Rural Monitor Search Results for: EMS
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Date: Dec 26, 2018
Articles on health workforce issues, the opioid crisis, the social determinants of health, domestic violence, trauma/EMS, and palliative care all made it onto the year's most-read list. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS Dilemma Limited funding, expanding coverage areas, and a cultural shift in volunteerism across generations...
Date: May 18, 2016
Opioid addiction continues to devastate communities across the country. However, there are some aspects of rural living that leave small communities even more vulnerable to the ever-growing epidemic. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS services at Margaret Mary Health have experienced a spike in overdose calls in recent...
Date: Jun 27, 2018
Moving the conversation away from finances, advocates share why general surgery plays an important role in a comprehensive rural population health strategy by delivering the right care in the right place at the right time. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS teams for other emergent surgical problems, along with fielding questions from other rural providers...
Date: Jan 10, 2024
Rural health expert Tim Putnam, DHA, shares leadership perspectives and ideas gained from his roles as a rural hospital CEO, a member of a White House task force, and now in his academic healthcare policy position. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS provides. I'd always advocated that everybody needs to be an EMT because the lessons...
Date: Apr 10, 2024
While an estimated 20% of Americans live in rural areas, 40% of traffic deaths occur on rural roads. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS agencies often cover much broader swaths of land than urban agencies, leading to significantly...
Date: May 15, 2014
Mental Health First Aid is an important tool in rural areas to identify and help people in distress. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS-fire departments. Silverblatt said another 30 instructors will complete training this month. "We've worked...
Date: Mar 6, 2019
Rural healthcare facilities must plan and prepare for a wide range of natural and man-made disasters. A tornado in Iowa, an earthquake in Alaska, and an armed hostage standoff in South Dakota provide lessons in how rural providers can help ensure the safety of their patients, staff, and community in difficult circumstances. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS and air medical transport, pharmacies and primary care providers, is essential to being ready...
Date: Feb 8, 2023
Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS worker, he saw a noticeable increase in asthma and COPD exacerbations when the smoke...
Date: Nov 29, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2017 MMWR Rural Series has featured several reports highlighting rural unintentional injuries as one of the top 5 leading causes of death. What are these "unintentional injuries"? How often are rural residents killed by them? Here's a look at the three leading causes of rural unintentional injuries. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS travels to a crash site and the distance from the crash site to the nearest...
Date: Jun 13, 2018
The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS response can take up to 30 minutes to reach a person in cardiac arrest...