A life-changing technology to save people in cardiac arrest is now available at UW Health for children as young as 13. This technology, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, commonly referred to as ECMO…
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Michael Kim to lead pediatric readiness initiative at UW for community emergency departments
A new $520,000 workforce development grant from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment will enhance access to quality, evidence-based pediatric emergency care…
New UW Health class aims to lower first responder suicide rate
According to a 2021 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), law enforcement officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty…
Doc Ops program gives residents first-hand look into prehospital care
Now in its 11th year, the University of Wisconsin Emergency Department’s (ED) “Doc Ops” program is winning praise and demonstrating the value of non-traditional fieldwork for emergency medicine residents…
Waunakee EMS partners with UW EMS Consortium to expand services
Waunakee Tribune: On July 1, the Waunakee Area EMS will move from a one-ambulance EMT level to staffing two ambulances at the paramedic level of response, which will give the Emergency Medical Service the ability to intubate patients …