Southern Virginia EMS

05/20/2019

Southern Virginia EMS wishes all EMS Practitioners a great EMS Week!

08/30/2018

Southern Virginia EMS is presenting the NAEMT Psychological Trauma in EMS Patients (PTEP) Provider course at the 2018 Virginia EMS Symposium on Thursday, 11/08/2018 (Course PRE-015). This will be one of the first PTEP Provider courses conducted in Virginia. Visit this URL for more information about this new educational offering from NAEMT:

NAEMT's Psychological Trauma in EMS Patients (PTEP) course gives EMS practitioners the resources they need to help alleviate patients’ hidden wounds – intense fear, stress and pain – during a medical emergency.

09/24/2017

This is a live video of training class scenario for TECC ....

06/10/2017

Be safe out there!

As the use of synthetic opioids and number of subsequent overdoses continues to rise, an Ohio county coroner's office is sending a warning to all fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies: Throw away your latex gloves.It's suspected that latex gloves may all

01/25/2017

Virginia needs to start working toward this as well ...
https://atlantadailyworld.com/2017/01/23/advocates-lobby-legislators-for-trauma-kits-to-reduce-school-fatalities/

Every minute counts when a person is losing blood, and simple access to a tourniquet in a mass shooting or explosion could reduce loss of life dramatically. This is why the Georgia Society of the A…

01/10/2017

Is this one future path of EMS? Consider the possibility of community medicine, reduced ER visits and hospital admission costs ...

http://s.masslive.com/k2QVxcB

A pilot program run by Commonwealth Care Alliance in Greater Boston has been experimenting with the use of at-home paramedic visits to keep patients out of emergency rooms.

12/28/2016

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/stepping-in-before-the-ambulance-is-called-community-paramedics-help/article_38f69c8c-ac1c-5d49-92e5-4d72e5b70961.html?platform=hootsuite

A fire alarm went off in Bea McCoy’s apartment complex a few weeks ago. As she headed outside, someone who smelled like smoke passed her. When she returned inside, she

12/15/2016

Empathy is so important!
https://themighty.com/2016/12/what-its-like-to-be-suicidal-in-the-er/

“Just because I ‘did this to myself’ does not mean you can treat me differently."

12/03/2016

Helpful information to have when doing a thorough assessment on scene

12/02/2016

With as distracted as drivers are here in the US, this is not a bad idea!

https://www.facebook.com/techinasia/videos/1266431953395215/

11/23/2016

https://www.facebook.com/highperformanceems/photos/a.316996054991251.81218.210289865661871/1361969183827261/?type=3

"Patients don't suddenly deteriorate. Clinicians just suddenly notice." Dr Patrick Brady

11/23/2016

https://www.fentanylsafety.com/

This site provides first responders with accurate and up to date information related to safety, handling and status of the illicit Fentanyl issue in Canada.