Revamping Our Approach to Behavioral Emergencies
Why EMS must move beyond “control” and toward clinical excellence in behavioral emergencies: de-escalation as a primary strategy, the physiology behind restraint-related death, and pharmacological intervention as a deliberate procedure.
Aviation Concepts for Emergency Medicine and EMS – The Iceberg Effect
Once you find one problem, the smart move is to look for the larger ones hiding beneath it – in the cockpit and at the bedside.
When ‘They’ll Get It at the Hospital’ Becomes a Delay
Why Timing Matters for Prehospital Interventions Article by Faizan Noorani, NRP and James Li, MD FAEMSEdited by Michael DeFilippo, DO,
National Doctors’ Day
For National Doctors’ Day on March 30, NAEMSP is celebrating the everyday impact of EMS physicians across the country. We’re
Aviation Concepts for Emergency Medicine and EMS – The Go-Around
Author: Joshua Stilley, MD FACEP FAEMS; Medical Director, University of Missouri AmbulanceEditor: Michael DeFilippo, DO FAAEM; Assistant Professor of EM
Maternal Cardiac Arrest: Physiologic Considerations, Resuscitation Modifications, and Resuscitative Hysterotomy
Authors: William Freeman, MD (Emergency Medicine Resident Physician, WashU School of Medicine); Emma Altieri, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Physician,
Understanding the RSI Trial and Its Implications for EMS Airway Management
Author: Michael DeFilippo, DO Assistant Professor of EM and EMS – Washington University at St. Louis School of MedicineEditors: Aaron Lacy,
EMS Physician Medical Direction of EMS Education Programs
Authors: Ingrid Bloom, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Emory University, associate program director for
SVT in the Field: Revisiting Adenosine and Diltiazem as First-Line Agents
Author: Robert Skinner, MD; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – University of Tennessee Health Science CenterEditor: Michael DeFilippo, DO; Assistant