8 MARCH 2015 | EMSWORLD.com
E M S W O R L D O N L I N E
NEW
A NEW KIND OF
RESPONSE
Agencies across the U.S. are
developing unique tactical EMS
(TEMS) teams as the need for
rapid response during an active
shooter event only seems to be
increasing. From the TEMS team
at Wake County EMS in Raleigh,
NC, to the Arlington County (VA)
Fire Department's Rescue Task
Force that responds to events in
close proximity to Washington,
D.C., to a joint fre-law
enforcement program in Oregon
based on military techniques,
agencies are fnding ways to
safely insert EMS personnel
in a scene so they can treat
victims while an active shooter
event is ongoing. Read more at
EMSWorld.com/12042545.
EMS World is pleased to announce it has partnered with
ReelDx, a pioneer of real-patient video in medical education,
to publish real-patient video case studies designed to
educate EMS providers.
The case studies ofer short videos of real encounters in
the feld and in emergency rooms, substantial case data and
imagery, and behind-the-scenes insights on the encounter.
Education about best practices for emergency assessment
and management is made vivid through real patients, real
providers and real medical emergencies.
"This is a powerful learning tool for medical frst
responders," says David Spiro, MD, co-founder and chief
medical ofcer of ReelDx. "It's critical that EMTs and
paramedics keep their skills current and their training fresh.
However, their exposure to a broad range of conditions is
dependent on the medical emergencies that occur in the
communities they serve. Through ReelDx cases on EMS World, EMS providers can review real
cases from a range of encounters and get bullet-point takeaways for their own practice."
The EMS World Prehospital Library will feature one new case weekly. Contributors include
providers and teachers from Oregon Health & Science University, Kaiser Permanente, University
of Louisville, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Woodburn Ambulance Company in Woodburn, OR.
In the frst case, a 15-year-old boy was riding his bike with a friend and was hit and run
over by an SUV. View the video at EMSWorld.com/12038737. Visit EMSWorld.com/reg/
newsletter to subscribe to our Patient Video of the Week newsletter and be notifed when
new videos are uploaded.
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Bobbie Merica continues her guide to simulating
injuries and illnesses through efective use of
moulage. This month: Embedded glass.
See EMSWorld.com/12042547
MOULAGE
O F T H E M O N T H
PUBLIC ACCESS TO
TOURNIQUETS & AEDS
Davie Fire
Rescue in
South Florida
has recently
started to
promote
tourniquet
use by its
citizens,
placing a
"severe
bleeding kit"
on every
registered
AED in
the town.
Department
leaders,
Assistant Chief Julie Downey and
Peter Antevy, MD, feel strongly
that tourniquets can be used
safely by the lay public after
proper training that is given during
basic CPR courses. Read more at
EMSWorld.com/12042621.
The first case features a 15-year-old MVA victim.
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