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Bolus dose epinephrine increased blood pressure without significant adverse events in a ground-based EMS setting. Read the article in PDM - https://bit.ly/bolus-dose-epinephrine.
In pandemics, disasters, and prolonged field care minimally trained personnel may need to provide prolonged manual ventilation. Is it feasible? Check out the full-text article from PDM - https://bit.ly/6-hour-manual-ventilation

It is critical that first responders have robust methods to decontaminate casualties. Researchers have designed methods to test decontamination efficacy by analyzing chemicals in urine of volunteers - https://bit.ly/decon-urine.
Innovative applications on electronic equipment, such as LINE or WhatsApp, could extensively reshape the concept of information management in emergencies. Read the Letter to the Editor in PDM on FirstView - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X20000618.
A recent study in PDM aims to determine the gap between available critical care beds & facilities in Japan and the potential demand in the event of a significant #earthquake along the Nankai Trough. Read the article here - https://bit.ly/nankai-trough.
Erector spinae blocks are commonly used in hospitals for chest injuries. For the first time, their use in a prehospital environment is described. Read the new Open Access article in PDM - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X20000540.
Novel coronavirus and related articles and book chapters are accessible free of charge on Cambridge Core using the following URL - https://www.cambridge.org/core/browse-subjects/medicine/coronavirus-free-access-collection.

Year of the Nurse Podcast #2 – Nyree Parker

In the second WADEM podcast recognizing WHO’s Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020, Prof. Ally Hutton discusses PPE, COVID-19, triage, and pandemic planning with Nyree Parker.

Nyree is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Emergency Management and BCP Consultant at Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Listen to this podcast and all our podcasts on WADEM’s SoundCloud page.

PDM 35:4 (August 2020) is now on Cambridge Core!

The August issue (Volume 35, Issue 4) of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM) is now available through Cambridge Core. The current issue features a wide range of COVID-19 content that is available as Open Access! Also included in the August issue are articles examining the effect of road safety laws on deaths and injuries in Colombia, spinal immobilization in disasters, a comparison of training techniques in personal protective equipment (PPE) use, erector spinae block for chest trauma in aeromedical prehospital and retrieval medicine, and much more!

The August issue includes another special Guest Editorial by Prof. Frederick “Skip” Burkle titled, “50 States or 50 Countries: What Did We Miss and What Do We Do Now?”

WADEM members have unlimited access to every issue of PDM through Cambridge Core. Click on the “Latest Issue” tab to view 35:4. Check back often for the most recent content in disaster and emergency health care!

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WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine

11-14 May 2021

Tokyo, Japan

Co-Hosted by the Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine (JADM)

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Year of the Nurse Podcast #2 – Nyree Parker

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