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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ebola
Content Type: Webinar
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa and beyond. EMS providers have to be prepared to treat or transport suspected or known Ebola patients. Join FirstWatch President and long-time advocate… read more -
Understanding the Spectrum of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data Sources and their Variation by Community
Content Type: Webinar
There is a saying in EMS that if you've "seen one EMS system, then you've seen one EMS system". Many EMS systems have good or even great data for surveillance and research, but while there are some standards developing for EMS data formats and… read more -
Recommendations for Surveillance of EMS Data for Opioid Overdoses
Content Type: Webinar
Presented March 21, 2019. FirstWatch Recommendations for Surveillance of EMS Data for Opioid Overdoses: https://www.firstwatch.net/finding-opioid-data/ Following up on the poster presentation at ISDS 2019, Silvia R. Verdugo, MD, MPH, Mike… read more -
Results from the Biosurveillance Technical Opportunity Prioritization Survey
Content Type: Abstract
The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) community comprises a large pool of global expertise. Essential to the ISDS mission of advancing the science and practice of disease surveillance is understanding and setting priorities for… read more -
Identification of Clinical Indicators of Opioid Overdose using innovative EMS software analytics.
Content Type: Abstract
In North America we experience the highest rate of drug related mortality in the world. In the US, overdose is now the leading cause of death among adults under 50. Each day more than 115 people in the United States die due to an opioid overdose.… read more