NAEMSP: EMS in Low-Resource Environments
The COVID pandemic has stressed America’s emergency care systems with shortages of everything from manpower to PPE to ICU capacity. But if you want to be challenged a real bare-bones environment, try developing EMS in places like Ethiopia, Uganda, or Ghana. Physicians Benjamin Abo and Torben Becker both have ample experience in such exotic locales, and that was the basis of their Jan. 16 presentation at the National Association of Emergency Physicians’ annual conference. Abo, DO, PMD, FAWM, is medical director for Gainesville Fire Rescue and other agencies in Florida, chair of the NAEMSP...
Source: emsworld.com