Stepping Up Safety: Integrating Fall Prevention in EMS Services (Oct 2024)

Stepping Up Safety: Integrating Fall Prevention in EMS Services (Oct 2024)

Falls are the leading cause of injury for older Americans; in fact, one out of every four persons aged 65 and older has reported a fall in the past year. Falls are also the leading cause of EMS activations annually, accounting for over 3 million annual ED visits. EMS has a front-row seat in this epidemic, but little has been done to evaluate its role in a cure. In this month's journal club, we review a recent publication that describes the community benefits of an EMS-recognized and evaluated fall prevention program.

Article: "Integrating Fall Prevention Strategies into EMS Services to Reduce Falls and Associated Healthcare Costs for Older Adults"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38533419/

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CPR Mastery: How good is good enough?  Is Mastery Learning Overkill? Short, Self-Directed CPR Training Delivers Comparable 6-Month Retention

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In this episode, we step inside the ambulance to explore a question rarely discussed: how safe is the air paramedics breathe when administering methoxyflurane, marketed as Penthrox. While not used in ...

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