Thank you Daily Herald Preps for the article highlighting Coach Gitelis’ final season at Barrington after 36 years BarringtonAthletics and 47 coaching track & field in Illinois. #Legacy #FastFillies #StrongFillies

Today’s #EMSWeek theme is #EducationDay, and with education being an important part of NAEMSP, we’ve got plenty to share (THREAD👇):

It’s EMS week! Thank you for the service and care you provide to your communities everywhere! 🚑

🚨Today is #EMSforChildrenDay! 🚨 Join us in thanking EMS for answering 2.7 million calls for pediatric patients in 2022: youtu.be/42pgjIRS6ds #EMSWeek2023 HRSA @ACEPNow American Academy of Pediatrics The ACS Committee on Trauma ENA National Association of State EMS Officials Nat'l Assoc of EMTs National Registry of EMTs NAEMSP International Association of Fire Fighters EMS1 JEMS - EMS

Continuing #EMSWeek2023 today is national stop the bleed day🩸 Knowing how to control bleeding from a serious injury is important for everyone. Visit stopthebleed.org/training/#:~:t… to learn more!

Q: Why are waits at emergency rooms so long? A: Because the rest of the healthcare system is failing. The patient did everything right, but the healthcare system did them so so so wrong. 🧵… They call their PCP, but can’t get an appointment. So they turn to the ER. They

CPR is an an incredibly important skill, but it can’t fix everything and a DNR does not mean we do nothing. Conversations about death and dying and goals of care are a challenge, but vital to making sure we honor the lives of the patients we care for. A very nice read

We in medicine need to stop perpetuating the false dichotomy of comfort care vs. full treatment. It's perfectly reasonable to desire some minimally invasive treatments like IV antibiotics while refusing invasive procedures like major surgery. Let's be better.

After spending a lot of time with the literature, I am relatively convinced that the current enthusiasm for balanced transfusion, whether 1:1:1 or 1:1:2, is misguided, and we will use less FFP and platelets in the future first10em.com/massive-hemorr…

One of my favorite attendings from med school gave me advice that I still think about to this day. Over the past 5 years of residency, I've adjusted some items to be more applicable to a surgery resident so here is a 🧵of Dr. Touss' 5 rules of 💩 (w/ surgical modification) ...

I've always loved this picture. It really captures the essence of our rural, volunteer EMS. Not as pretty and polished as EMS portrayed by the media. They rarely have the latest gadgets and ambulances. But they always answer the call

CONTACT YOUR REPS: Tomorrow, 11/1, a special viewing of "Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis" will take place for members of US Congress. We ask you to encourage your representatives to attend this viewing and advocate for EMS across the nation — more details in this post:

Officially board certified in EM and EMS!!! 🥼⛑️ 👻🎃💀Happy Halloween!!! 💀🎃👻

Hot take: Basic Life Support should be called Fundamental Life Support. Studies continue to confirm BLS interventions matter most, yet focusing on “advanced” interventions can lead to compromises. It’s not basic, it’s FUNDAMENTAL. #EMS NAEMSP @ACEPNow

Join me and make a gift to Emergency Medicine! #SIUMedGives forwardfunder.siumed.edu/emergency-medi…

Seems like a good day for the reminder about tornado watches vs warnings…

Its #EMSweek!!! 🚨🚑🚨 Its a pleasure to work with so many amazing clinicians. One week isn't enough to thank you for all that you do for your communities!!!

Trying something new! (and getting back on X...) One pagers for our monthly EMS CEs - Last night we took at deep dive into all things ketamine at the request of one of our agencies! #SAMICEMS

TWO AMERICANS MAKE THE 1,500M OLYMPIC PODIUM HOLY CRAP! 🇺🇸 Cole Hocker makes the pass on the inside in the closing meters to outkick Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr for gold in 3:27.65. Yared Nuguse SURGES down the stretch for bronze in 3:27.80. World champion Kerr takes