EMS/Trauma Committee
The EMS/Trauma Committee makes recommendations on issues affecting the EMS community, and works as a liaison between EMS and the emergency physician community to help identify and solve common concerns.
Next Committee Meetings:
March 13, 2020
9:00-1:00 pm
EMLRC in Orlando, FL
Dr. Desmond Fitzpatrick
Dr. Christine Van DillenLatest News
Winter 2022 EMS/Trauma: Too Much of a Good Thing: Excessive Ventilation
Clinicians who manage respiratory failure in the emergency setting are likely familiar with the dangers of excessive tidal volumes. When we deliver oversized breaths, our patients are harmed through barotrauma, impaired venous return, reduced coronary perfusion pressure, and induced hypotension. A landmark New England Journal of Medicine study...
Fall 2021: EMS Trauma Committee Update
“Pandemic flux syndrome” is a non-clinical description coined by the Washington Post that tries to capture the group feeling of “blunted emotions, spikes in anxiety and depression, and a desire to drastically change something about their lives.” This interesting concept encapsulates the difficult-to-describe feeling we hear about from many EM and...
EMS/Trauma: Summer 2021
Summertime has come, and the state of Florida is witnessing a disturbing amount of drownings unlike anything in recent history. There have been reports of drowning being a near-daily occurrence in places such as the central Florida region. The causes seem multi-factorial, including the rise of AirBNB-type rentals vs. traditional hotels and more...
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