“Let us lead the charge and bear our deltoids” Editors’ Expressions: I Will (Also) Get the Vaccine, and I (Also) Hope You Do the Same | EMS World emsworld.com/commentary/122…

I will get a COVID-19 vaccine. I hope you do the same. Stay safe. ems1.com/vaccine/articl…

EMS Vaccinations starting in Capital District of NYS! Great teamwork from the Capital Region - #EMSVax #GetVaccinated #AlbanyMed #AlbanyFire #AlbanyCountySheriff #ColonieEMS #EMSWorld

EMS vaccinations - one of the most exciting pictures of the day - an empty box from 100 doses! Thank you to an amazing team today. #EMSVax, #GetVaccinated, #AlbanyMed

Eric Feigl-Ding ... in the UK, for example, our pre-hospital providers have had "Recognition of Life Extinct" criteria for years. There is no justification, inside or outside a pandemic, for racing a corpse to hospital, endangering crew & other road users w/ no benefit to the deceased patient.

The “vaccinators” are in high gear today! Couldn’t be more proud of my staff!! Thank you Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo NYSDOH the drive through is working 100% #getvaccinated #WearAMask

Thanks David Carlbom! A recording of the talk can now be found here for those who are interested: bit.ly/3pVgwlA

Quick peek inside the new ideas department at United Healthcare

Congratulations Remle P. Crowe, PhD! jems.com/ems-today/2020…

Know your gear! Toddler choking on a rubber ball in the airway. Could you find your pediatric Magills? Great job in Western PA! Patient, parent and paramedics all doing well. #MunhallEMS, #WestEMS, #PittEM, #EMSWorld, #EMSC

Pittsburgh’s Prehospital Buprenorphine Program is growing! Another group of paramedics received training today meaning more patients will receive lifesaving care. Listen to our conversation with Nicole Ford from WPXI. wpxi.com/news/local/all…

First responder interventions were associated with significantly higher odds of survival to hospital discharge and survival with good neurologic outcome. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We’ve come a long way since #HoagsCornersAmbulance became the first basic life support ambulance in NY to carry naloxone. Thank you for this next step ⁦NYSDOH⁩ ⁦Dr. Mary T. Bassett⁩ timesunion.com/news/article/N…

Please limit use of sirens for safety's sake! Thank you to Valatie EMS for providing regional leadership on such an important issue. #valatieems #columbiacountyems #remo #emssafety timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/n…

New MMWR: NY field test found no difference in survival or number of doses given in people given higher dose (8 mg) vs. regular dose (4 mg) nasal naloxone by police during probable opioid overdose, while opioid withdrawal symptoms were 2x more common. bit.ly/mm7305a4

Nat'l Assoc of EMTs The silliest part of ET3, other than ending it, was requiring a complex process for enrolling in something that just makes common sense. CMS should encourage the entire continuum of healthcare to come up with reasonable and thoughtful solutions to our current boarding crisis.