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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

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As your national ACEP liaison to the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP), I have the incredible honor, privilege, and responsibility to be your “voice” during AAENP Board of Director meetings. Quillen College of Medicine (2003) Response The workforce study shook the foundation of emergency medicine (EM).

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Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

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3 The additional lengthy ED stays for transfer patients are equally resource-intense for emergency physicians and especially emergency nurses. The state of Georgia has developed and funded a coordinating center for patient movement and EMS communications on hospital capabilities ( [link] ).

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ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

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The following quotes from the ILCOR and AHA documents, under fair-use doctrine, will help summarize for you the changes. " EMS-DELIVERED CPR: CONSENSUS ON SCIENCE. Omitted for brevity, please see original document. This year has five BLS changes for adults, and one for children. "2017 Recommendations—Updated 1.

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Ballistic Follies

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It is critically important to document the physical findings in a plain-seeing, plain-speaking, non-judgmental manner that will not color or taint future investigations. Accurate time entries are important to document. Natural psycho-physiological responses may alter perceptions during the life-threatening event. By John Fund.

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Assume the position … ??Awkward Airway Positions

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Pull out the manikins (or use a volunteer; BVM only) and run some awkward codes! YouTube.com [Time=33’11” Presentation] EMS World. How versatile are your airway skills? Oh, sure, you can handle any supine situations! Gather everyone. Most airway management is done with the patient supine and on a table. Lee, Daniel E.,

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

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Advocacy for Trauma Care and EMS Development. Organization and Specialization in Emergency Nursing. Emergency Medicine Specialization, Recognition, and Organization. Development of EM Residencies. Organized EM supporting Rapid Sequence Intubation and other airway advances. Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog.

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Early Modern Resuscitators

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Ambulances and emergency medical care. Relatively early account of then status of prehospital care, before EMS movement took place. Documents improvements in BVMs previously investigated and found deficient in FIO2. Classic pre-EMS document describing rescue care by rural volunteer squads. Abdo Khoury, M.