EMS

American College of Emergency Physicians Calls Its Excited Delirium Paper Outdated, Withdraws Its Approval

A leading doctors group on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” a document that critics say has been used to justify excessive force by police. The American College of Emergency Physicians in a statement called the paper outdated and said the term excited delirium should not be used by members …

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Spotlight on Success: Denver Fire Department Wellness

Science to the Station: A health & wellness alliance is a community of scientists and fire service professionals dedicated to providing critical information needed to improve the safety and health of firefighters and other first responders. Denver Fire Department has become an industry leader in fire, fighter health, and wellness. Join their team to hear …

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Allentown (PA) Initiative to Send Social Workers to 911 Call Fails in City Council

A citizen-backed proposal that would send social workers to some nonviolent 911 calls could become a voter referendum this November after Allentown City Council rejected it Thursday evening. Following two meetings and several hours of testimony from both backers and opponents of the initiative, which would create a one-year, $4 million “mobile community response team” …

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The Powerful Potential for Artificial Intelligence in Mobile Medicine & Fire

Do I simply take my patient to the closest facility? How do I know which facility is the right one, and whether or not it has space and specialization? In San Francisco—this is bonkers, in the beating heart of the world’s technology ecosystem—for years much of this calculation has been done using a physical map …

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The Impact of Recent Developments in Cognitive Neuroscience on Resilience and PTSD

This webcast summarizes research and scientific progress made in the field of cognitive neuroscience with emphasis on many complex brain functions associated with behavioral response to trauma and other stressful aspects of firefighting and emergency response. An overview of cognitive psychology principles is presented first, with an emphasis on the essential components of human behavior …

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