Paramedic Self-Regulation: Its Importance and The Big Picture of The Paramedic Profession
By Chris Farnady, AEMCA, ACP Paramedicine as a profession has evolved by leaps and bounds in the last twenty years – from increases in the scope of practice practitioners can draw from to innovative programs such as the Vital Heart … Read More
When The Media Gets It Wrong
By Blair Bigham Paramedics and physicians across Canada united after a shocking broadcast speculated that Canada’s paramedics were ill-equipped to respond to 911 calls. CTV’s investigative broadcast W5 ran an episode titled “911 Roulette.” The episode, hosted by experienced journalist … Read More
Carfentanil: 5 Things Every Paramedic Needs to Know
By Blair Bigham Most emergency doctors had never heard of “carfentanil” before it showed up in Ohio in July. That’s because it’s not a human medicine – it’s an elephant tranquilizer used by veterinarians. It’s 10,000 times more potent than … Read More
BC Fallen Paramedic Memorial
RE: The British Columbia Fallen Paramedics Memorial Monument Unveiling March 3, 2015 Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Fallen Paramedics Memorial Committee I wish to inform you the Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of the Province of B.C and the Honorable … Read More
Rethinking Remote and Rural Education
Alan Batt1,3, Jessica Morton2,3, Matthew Simpson3 1National Ambulance LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2Student Paramedics Australasia, NSW, Australia 3Prehospital Research Support Site, prehospitalresearch.eu Introduction The traditional model of paramedicine refers to the role of paramedics with a focus on … Read More
Apps for Paramedics
New and noteworthy Apps for Paramedics Angela Anderson Ten years ago would you believe us if we said you would be able to follow the latest CPR guidelines on your smart phone? What if we said you could schedule a … Read More
The FRONTIER Trial – On The Frontier of Prehospital Stroke Treatment
Jason E. Buick & Ian R. Drennan Each year approximately 50,000 people in Canada suffer a stroke.That’s nearly one stroke every 10 minutes, leading to over 14,000 deaths and many others with permanent disabilities. Currently over 315,000 people in Canada … Read More
Terrorism and Paramedic Services
Anthony DiMonte Terrorism has unfortunately become a reality that we now must be able to face on our soil.We have been fortunate that many terrorist plots in Canada have been disrupted by our security and police agencies before the perpetrators … Read More
Spine Boards – A Risk Review
The evolution of paramedicine and how we manage patient care is ever evolving and changing with evidence of new research or the invention of new technology.The act of immobilizing a trauma patient to a long rigid board, known as a … Read More