Where in the World of EMS is A.J. Heightman? The 2017 Leading Edge Conference in Camden, NJ

On Monday April 24, A.J. delivered the keynote address at the 2017 Leading Edge Conference sponsored by the ALS agencies in Camden, NJ. A.J. and other EMS innovators discussed key issues and answers in EMS, including sepsis and the need for thermometers in med kits, the pressure  variants  (and proper generation and use of them) to save patients, skill decay in the field, the need to reinforce BLS care and skills, the merits and value of mechanical CPR, impedance threshold devices (ITDs) for cardiac (ResQ-Pod) and trauma cases (ResQ-Guard) and ultrasound by field providers. Look for important follow-up articles in JEMS. A.J. will be at PennWell's FDIC Conference the rest of the week (in Indianapolis) with 30,000 attendees and hundreds of exhibitors. He will be reporting from there on new innovations and equipment. Watch for it on JEMS.com.
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