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Post by Leslie Myers on Jan 22, 2016 4:38:17 GMT
Where do you think EMS will be in 5 years..what are the changes you think may come?
And yes I know the changes sometimes take longer to get to our area!!
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Post by aldo on Jan 22, 2016 22:27:27 GMT
I think in the near future EMT's will be doing a little than now. Possibly pushing certain drugs. With that being said, more schooling.
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Post by smahoney on Jan 22, 2016 23:30:38 GMT
With the progression of technology I feel that ems will be having to adapt to that in the field. More advanced equipment, more computer use.etc. We may also see some point of care testing creeping into the ems world.
Also with the recent trends on spinal immobilizations being so different , that is going to literally change the way most in ems have done business and take some time to get used to.
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Post by rod on Jan 23, 2016 1:01:38 GMT
if we follow the lead of our brothers and sisters in the western part of the country we will be doing community paramedicine treating minor emergencies in the home and not transporting to local ers
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Post by kathleenedgin on Jan 25, 2016 16:02:42 GMT
I think adapting to the technological advances and also adding in the community paramedicine will dominate the advancement of EMS in the next 5 years. I also think there will be more emphasis on continuing education and more protocol changes, especially as research provides us with new information to assist the field of Emergency Medicine.
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Post by toddc on Jan 25, 2016 17:31:45 GMT
As far as EMS as a whole, I think that there will be more requirements for basics as far as treatment goes in the future. I am hopeful that they don't try to eliminate the basic level as a whole,Like they attempted with the CFR level of care provider. I think there will be more emphasis put on getting patients to visit urgent care centers etc. to reduce the unnecessary transports and hospital visits. Also, with the current EMS studies that are being done in relation to response times, level of care offered, etc. Unfortunately,I think that there will be more emphasis on eliminating the volunteer ambulance corps by either contracting with commercial services or requiring them to pay employees to guarantee a certain level of care 24/7.
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Post by Jeff Schenk on Jan 26, 2016 1:19:39 GMT
The world of terrorism will still be with us. We just did training on tourniquets. Vehicles are always getting safer. CPR seems to change a little every few years.
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Post by durfeew on Jan 26, 2016 3:49:27 GMT
Possibly with the aging population amungst other factors I would expect a continued increase in call volume. Also if you look at the way in which EMS has been evolving I wouldn't be surprised to see more advanced techniques become part of the protocol at all levels of EMS.
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Post by Mark Nell on Jan 28, 2016 0:57:49 GMT
Unfortunately I believe that a huge challenge EMS will face in the future is the ability to try and keep up with all of the "new" illegal substances and narcotics that show up, and a way to treat their associated problems. Currently you see heroin and meth huge, which really wasn't this popular five to eight years ago. In another five years I am sure there will be another substance out there as the drug of choice in which EMS has to find a way to combat it.
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Post by jtstallone on Jan 30, 2016 1:11:27 GMT
Five years from now I don't see any significant changes being made in the EMS field as far as what Basic EMTs can do. I do believe that studies will be started to see if it is beneficial for Basic EMTs to start IVs and intubate patients in the field.
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Post by andrewfischer on Feb 11, 2016 7:29:27 GMT
I agree with Mark's comment about "keeping up with all of the 'new' illegal substances and narcotics," especially in light of the heroin epidemic and increased abuse of prescription painkillers, especially in the Northeast. I expect changes in protocol, and perhaps equipment, to deal with these issues.
We seem to learn more and more about the best way for EMS to treat patients on a regular basis. I expect EMTs to receive additional new technology over the next few years, as a result of these findings.
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Post by andrewfischer on Feb 11, 2016 7:31:54 GMT
I'll add that I expect it to take some time for EMS agencies to implement and gain experience using the new spinal immobilization protocol. That will be a big focus of the next five years, in addition to any other major policy revisions that are currently in the works.
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Post by jasontiffin on Feb 11, 2016 23:12:33 GMT
5 years from now you should see the implementation of Community Paramedicine with Paramedics and nurses working closely with each other to prevent the re-hospitalization of our patients and also the prevention of a hospitalization. You will also see basic EMT's being able to do more procedures in the field. Both I am for as some of the advanced level procedures that I do are simple and can be done by EMT's. Also keeping our patients out of the hospital or even transporting them to an Urgent care instead for minor treatments is a bonus. I have to say that unfortunately NY will be behind the ball compared to other states that are already doing these things so 5 years might not be enough. Insurance companies are all about saying some money by doing this so why can NY jump on board?? Don't worry, they will still try to find a way to make money off any of this.
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Post by timdodge on Feb 16, 2016 2:42:06 GMT
In the future I do not believe that the fire service will be responding to EMS. I believe this will strictly be handled by the ambulance service. |
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Post by jimano on Feb 16, 2016 15:30:32 GMT
It may not be in 5 years, maybe not in 10 years, maybe not even in our lifetimes but the single biggest event that will happen to define the future of EMS is... company men plug your ears... unionization. Fire has it, Police have it, most other service industries have it, and eventually EMS will have it too. The only reason it hasn't happened yet is that EMS is still a relatively young profession, but as the numbers build and employees become less and less content with the current status of compensation, of hours, of employee recognition and retention in the field, the need for a single unified labor organization will grow. The biggest issue previously facing EMS unionization as a whole was the lack of a universally accepted definition of what an EMT is and how they should be licensed. National Registry is beginning to move towards solving that issue. The issues facing employees in EMS are starting to become common conversations and when someone organizes the issues, the potential solutions, and gets the support to address them nationally, things will change very quickly but collective bargaining is only as powerful as the support behind it.
Five years though, take your protocols...add a couple new things, take a few other new things out, put a few old things back in and there you go. Who knows what they'll be but its like a revolving door every few years. The above mentioned ideas of Community Paramedicine would be a great advancement, also, clinical judgment in the field would be appreciated but things like these don't generally happen overnight due to the amount of legality involved and in this state, 5 years is overnight.
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