Douglas Kupas, MD, FAEMS, FACEP
@DrDougKupas
Family guy, EMT, paramedic, EMS physician, resuscitologist, national park junkie, foodie...
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21-11-2014 23:57:18
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When the Geisinger EM residents suggest faculty and residents wear costumes for the procudure labs on Halloween
Having spent my career researching and teaching about this, these rates of failire to use seatbelts by EMS clinicians in thr patient compartment and failure to properly restrain patients with shoulder straps are sad. Be safe out there! NAEMSP Nat'l Assoc of EMTs National Association of State EMS Officials American Ambulance Association
Super job by NAEMSP EMS physicians (Drs. Jason McMullen and Woods Curry) presenting keynote address at EMS World on topic of handling on scene cardiac arrest at football and other athletic events! UC Division of EMS Jason McMullan
Actual call data from a #geriatric fall patient. Falls are increasing in most systems but we need to do better with our responses Douglas Kupas, MD, FAEMS, FACEP Nat'l Assoc of EMTs NAEMSP #eaglesgather23
If arrival at the ER door is 'Time 0' & antibiotics within 60 min has mortality and morbidity benefits, than giving them prehospital ('sub-zero') can help even more. Cefazolin is cheap and easy to carry, as well as effective for most infections and wounds. #EaglesGather23
.Douglas Kupas, MD, FAEMS, FACEP & @Talisman6912 are both discussing the benefits or #EMS antibiotics for wounds & open fractures. This is another time-sensitive illness that we should own. ACS 2015 recommendation was to start w/in 60min of hospital arrival. But why not before? #EaglesGather23
A great time with these central PA paramedics/ Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine medical students doing #EMS research in Austin. 3 days, and they leave with 3 abstracts. Next Prehospital Care Research Forum / ESO ESO research summit is in Sept - deadline for applications is June 16. Geisinger EM
This Access to AEDs Bill will make school sports and other activities safer for victims of cardiac arrest. Many thanks to πππ¦ππ« πππ¦π₯π’π§ and murphy jensen for sharing their stories and advocating for this legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick .