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The origins of the modern Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps, like so much in modern large scale emergency medical response, date back to a specific date and incident -the September 11 terrorist attack.
Soon after the attack, health care professionals from around the state spontaneously came forth to offer their services. Unfortunately, a common response was to either refuse their help outright or explain the need for delaying verification of credentials and a thorough background check. And often there was no mechanism in place to do this verification and background check at rapid speed in an emergency.
The value of having both a network and record of healthcare providers who were willing to volunteer and could be called upon in the event of a large-scale emergency or other widespread health crisis became clear.
This lesson was reinforced and the need declared official nationwide in President George W. Bush’s 2002 call for Americans to volunteer and help the nation. Soon a national network of medical reserve corps was created by the federal government. The Office of the Medical Reserve Corp (OMRC) is part of the Center for Preparedness (CP), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Soon after the attack, health care professionals from around the state spontaneously came forth to offer their services. Unfortunately, a common response was to either refuse their help outright or explain the need for delaying verification of credentials and a thorough background check. And often there was no mechanism in place to do this verification and background check at rapid speed in an emergency.
The value of having both a network and record of healthcare providers who were willing to volunteer and could be called upon in the event of a large-scale emergency or other widespread health crisis became clear.
This lesson was reinforced and the need declared official nationwide in President George W. Bush’s 2002 call for Americans to volunteer and help the nation. Soon a national network of medical reserve corps was created by the federal government. The Office of the Medical Reserve Corp (OMRC) is part of the Center for Preparedness (CP), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Read more: ow.ly/JgbW51051v1
Real ambulance design innovation starts with the voices of those on the front lines. Discover how paramedic feedback drives practical improvements in Crestline’s fleet for better care and comfort. Your insights matter. Read more: ow.ly/bBRW5104xpW
www.jems.com How Customer Feedback Drives Meaningful Design Improvements Across an Ambulance Lineup Crestline Ambulances updated its CCL 150 with HVAC, console, storage, and comfort changes based on dealer and first responder feedback. Simulation Is Essential, But Is It Enough? What EMS Training Can and Cannot Reproduce: ow.ly/Lws75104bgo
Actual patients are inherently variable. One paramedic may encounter a straightforward airway, another may face contamination and difficult positioning, and a third may have no airway encounter at all. Those experiences are clinically valuable, but they do not provide a consistent basis for determining whether every clinician can meet the same expectations.
A standardized simulation can.
Each paramedic can receive the same patient presentation, equipment, physiologic changes, and operational constraints. Expected critical actions can be defined in advance and performance can be evaluated using consistent criteria.
Actual patients are inherently variable. One paramedic may encounter a straightforward airway, another may face contamination and difficult positioning, and a third may have no airway encounter at all. Those experiences are clinically valuable, but they do not provide a consistent basis for determining whether every clinician can meet the same expectations.
A standardized simulation can.
Each paramedic can receive the same patient presentation, equipment, physiologic changes, and operational constraints. Expected critical actions can be defined in advance and performance can be evaluated using consistent criteria.
“They don’t want me.”
That was the response when an EMS provider encouraged an unhoused individual with a severe wound to go to the hospital.
The encounter exposed a much bigger issue: a lack of trust in a healthcare system that some people don't believe is there for them.
In this article, Daniel "Wesley" Brookshear shares how an outreach program at American Medical Response in Knoxville, TN, is working to change that through consistent patient contact, wound care, community partnerships, and connections to ongoing healthcare: ow.ly/brCj5104b79
That was the response when an EMS provider encouraged an unhoused individual with a severe wound to go to the hospital.
The encounter exposed a much bigger issue: a lack of trust in a healthcare system that some people don't believe is there for them.
In this article, Daniel "Wesley" Brookshear shares how an outreach program at American Medical Response in Knoxville, TN, is working to change that through consistent patient contact, wound care, community partnerships, and connections to ongoing healthcare: ow.ly/brCj5104b79
www.jems.com Rethinking EMS Outreach: The Patient Who Thought They Weren’t Wanted American Medical Response in Knoxville, Tennessee, launched an unhoused outreach program with local partners to connect people experiencing homelessness to care.