One Dead, Three Injured in North Carolina House Explosion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A woman has been found dead in the remains of a home leveled by a fire and explosion in North Carolina's largest city. Charlotte Fire Department Battalion Chief Matt Westover told reporters that the woman's body was found Tuesday night, nearly seven hours after the blast was reported by a man trapped in the home. Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said the man was able to tell operators where he was in the home, but didn't say what caused the blast. He was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Westover said the man also told operators where the woman may have been trapped. Westover declined ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - July 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Patient Care Source Type: news

AED On The Fly
Drone Delivery Canada - Drone Delivery Canada has partnered with Peel Region Paramedics to pilot its proprietary drone delivery platform to enable rapid first responder technology via drone with the goal to reduce response time and potentially save lives.   (Source: JEMS Patient Care)
Source: JEMS Patient Care - July 2, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Videos Cardiac & Resuscitation Equipment Gear Source Type: news

Underground Vault Explosion Kills One Worker, Injures Another and Cuts Power to Phoenix High-Rise Buildings
PHOENIX (AP) — A fire in an underground utility vault killed one worker, injured a second and cut power to numerous high-rise buildings Monday in downtown Phoenix, possibly for a few days, authorities said. The explosion happened Sunday night while two workers for Arizona Public Service, the state's largest utility, were doing maintenance work, the utility said. Power was cut to the four major buildings downtown, including the main Maricopa County administration building. About 1,000 workers had to either take Monday off or work from home, county spokesman Fields Moseley said. Several other buildings had only partial pow...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - July 2, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care AP News Tag Operations Source Type: news

Training Minutes: CPAP Applications - FireEMS - Fire Engineering
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Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 25, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Airway & Respiratory Training Videos Exclusive Articles Patient Care Source Type: news

UN Health Agency to Remove Controversial Opioid Guidelines
By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers last Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced the reports. The pledge to remove the guidelines comes a month after U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Hal Rogers accused the WHO of being influenced by Purdue Pharma, the American manufacturer of the potent painkiller OxyContin. The lawmakers' report claimed the guidelines, crafted in part by organizations with financial ties to the company, downplay the risk of opioids despite...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 25, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Associated Press Tags: News Patient Care AP News Tag Source Type: news

ECG Consult: 63yo Male Experiencing Chest Pain
In this month's ECG Consult, we encounter a 63-year-old male with a history of hyperlipidemia, hyperension, and rheumatoid arthritis who presents with chest pain.   (Source: JEMS Patient Care)
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 25, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: John Hayden, MD, EdD, FACEP Tags: Cardiac & Resuscitation Columns Exclusive Articles Patient Care Videos Source Type: news

National Trial Underway to Settle Airway Management Debate in Traumas
Source: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC will lead nearly two dozen emergency medical service (EMS) agencies across the country in a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded clinical trial aimed at improving survival among people who have difficulty breathing after a trauma. SEE VIDEO >> The Prehospital Airway Control Trial (PACT) is an $8.8 million, four-year study, beginning at the end of 2019 that will test different strategies to help patients breathe at the scene of a trauma, to see if one works better than a...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Airway & Respiratory News Patient Care Source Type: news

Teleflex Medical Recalls the Hudson RCI Sheridan and Sheridan Endotracheal Tubes Due to Risk of the Sheridan Connector Disconnecting from the Breathing Circuit
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product: Select Sheridan® branded Endotracheal Tubes and Connectors EIF-000361. Product sizes 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 and 8.5 mm are included in this recall. Specific Lots: Hudson RCI® Sheridan LTS® Hudson RCI® Sheridan (CF, Preformed, HZT) 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5 mm Hudson RCI® Sheridan®/EZ-ENDO 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5 mm Hudson RCI® Sheridan® Uncuffed 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 mm Sheridan/CF Novaplus® 7.0 Sheridan/HVT® Novaplus® 7.0, 7.5, 8.0,...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news

Seven Bikers Killed in New Hampshire Crash
RANDOLPH, N.H. (AP) — Investigators pleaded Saturday for members of the public to come forward with information that could help them determine why a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided with a group of 10 motorcycles on a rural highway, killing seven bikers. The crash in remote northern New Hampshire involved members of Marine JarHeads, a motorcycle club that includes Marines and their spouses, authorities said. The tragedy sent shockwaves through New England's communities of motorcyclists and military veterans, which often overlap. "When something like this happens, we all feel it," said Cat Wilson, who org...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Trauma News Mass Casualty Incidents Source Type: news

