The past few years have seen the rise of telehealth services in many different areas, and now it seems that telehealth is making improvements in yet another category- schools. Are we replacing the school nurse with telemedicine?! No, not quite. As a matter of fact, quite the opposite. Telemedicine doesn’t replace school nurses- it empowers…
“We exist to promote healing, prevent disease, educate medicine’s brightest minds, and bring wellness and prosperity to the region.” If you browse Southeast Alabama Medical Center’s webpage, you’ll see that statement. According to their website, that is their first and foremost vision and mission- to promote health, prevent disease, educate tomorrow’s top medical minds, and…
Out of the 931,000 heart attacks throughout the United States each year, over 700,000 are classified as STEMI’s. A heart attack is always serious, but the STEMI, or ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, is undoubtedly the most dangerous. (piedmont.org, 2019) The result of a total blockage of an artery, the STEMI, or “widow maker,” leaves…
(October 27th, 2019) Ridgefield NJ – General Devices (GD) has announced the partnering integration of Zoom video as a leap forward in Responsive Innovation for healthcare at the 2019 ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) Scientific Assembly in Denver, CO. “We are talking about a complete video platform enhancement that’s now included in the GD e-Bridge…
Let’s talk about trauma. According to the National Trauma Institute, Trauma is defined as “a bodily wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, such as that from violence or an accident, including vehicle crashes, severe falls, gunshots or knives, blunt force, blasts and burns.” Just how common is such an injury? Startlingly common. Trauma…
According to data, the most unmet need in healthcare today is sepsis. More than 1.7 million Americans get sepsis each year, resulting in 250,000 deaths. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. If not treated in a timely manner, it threatens a…
The primary goals of medical professionals are pretty obvious – to help patients, to save lives, and to improve quality of life. It’s pretty simple. Doctors spend years studying the best ways to treat any number of illnesses, maladies, and emergencies in any number of ways. First responders are meticulously trained to perform life-saving care…
The federal Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) unveiled their Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program on Valentines Day, 2019. ET3 is a voluntary, five-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs of Medicare beneficiaries following a…
A seizure is characterized as “an event of altered brain function which is caused by abnormal or excessive electrical discharges from brain cells” (Mickie’s Miracles, 2019). Seizures are quite common. As a matter of fact, fatal seizures killed more people in the past 12 months than breast cancer. Although according to the CDC, the numbers…
The Naperville Fire Department has a lot on their plates. With almost 148,000 residents to protect, this fire department needs not one, not two…but ten station houses to be adequately prepared for whatever emergencies may arise. Those emergencies are not just these “I forgot to unplug the curling iron” or “I wasn’t supposed to fry…