A new white paper released by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, “Cardiac Enlargement in U.S. Firefighters,” discusses research that shows a direct relationship between an enlarged heart and an increased risk for cardiovascular events, including sudden death, among firefighters. The paper is athttp://bit.ly/2wma22T
Members of the emergency medical services and health care communities are invited to attend one of four regional EMS Agenda 2050 meetings. Attendees will discuss the future of EMS with the project’s Technical Expert Panel, whose members have wide-ranging and diverse experiences within EMS systems and health care organizations.
The meetings are scheduled as follows: September 25, 2017, Silver Spring, MD; November 7, 2017, Minneapolis, MN; January 17, 2018, Los Angeles, CA; and March 1, 2018, Dallas, TX. Preregistration is required. Visit the Web site (http://emsagenda2050.org/) to register and for more detailed information, including meeting locations, times, and hotel options. Prior to the first meeting, EMS Agenda 2050 will release a strawman document as a conversation starter to spark thinking and dialogue about the future of EMS. “If you’ve wanted to have a voice in shaping the future of EMS systems, EMS providers’ role in the health and safety of patients, and more, this is your chance,” says Jon Krohmer, MD, director of the Office of EMS at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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