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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have released new vaccine and testing mandates. Implementation of the mandates will occur in the coming months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19). The guidance includes updated quarantine recommendations for fully vaccinated patients who have had close contact with someone with a COVID-19 infection, recommended testing intervals for asymptomatic health care providers, and the incorporation of previous CDC …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that $25.5 billion soon will be available to help EMS providers with the costs of providing COVID-19 response. This funding includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Medicare patients. An additional $17 …
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On September 9, 2021, the White House issued Path Out of the Pandemic – President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan, which it deemed to be a new six-pronged approach “to combat COVID-19 and save even more lives in the months ahead, while also keeping schools safe, and protecting our economy from lockdowns and damage.” Several provisions …
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“We want to save the ambulance trips and the emergency rooms for those that are critically sick or injured, just because of the overcrowding,” Brevard Fire Chief Mark Schollmeyer said Thursday. “We’ve experienced wait times in excess of an hour trying to transfer patients over [to the hospital], which creates a hardship on the whole system.”
While FDNY has been saving lives in conventionally powered vehicles for decades, the rise of all-electric vehicles presents new challenges. BEVs feature a large primary battery and high voltage wiring that may change where first responders should attempt to cut into the vehicle.
By listener request, our hosts discuss the new law restricting ketamine use in Colorado and the Chicago sexual harassment settlement. In this episode of the Inside EMS Podcast, our co-hosts, Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, discuss the news of the week as requested by listener emails.
Insights into the deadly Fla. condo collapse, how post-9/11 changes have improved incident command. Ludwig is fire chief of the ISO Class 1 Champaign (Illinois) Fire Department and past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
Aside from the acute risks of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, heat stress causes stress on the cardiovascular system. The leading cause of firefighter line-of-duty deaths is sudden cardiac events. Research suggests that heat stress is a causal factor in cardiac illness for firefighters PDF and may contribute to the likelihood of a sudden cardiac event in those …
