The success of monoclonal antibodies in treating COVID-19 by reducing the chance of hospitalization has led to these IV treatments being administered by EMS personnel at long-term care homes.
The downside to these treatments is that they are time-consuming to give and to monitor afterward for adverse reactions. This is why Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., has developed innovative ways for paramedics to facilitate their administration safely while reducing demands on their time.
Douglas Kupas, MD, is an EMS physician, emergency physician, and paramedic. He serves as director of Geisinger’s mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) program. He spoke recently with EMS World to share Geisinger’s approach. The MIH program employs Geisinger paramedics in four vehicles across 19 counties in north-central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
The success of monoclonal antibodies in treating COVID-19 by reducing the chance of hospitalization has led to these IV treatments being administered by EMS personnel at long-term care homes.
The downside to these treatments is that they are time-consuming to give and to monitor afterward for adverse reactions. This is why Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., has developed innovative ways for paramedics to facilitate their administration safely while reducing demands on their time.
Douglas Kupas, MD, is an EMS physician, emergency physician, and paramedic. He serves as director of Geisinger’s mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) program. He spoke recently with EMS World to share Geisinger’s approach. The MIH program employs Geisinger paramedics in four vehicles across 19 counties in north-central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Understand the scope of alcohol and cocaine use and their effects on ED visits;
Comprehend the various routes of administration and effects of alcohol ingestion;
Demonstrate knowledge of cocaine use and overdose interventions;
Understand recent ‘designer drugs’ and chemically modified narcotics.
Drug overdoses are routinely seen in trauma bays and emergency departments worldwide. The increasingly complex methods employed to develop and consume drugs make detection of side effects and potential interactions with other drugs difficult. Common substances of abuse are now being ingested in alternative, more hazardous ways, while designer drugs are being chemically modified to enhance their euphoric effects. These various modifications have rendered modern drug screening tests almost obsolete, placing medical professionals in a formidable position.
DANVILLE Geisinger Health System recently paid $5 million for 131 vacant acres behind Red Roof Inn near Routes 54 and 642 in Valley Township. Geisinger, which has not yet publicly revealed its plans for the property, finalized the purchase from 5480 Partners on Dec. 18, according to a property transfer filed in Montour County’s register and recorder’s office. That transfer
Dec 30, 2020
HARRISBURG â New price transparency rules mandated by a 2019 executive order from President Donald Trump that requires hospitals and health plans to disclose more clearly what they charge for medical care take effect Friday.
The hospital industry fought the rule, but the D.C. Circuit Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that had found that the new rules were legal.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar hailed that decision as âa big win for American patients,â adding that because of the rule change, âAmericans will have access to the actual prices paid for the most common hospital services.â