioversion is indicated
• Understand which situations synchronized cardioversion should be avoided
• Discuss the potential risks and complications that may arise during synchronized cardioversion
Part II:
• Explain the underlying principles of transcutaneous cardiac pacing, including the electrical parameters and how they influence cardiac depolarization.
• Outline the specific clinical indications for transcutaneous pacing, such as bradyarrhythmias, complete heart block, and symptomatic bradycardia, to help attendees identify when this intervention is appropriate.
• Describe the step-by-step procedure of applying transcutaneous pacing, from electrode placement to device settings and synchronization with the patient's cardiac rhythm.
• Introduce different types of transcutaneous pacing devices available in the market, their features, and potential advantages and limitations.
• Discuss potential complications and risks associated with transcutaneous pacing, such as skin burns, muscle twitching, and patient discomfort, and strategies to mitigate these issues.
• Highlight best practices for monitoring patients during transcutaneous pacing, including appropriate sedation, pain management, and continuous assessment of pacing effectiveness
Learning Objectives:
Part I:
Understand the indications and contraindications for synchronized cardioversion
Demonstrate the correct procedure and equipment for performing synchronized cardioversion.
Discuss potential risks and complications associated with synchronized cardioversion and how to manage them
Part II:
Understanding the Principles and Indications of Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
Familiarizing with Transcutaneous Pacing Procedure and Equipment
Managing Complications and Best Practices in Transcutaneous Pacing
• Understand the specific clinical scenarios where synchronized cardioversion is indicated
• Understand which situations synchronized cardioversion should be avoided
• Discuss the potential risks and complications that may arise during synchronized cardioversion
Part II:
• Explain the underlying principles of transcutaneous cardiac pacing, including the electrical parameters and how they influence cardiac depolarization.
• Outline the specific clinical indications for transcutaneous pacing, such as bradyarrhythmias, complete heart block, and symptomatic bradycardia, to help attendees identify when this intervention is appropriate.
• Describe the step-by-step procedure of applying transcutaneous pacing, from electrode placement to device settings and synchronization with the patient's cardiac rhythm.
• Introduce different types of transcutaneous pacing devices available in the market, their features, and potential advantages and limitations.
• Discuss potential complications and risks associated with transcutaneous pacing, such as skin burns, muscle twitching, and patient discomfort, and strategies to mitigate these issues.
• Highlight best practices for monitoring patients during transcutaneous pacing, including appropriate sedation, pain management, and continuous assessment of pacing effectiveness
Learning Objectives:
Part I:
Understand the indications and contraindications for synchronized cardioversion
Demonstrate the correct procedure and equipment for performing synchronized cardioversion.
Discuss potential risks and complications associated with synchronized cardioversion and how to manage them
Part II:
Understanding the Principles and Indications of Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
Familiarizing with Transcutaneous Pacing Procedure and Equipment
Managing Complications and Best Practices in Transcutaneous Pacing
Teleflex Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Procedural Cadaver Lab (2PM)
This hands-on, immersive, session provides participants with a real-world opportunity to review relevant anatomy associated with critical care and lifesaving emergency procedures. Under expert instruction, participants will practice procedural skills, such as basic airway management, direct and video laryngoscope intubation, intraosseous access, and a variety of other emergency procedures.
Learning Center: Management in the Equipment-Laden Athlete: Best Practices and Current Care Concepts
Sports participation constitutes one of the most common causes of spine injuries in the United States. The unique factor in some athletic injuries is that the safety equipment and/or unstable surfaces that are designed to protect the athlete can become a hindrance to prompt on-field management of the athlete, especially quick & efficient access to the patient's airway & management of the patient's airway. Airway compromise may occur over a period of time or suddenly, creating a situation in which effective airway management is imperative and a mechanical skill that should be mastered by pre-hospital personnel with the equipment-laden & non-equipment laden athlete. This learning lab will help clinicians master the low frequency but high-fidelity airway management skills when dealing with the equipment-laden athlete. Participants will have an opportunity for hands-on practice and the utilization of a wide array of airway adjuncts at practical skills stations, as well as the opportunity to find solutions through scenario-based, multi-disciplinary practical application of skills.
After attending this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify and discuss the role of an athletic trainer within the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.
2. Describe and demonstrate skills needed for effective management of airway, breathing, and circulation in the equipment-laden athlete, and management and removal of protective athletic equipment.
3. Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing airway and spine injury management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
Learning Objectives:
Examine and discuss the current scientific evidence related to the pre-hospital management of the spine-injured athlete specifically focusing on management of airway, breathing, and circulation and management of the equipment-laden athlete.
Demonstrate the proper sequence and implementation of critical decision-making skills and the current evidence in the management of the equipment-laden athlete.
Describe and demonstrate skills needed for effective management of airway, breathing, and circulation in the equipment-laden athlete, and management and removal of protective athletic equipment.
Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing airway and spine injury management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
After attending this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify and discuss the role of an athletic trainer within the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.
2. Describe and demonstrate skills needed for effective management of airway, breathing, and circulation in the equipment-laden athlete, and management and removal of protective athletic equipment.
3. Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing airway and spine injury management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
Learning Objectives:
Examine and discuss the current scientific evidence related to the pre-hospital management of the spine-injured athlete specifically focusing on management of airway, breathing, and circulation and management of the equipment-laden athlete.
Demonstrate the proper sequence and implementation of critical decision-making skills and the current evidence in the management of the equipment-laden athlete.
Describe and demonstrate skills needed for effective management of airway, breathing, and circulation in the equipment-laden athlete, and management and removal of protective athletic equipment.
Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing airway and spine injury management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.
Learning Center: Increasing first-pass success: current evidence for video laryngoscopy in EMS
Outline:
• Unique considerations for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and airway management
• Endotracheal Intubation and EMS
o Patient considerations
o Indications
o Usage
o Common techniques_ Direct Laryngoscopy (DL) and Video Laryngoscopy (VL)
• The three “Ps” of first-pass intubation success
o Preparation
o Postitioning
o Performance
• Overview of direct laryngoscopy
• Overview of video laryngoscopy
• Evidence deep-drive
o First-pass success otucomes
o VL and first-pass success outcomes
o VL and patient outcomes
o First-pass success and patient outcomes
o VL, first-pas success, and patient outcomes
o Covid-19 and provider safety
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the role of endotracheal intubation (ETI) in EMS
Describe the similarities, differences, and challenges between in-hospital and out-of-hospital advanced airway management.
Discuss direct laryngoscopy (DL) versus video laryngoscopy (VL)
Understand the available evidence regarding the correlation between VL and First-Pass Success in EMS
Understand the available evidence regarding the correlation between VL, First-Pass Success, and improved patient outcomes.
• Unique considerations for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and airway management
• Endotracheal Intubation and EMS
o Patient considerations
o Indications
o Usage
o Common techniques_ Direct Laryngoscopy (DL) and Video Laryngoscopy (VL)
• The three “Ps” of first-pass intubation success
o Preparation
o Postitioning
o Performance
• Overview of direct laryngoscopy
• Overview of video laryngoscopy
• Evidence deep-drive
o First-pass success otucomes
o VL and first-pass success outcomes
o VL and patient outcomes
o First-pass success and patient outcomes
o VL, first-pas success, and patient outcomes
o Covid-19 and provider safety
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the role of endotracheal intubation (ETI) in EMS
Describe the similarities, differences, and challenges between in-hospital and out-of-hospital advanced airway management.
Discuss direct laryngoscopy (DL) versus video laryngoscopy (VL)
Understand the available evidence regarding the correlation between VL and First-Pass Success in EMS
Understand the available evidence regarding the correlation between VL, First-Pass Success, and improved patient outcomes.
Learning Center: Burn Airway Assessment and Resuscitation Strategies
In this session Chief Flores will provide an overview of burn care, focusing on the importance of aggressive airway management due to the complications associated with inhalation injuries. He will also discuss recommended fluid resuscitation for initial and extended care.
I. Introduction
a. Background of Speaker and subject matter expertise
b. Outline of Expectations of Presentation
II. Background
a. Burn & Trauma
b. Burn Resources
III. Inhalation Ijuries
a. Complications of Inhalation Ijuries
b. Inhalation injury assessment
c. Airway Management
IV. Fluid Resuscitation
a. Early Fluid Management vs Extended Care
b. Review ABA Transfer Criteria for Burn Patients
V. Takeaways
a. Review of Burn complications and Treatment
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will have a clear understanding of burn resources and the importance of getting patients to definitive care.
Attendees will have a clear understanding of the complications of inhalation injuries associated with burns patients and the need for aggressing airway management
Attendees will understand the importance of having access to resources preidentified in case of extended burn care.
I. Introduction
a. Background of Speaker and subject matter expertise
b. Outline of Expectations of Presentation
II. Background
a. Burn & Trauma
b. Burn Resources
III. Inhalation Ijuries
a. Complications of Inhalation Ijuries
b. Inhalation injury assessment
c. Airway Management
IV. Fluid Resuscitation
a. Early Fluid Management vs Extended Care
b. Review ABA Transfer Criteria for Burn Patients
V. Takeaways
a. Review of Burn complications and Treatment
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will have a clear understanding of burn resources and the importance of getting patients to definitive care.
Attendees will have a clear understanding of the complications of inhalation injuries associated with burns patients and the need for aggressing airway management
Attendees will understand the importance of having access to resources preidentified in case of extended burn care.