Podcast: Cardiac Arrest Protocol for Excellence in Lawrence, Kansas
  Lawrence-Douglas County (Kan.) Fire Medical instituted Cardiac Arrest Protocol for Excellence (CAPE), which resulted in a significant improvement in their cardiac arrest patient care processes and better outcomes. In the June 2019 edition of the "Firemedically Speaking" podcast, JEMS Executive Editor Mike McEvoy talks with Division Chief Kevin Joles and Medical Director Caleb Trent about the CAPE program, its design, implementation and results. Listen in the player above. RELATED Community Response to Cardiac Arrest in the Netherlands Transesophageal Echocardiography During Cardiac Arrest Epinephrine i...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike McEvoy, PhD, NRP, RN, CCRN Tags: Exclusive Articles Cardiac & Resuscitation Patient Care Source Type: news

Stars of Life Award Recipients to Be Honored in D.C.
The American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life program celebrates the contributions of ambulance professionals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in service to their communities or the EMS profession. This week, the association will be honoring the 2019 Stars of Life in Washington, D.C. You can find a list of this year's award recipients and their accomplishments HERE. Some of this year's highlights include:  Peter Beemer | AMR | Kaui, Hawaii: After Peter's family was evacuated from a flood, he stayed behind and spent nearly two weeks on site helping his community recover. Peter provided wound care...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Patient Care News Source Type: news

Patient ’s Family Assaults San Diego Paramedics
SAN DIEGO (NBC San Diego) - A San Diego paramedic was hospitalized Tuesday after he was attacked by the very people that police say called for help. The San Diego Police Department said firefighters and paramedics responded to a medical aid call on South 28th street at Franklin Avenue in Logan Heights just after 6 p.m. Paramedics said a female patient complained she was having trouble breathing and also threatened to harm herself. When they told the patient’s family that she was going to have to be placed on a 72-hour mental health hold, her family became irate. One of the two paramedics was thrown to the ground. Police ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news

Bavarian Nordic Initiates Phase 3 Trial of Freeze-dried MVA-BN ® Smallpox Vaccine
Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA, OTC: BVNRY) announced yesterday the initiation of a pivotal Phase 3 trial of the freeze-dried formulation of MVA-BN® smallpox vaccine in 1,110 healthy, vaccinia-naïve subjects. The randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial will evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of three consecutive vaccine lots of the freeze-dried formulation of MVA-BN® smallpox vaccine, similar to the prior completed Phase 3 study for the liquid-frozen MVA-BN formulation. The Biologics License Application (BLA) for the liquid frozen formulation of MVA-BN is currently under review at the FDA, with anticipated...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Patient Care Press Releases Source Type: news

Asian Nations Scramble to Contain Pig Disease Outbreaks
By HAU DINH and SAM McNEIL HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Asian nations are scrambling to contain the spread of highly contagious African swine fever, with Vietnam culling 2.6 million pigs and China reporting more than a million dead in an unprecedentedly huge epidemic some fear is out of control.Smaller outbreaks have been reported in Hong Kong, Taiwan, North Korea, Cambodia and Mongolia after cases were first reported in China's northeast in August. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization released a weekly update on the scale of infections on Thursday which reported a new outbreak in Laos.With pork supplies dwindling as lead...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: International News Patient Care Source Type: news

50 Sickened in Salt Lake City Chemical Spill
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 50 people reported feeling sick after sulfur dioxide spilled out of a rail car in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City Fired Department said the leak occurred Wednesday morning at a chemical manufacturing plant called Thatcher Chemicals. Fire officials estimate that 300-400 gallons of sulfur dioxide leaked. At least two people were taken to the hospital for treatment. Their conditions were unknown. Most people reported feeling a burn in their throats or having trouble breathing. Fire officials say the spill is contained. The Utah Division of Water Quality sent crews to test for possible conta...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 19, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Airway & Respiratory News Patient Care Source Type: news