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Minutes from the 2013 Annual General Meeting
PAC
Click the link to view the minutes from the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Paramedic Association of Canada.
Manitoba's STARS air ambulance slammed in draft provincial report
CBC News
Manitoba's STARS air ambulance crews lack adequate training, are not familiar with pediatric patients and do not understand patient oxygen needs, according to a damning draft report commissioned by Manitoba Health to review the air ambulance provider. Dr. Stephen Wheeler, medical director of B.C. Air Ambulance and Critical Care Transport, slams the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society in a report he delivered to the government, citing 12 cases in which patient care quality "came into question."
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Mixed reaction as Alberta quietly opens new northern EMS facility
Edmonton Sun
The provincial government quietly announced a new EMS facility for Peace River recently as a part of a move to consolidate rural ambulance dispatch in Alberta.
But some communities are still opposing the centralization of emergency medical services, saying that it could lead to increased mortality rates in emergencies.
Executive summary: 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction
American College of Cardiology Foundation / American Heart Association
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)
and the American Heart Association (AHA) have jointly
produced guidelines in the area of cardiovascular disease
since 1980. The ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines
(Task Force), charged with developing, updating, and
revising practice guidelines for cardiovascular diseases and procedures, directs and oversees this effort. Writing committees are charged with regularly reviewing and evaluating all available evidence to develop balanced, patient-centric recommendations for clinical practice.
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Furosemide in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema
emDocs
Congestive heart failure is a common problem in the U.S., with over five million patients carrying the diagnosis and 500,000 new diagnoses each year. Cardiogenic acute pulmonary edema (APE) occurs when blood backs up into the pulmonary vasculature leading to increased oncotic pressure and leakage of fluid into the alveolar spaces. Essentially, patients are drowning. APE patients suffer from both increased after-load: making it more difficult for the left ventricle to function, and increased pre-load. As such, the goals of treatment must be directed at both decreasing cardiac filling pressures (pre-load) and decreasing after-load.
Paramedics' role may grow to help Simcoe County's frail, elderly
Simcoe.com
Expanding paramedics' role in the community could be an effective way to help people from being rushed to hospital, Simcoe County's health and emergency services general manager says. "Ontario is really looking at other ways to provide health care to people living in the community. There's been a lot of information about needs for community services. It's a capacity issue," Jane Sinclair said.
STARS back in air once report filed
Winnipeg Free Press
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) helicopter air ambulance service should be back in the air in the very near future, a spokesman said recently.
That depends on when a revised review of 16 cases STARS has handled is submitted.
"Manitobans deserve to have every confidence in the quality of service we offer," STARS spokesman Colin Fast said. "We're committed to making any changes needed to enhance our service in this province."
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Lighthouse revamps ambulance to shelter homeless
CTV News
A revamped ambulance that will help homeless or intoxicated people find shelter hit the streets of Saskatoon for the first time recently.
The Lighthouse Supported Living launched its mobile outreach vehicle Tuesday afternoon. The retro-fitted ambulance will transport people in need of shelter from the streets to the Lighthouse, where they can spend the night.
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Manitoba's STARS air ambulance slammed in draft provincial report
CBC News
Manitoba's STARS air ambulance crews lack adequate training, are not familiar with pediatric patients and do not understand patient oxygen needs, according to a damning draft report commissioned by Manitoba Health to review the air ambulance provider. Dr. Stephen Wheeler, medical director of B.C. Air Ambulance and Critical Care Transport, slams the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society in a report he delivered late last year to the government.
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Why community paramedicine saves both money and lives
The Globe and Mail
Imagine if, instead of transporting patients to hospital, where they will sit for hours in the emergency department waiting for minor — and often routine — treatments, paramedics treated them in their homes. It seems like an eminently sensible approach, but the idea is only now starting to take hold.
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Irish College of Paramedics
Irish College of Paramedics
The world of Irish Pre-Hospital Practice has developed significantly over this past number of years. With the advent of Regulation in 2001 and the introduction of a Register and all of the associated changes as a consequence, came vast improvements to the structure, standards and education, in pre-hospital care. Whilst improvements are evident among the practitioner group, the public know little or nothing of our role and function.
Paramedic deplores condition of Route 90
The Nor'Wester
A rural ambulance paramedic says a stretch of Route 90 along the Irish Loop in Newfoundland is so bad that cardiac monitors are practically useless unless the driver pulls over. "To work in this kind of situation, it's hideous," said Nicole Yetman-Ryan, who travels that road regularly on the hour's run to St. John's and back.
Northumberland Paramedics announces new Deputy Chief
Northumberland View
Northumberland Paramedics is pleased to announce that, following an extensive recruitment process, Mr. Scott Ramey will take on the position of Deputy Chief of Operations beginning next month.
"We were very impressed with the calibre of applicants for this position. We really took our time making this decision," stated Northumberland Paramedics Chief Tarmo Uukkivi.
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