What's the Scoop with Bup?
Medication for opioid use disorder is extremely effective and can reduce overdose mortality by two-thirds. However, treatment initiation rates are low among overdose survivors. Prehospital buprenorphi...
22 Jan 202358min
This is no Snoozefest: EMS Sleep Study
Long-duration shifts, variable shift scheduling, limited time off between shifts, and other factors are linked to fatigue in EMS shift workers. Odds of injury, error and adverse events are higher amon...
22 Jan 20231h 2min
Social Determinants of Health and EMS Use Among Children
Prior studies suggest that EMS utilization in children may vary by socioeconomic status. However, most of these studies were small, and focused on regional data. Join us as we review a recently publis...
22 Jan 20231h 3min
Cost of Caring Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue in EMS
Compassion fatigue is the acute or gradual loss of benevolence that occurs after exposure to critical incident stress. The study we will review this month uses a cross-sectional survey to identify the...
22 Jan 20231h 2min
Reducing pediatric medication errors: Could an age-based field guide be perfect addition?
Several studies have demonstrated the high frequency of medication errors in pediatric patients by prehospital providers during both patient care and simulation. Does the addition of a pediatric field...
22 Jan 202358min
Let’s talk about Sex & Race: How Equitable is our EMS Care?
EMS providers pride themselves on the great care we deliver, but is that care equitable for all our patients? Join us for this second special edition PCRF journal club with the Diversity, Equity, and ...
22 Jan 20231h 4min
