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The variety and use of virtual reality teaching tools is increasing. This study compares learning retention of tourniquet application of EMTs who used virtual reality as a refresher learning strategy compared with a control group.

Patients with repeat EMS encounters within 72 hours represent an important patient population to better understand risks and resource utilization, yet limited data exist describing characteristics of these encounters. Come join us on the next PCRF Journal Club as we review a study that describes patients who had more than one EMS encounter within 72 hours and compares them to patients who did not have subsequent EMS encounters within a single, large urban EMS agency.

As out-of-hospital medicine evolves, emergency medical services (EMS) education practices must also be updated to ensure that EMS professionals acquire and maintain the skills needed to best serve patients. Join the authors who identified and ranked the top 10 research priorities related to EMS education in the United States.

While studies have found that EMS compliance with recommended prehospital care for patients with acute stroke is inconsistent, little is known about the sources of variability in compliance. Join us as we review a study that utilizes linked statewide stroke registry and EMS data to explore patient and EMS agency-level contributions to variability in prehospital stroke care.

Power, hierarchy, and poor team culture can put patient care at risk. By understanding the complex psychosocial and clinical challenges that new graduates face, is it possible for a new graduate to actively intervene on behalf of team and patient safety? Join us to discuss this qualitative study exploring how educators can prepare graduates to speak up for safety.

Early recognition and rapid defibrillation of shockable rhythms are strongly associated with survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Little is known about the accuracy of paramedic rhythm interpretation and its impact on survival. Join us on the next podcast to review a study that seeks to determine if paramedic interpretation of initial rhythm would be associated with survival.
Article: Paramedic rhythm interpretation misclassification is associated with poor survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Authors: H. Hill Stoecklein, Andrew Pugh, M. Austin Johnson, Joseph E. Tonna, Michael Stroud, Stavros Drakos, Scott T. Youngquist https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34952179/
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