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Crash Responder Safety Week: November 18-22, 2024
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“Responders Ahead! Reduce Your Speed As You Proceed”
Crash Responder Safety Week is an annual event that joins fire, EMS, rescue, law enforcement, and transportation personnel together to enhance public awareness on the importance of safe driving near incident scenes. Learn more on the week's messaging focuses and resources available below. |
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National Rural Health Day: November 21, 2024
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National Rural Health Day is honored to highlight the efforts providers, communities, and organizations have taken and are continuing to take to address the healthcare needs of rural communities. |
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NEMSQA Measure Update Announcement: Minor Corrections Posted 10/16/2024
The following corrections were made to the 2024 NEMSQA Measures Report on 10/16/2024.
- Airway-01: Successful First Endotracheal Intubation Attempt without Hypotension and without Hypoxia
- Airway-05: Adequate Oxygen Saturation Achieved Before Endotracheal Intubation Attempts
- Airway-18: Waveform Capnography Confirmation of Invasive Airway
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Marburg Virus Disease: New EMS Guidelines: Revised October 4, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and health departments about the Republic of Rwanda’s first confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) with 36 laboratory confirmed cases and 11 deaths reported as of October 2, 2024, including at least 19 cases in healthcare workers.
CDC Health Alert Network Communications
Background Marburg Virus Disease is a rare but highly fatal viral hemorrhagic fever caused by infection with either Marburg virus or Ravn virus. Both Marburg virus and Ravn virus are within the family which also includes Ebola viruses. A person infected with the Marburg virus is not contagious before symptoms appear. Symptoms may include fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal symptoms, or unexplained bleeding. The virus is spread through direct contact with broken skin or mucous membranes with the body fluids of someone who is sick with MVD, or who recently died from their infection. These body fluids include blood, urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, amniotic fluid, or semen. People can also contract MVD if they have contact with infected animals, or with needles, or with other objects or surfaces contaminated with the virus. Marburg virus is not spread through airborne transmission. |
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Impact of Qualitative Research
"Highlighting the significance of qualitative research, Dr. Barr remarks, 'Numbers work well for testing theories, but when it comes to generating new ones, the hard work of interviews, coding and theming is essential.'"
Learn more about how Professor Bram Buffee, PhD, EMT-P & Dr. Nigel Barr, PhD, RN, RP discuss the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of capturing qualitative research for greater insights on healthcare practices and challenges: EMS Research Podcast: Paramedic Perspectives on COVID Through Qualitative Research - JEMS: EMS, Emergency Medical Services - Training, Paramedic, EMT News.
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Full Circle
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service paramedics in Rochester, Minnesota responded to a patient experiencing a heart attack only to discover their former teacher in need.
Read & watch more about this story.
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This section provides Arkansas-specific updates & notable information from past newsletters. |
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Submit Your NEMSIS v.3.5 Data
Submit your EMS activation v.3.5 data to the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS). States have until the end of 2024 to make the transition, and nearly every state is on track to do so. NEMSIS v.3.5 introduces the NEMSIS Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), which is created automatically with every v3.5 ePCR. This will enhance data exchange easier allowing for the direct linkage of EMS, crash and trauma data nationally without requiring any personally identifiable information. |
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Featured Members - AAA Stars of Life Visit 2024 Archives - Stars of Life to read more about many ArAA members nominated as American Ambulance Association Stars of Life. These individuals have been honored and recognized at the Stars of Life event in Washington, D.C. held November 10 - 13. |
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The Health Care Landscape in Arkansas & the 2024 Election
Arkansas health care landscape against the backdrop of the 2024 election can be found here: Arkansas Fact Sheet. |
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Arkansas Provider Courses: Availability & Registration
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Arkansas Respiratory Virus Update |
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Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations - Arkansas DHS Report The data is updated by the state weekly and can be accessed here. |
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Respiratory Virus - % of Emergency Department Visits - CDC Data The data is updated by the CDC weekly and can be accessed here. |
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November 10-13, 2024 - Stars of Life in Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2024 - Legislative: Pre-filing Bills & Resolutions
November 21, 2024 - Legislative: Pre-Session Budget Hearings
November 21, 2024 - National Rural Health Day (Learn More)
November 18-22, 2024 - Crash Responder Safety Week (Learn More) November 28, 2024 - Happy Thanksgiving!
December 11, 2024 - Arkansas Fire Protection Service Board Monthly Meeting in North Little Rock, AR (Learn More)
December 13, 2024 - Feasibility Study for Certain Health Care Legislation introduced by a member of the General Assembly December 25, 2024 - Merry Christmas! |
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