Lunch & Learn: Developing CP/MIH Programs for Success
Unlock success through understanding, designing, and tracking community needs and programs. Join this Lunch & Learn to dive into developing CP/MIH programs, and how to improve outcomes and overall well-being in your community. We’ll explore examples of various programs and help you understand the components to creating what your community needs through data.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of community needs assessment for developing CP/MIH programs.
Learn the key components of designing effective CP/MIH programs based on community needs.
Discover methods for tracking program outcomes and improving overall community well-being through data-driven approaches.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of community needs assessment for developing CP/MIH programs.
Learn the key components of designing effective CP/MIH programs based on community needs.
Discover methods for tracking program outcomes and improving overall community well-being through data-driven approaches.
Learning Center: High Performance CPR
When it comes to cardiac arrest survival, Medical Science and Educational Efficiency are critically important, but nothing trumps Local Implementation. In this 30-minute learning center session, Tom Bouthillet, NRP, will show you exactly how to implement High Performance CPR in your organization. Learn how to transform your culture, improve teamwork, measure results, and celebrate success! Attendees will be some of the first to get a look at the new resuscitation products Laerdal Medical will be launching this fall.
Learning Center: Taking Back EMS: Embracing Five Important Protocol Changes and Debunking Unfounded Research
In this session, led by Dr. Peter Antevy, MD, attendees will explore five crucial protocol changes and debunking unsound research in EMS. Topics covered include the benefits of Double Sequential Defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation, negative effects of hyperventilation, risks of administering cardiac arrest dose epinephrine in pediatric bradycardia, and how EMS organizations can collaborate with hospitals to enhance pediatric outcomes. Participants will also learn about the effectiveness of Ketamine for refractory seizures and advantages of using whole blood for trauma cases. Lastly, the importance of implementing Double Sequential External Defibrillation and utilizing distal femoral intraosseous access for pediatric arrest interventions will be highlighted. The presentation will conclude by emphasizing the significance of adopting these advancements and encouraging further research in EMS practice.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the benefit of Double Sequential Defibrillation in refractory ventricular fibrillation
Understand the negative physiology associated with hyperventilation
Explain why cardiac arrest dose epinephrine is harmful in pediatric bradycardia
Describe how EMS organizations can collaborate with hospitals to improve pediatric outcomes
Learning Objectives:
Describe the benefit of Double Sequential Defibrillation in refractory ventricular fibrillation
Understand the negative physiology associated with hyperventilation
Explain why cardiac arrest dose epinephrine is harmful in pediatric bradycardia
Describe how EMS organizations can collaborate with hospitals to improve pediatric outcomes
Learning Center: Current Cooperative and Supply Chain Trends
Current supply chain issue have dominated the Fire/EMS Industry over the last 3 years creating havoc within the industry due to the Pandemic and Post- Pandemic years. The session explores the past, current, and future state and how cooperative procurement organizations can assist the industry in managing the roller coaster of the procurement cycle.
Learning Objectives:
Past, current , and future supply chain issues and trends.
How cooperative solutions can assist in managing volatile supply chains.
The processes involved in cooperative purchasing.
Learning Objectives:
Past, current , and future supply chain issues and trends.
How cooperative solutions can assist in managing volatile supply chains.
The processes involved in cooperative purchasing.
Introducing and Improvising Junctional Tourniquets in Civilian Medicine
Trauma was and remains a leading cause of death of younger and healthy adults in America and worldwide. Many of these patients have injuries that cannot be managed in a prehospital setting. Success in salvageable cases depends on consistent implementation of the core tenants of modern trauma management: rapid transport to an appropriate facility, temperature management, and attempting to maintain blood pressure. Reducing fatalities depends on effectively managing that can be alleviated in a preshopital setting: extremity hemmorhage, junctional hemorrhage, sucking chest wounds, eviscerations and neck wounds. While commercial devices are always better than their improvised counterparts, there are situations where providers will not have these resources, such as off-duty or rural settings. These items can be effectively improvised out of nearly any item available. Through a series of case studies and hands-on scenarios and prompts, attendees will learn how to produce something that will function as a chest seal, extremity or junctional tourniquet and occlusive dressing out of items they may be able to find in their kits, car, or around the house.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the indications for use of a junctional tourniquet and describe the necessary placement and characteristics of such a tourniquet.
Upon completion, participants will be able to improvise a variety of specialty trauma equipment for prehospital care, including chest seals, extremity tourniquets and junctional tourniquets, from everyday items.
Upon completiong, participants will be able to evaluate and recognize resources for trauma care outside of standard texts incorporate these into their own practice and teach them in turn.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the indications for use of a junctional tourniquet and describe the necessary placement and characteristics of such a tourniquet.
Upon completion, participants will be able to improvise a variety of specialty trauma equipment for prehospital care, including chest seals, extremity tourniquets and junctional tourniquets, from everyday items.
Upon completiong, participants will be able to evaluate and recognize resources for trauma care outside of standard texts incorporate these into their own practice and teach them in turn.