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The Changing Face of Stroke Care: Is There an App for That?

By Hannah Ostrem on May 26, 2015

 

...You know there is! EMS World recently published an article which highlights the changing technologies and protocols for managing stroke care. New embolectomy studies such as MR. CLEAN, ESCAPE, EXTEND IA, SWIFT-PRIME, and REVASCAT (see Pulsara's previous post for more details) have shown incredible promise in that patients who recieved the various embolectomy treatments were roughly twice as likely to experience a positive outcome compared to those patients who received IV tPA alone. In fact, all of these studies were stopped early due to efficacy. 

Topics: Stroke EMS
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EMTs and Paramedics: Happy EMS Week and Thank You for Your Service!

By Brittany Means, RN, BSN on May 19, 2015

 

Whether it be as a visitor of a dear friend after surgery, for the birth of the newest family member, or as the patient yourself, there are few of us who haven’t found ourselves in the hospital setting. On the other hand, a much smaller percentage of the population has had a front row seat to the care that takes place prehospital. Even as a nurse in the hospital, I had little to no contact with these everyday heroes, and therefore knew very little about the immense role that they play in patient care. It wasn’t until I met my husband, a flight paramedic, that my eyes were opened to the world of EMS.

Topics: EMS
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Trauma: 10 Things You Need to Know to Save Lives

By Team Pulsara on Apr 16, 2015

EDITOR'S NOTE: Special thanks to our guest blogger, Bob Sullivan. Bob Sullivan, MS, NRP, is a paramedic instructor at Delaware Technical Community College. He has been in EMS since 1999, and has worked as a paramedic in private, fire-based, volunteer, and municipal EMS services, and is an ally to Pulsara. Contact info for Bob can be found on his blog, The EMS Patient Perspective.
Enjoy!

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Trauma is a leading cause of death for all age groups. EMS plays a pivotal role in trauma systems of care through assessment, treatment, and transport to the most appropriate trauma-care facility. Here are the top 10 things you need to know about multi-system trauma to save lives:

Topics: EMS
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STEMI: 10 Things You Need to Know to Save Lives

By Team Pulsara on Mar 19, 2015

EDITOR'S NOTE: Special thanks to our guest blogger, Bob Sullivan. Bob Sullivan, MS, NRP, is a paramedic instructor at Delaware Technical Community College. He has been in EMS since 1999, and has worked as a paramedic in private, fire-based, volunteer, and municipal EMS services, and is an ally to Pulsara. Contact Bob at his blog, The EMS Patient Perspective.
Enjoy!

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EMTs and paramedics play a crucial role in rapid detection, treatment, and transport of STEMI1 patients to the most appropriate hospital. Here are the top 10 things you need to know about STEMI to save lives:

Topics: STEMI EMS
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FaceTime: The Answer to Cost-Effective Prehospital Telestroke?

By James Woodson, MD on Mar 03, 2015

 

We all know that “time is tissue” for our stroke patients. We now have four studies (Mr Clean, Escape, Extend-1A, and Swift-Prime) showing the tremendous benefits of endovascular therapy for patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO).

Topics: Stroke EMS Coordinators' Corner
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Standardized Communication to Improve Inpatient STEMI Treatment Time Outcomes

By Hannah Ostrem on Feb 24, 2015

Approximately 200,000 people in the United States will suffer a STEMI this year, and, according to a recently published article in the Wall Street Journal, roughly 5% of those cases will occur in patients who are already in the hospital for other unrelated ailments. (Read 'The Hospital is no Place for a Heart Attack' here). 
Topics: STEMI EMS Coordinators' Corner
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