North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians' Guidance Document on Emergency Medical Services

Overview of emergency medical services in North Carolina.

Pediatric mental health emergencies in the emergency medical services system. American College of Emergency Physicians.

Emergency departments (EDs) are vital in the management of pediatric patients with mental health emergencies (MHE). Pediatric MHE are an increasing part of emergency medical practice because EDs have become the safety net for a fragmented mental health infrastructure which is experiencing critical shortages in services in all sectors. EDs must safely, humanely, and in a culturally and developme...

American College of Emergency Physicians

During a three-day period in June 2004, 3 individuals died after being restrained by police in Florida, Minnesota, and California. All had exhibited bizarre behavior necessitating police intervention. All arrests involved struggle and subsequent restraint, including one situation where the individual was struggling with neighbors prior to police and EMS arrival. All arrests eventually required ...

An Emergency Medical Services Toolkit for Improving Systems of Care for Stroke in North Carolina

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the North Carolina Office of EMS to design, develop, and implement an emergency medical services (EMS) performance improvement toolkit to evaluate opportunities to improve the emergency identification and treatment of acute stroke. The EMS Acute Stroke Care Toolkit is bein...

Emergency Medical Services Capacity for Prehospital Stroke Care in North Carolina

INTRODUCTION Prior assessments of emergency medical services (EMS) stroke capacity found deficiencies in education and training, use of protocols and screening tools, and planning for the transport of patients. A 2001 survey of North Carolina EMS providers found many EMS systems lacked basic stroke services. Recent statewide efforts have sought to standardize and improve prehospital stroke care...