ImageTrend Short Report: National EMS Response to Nonfatal Overdose Incidents

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By Macall Leslie Salewon, MPH, Epidemiologist   Background Nonfatal overdoses far outnumber fatalities—and they’re a daily reality for EMS. This month’s data report analyzes nationwide EMS responses captured on the ImageTrend biospatial platform for 2024, highlighting what’s happening in the field and where targeted action can save lives.   Inside the Report Response characteristics from […]

ImageTrend Short Report: EMS Response to Pediatric Pedestrians and Pedal Cyclists Struck by Motor Vehicles

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By Macall Leslie Salewon, MPH, Epidemiologist   Background In the United States, traffic-related injuries involving pediatric pedestrians or pedal cyclists remain a serious public health issue. In 2023 alone, these incidents resulted in nearly 45,000 emergency department visits, and 16% of pediatric traffic fatalities were among children walking or biking.¹ ² ³ Because walking and […]

ImageTrend Short Report: EMS Response to Heat-Related Illness

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By Macall Leslie Salewon, MPH, Epidemiologist Background Extreme heat events are growing in both frequency and intensity across the globe.¹ In the United States, heat is the leading causes of weather-related deaths,¹ and record-breaking temperatures in 2023 contributed to almost 120,000 emergency department visits for heat-related illness (HRI).² While anyone can be affected, certain populations—including […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Short Report: 9-1-1 Dispatch for Drowning-Related Events

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By Macall Leslie Salewon, MPH, Epidemiologist Background Drowning remains a critical public health issue in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 4,000 people die from drowning each year, and an additional 8,000 experience non-fatal injuries. Among children aged 1 to 4 years, drowning is the leading cause […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Short Report: NEMSQA Airway-18 Invasive Airway Confirmed Using Waveform Capnography

ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) has identified Airway-18 as a critical measure for assessing the effectiveness of airway management in prehospital settings. Airway-18 includes optional elements in the performance calculation within the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) dataset, making it impossible to fully calculate using NEMSIS alone. However, ImageTrend Collaborate has […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Short Report: Prehospital Heat Illness-Related Incidents from 2019-2023

ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report The Collaborate Short Reports are designed to provide a snapshot of data insights on relevant topics that relate to patient care, crew safety, operational management, and public health. They highlight and summarize key analysis and findings to drive industry awareness, validation, and more in-depth research. Approximately 60 million Americans located in […]

Annual ImageTrend Collaborate™ Report, Volume 3

Insights from 29 Million Prehospital Records 2020 – 2022 Data  |  Volume 3  |  Published July 2023 The purpose of this report is to contribute knowledge and insights to not only local, state, and federal agencies but the healthcare industry as a whole. This Collaborate Report is three years (2020 – 2022) of retrospective analyses […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Short Report: Prehospital Incidents in the Geriatric Population from January 2019 to June 2022, Volume 2: Issue 1

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ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report ImageTrend Collaborate™ is a research and analysis program developed by ImageTrend that is dedicated to the enhancement of healthcare and public safety industries. Collaborate provides insights and a higher-level awareness through industry-leading research. Collaborate utilizes a vast set of de-identified data sources including clinical, operational, licensing/credentialing, system of care registries and […]

Annual ImageTrend Collaborate™ Report, Volume 2

ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report Insights from 24 Million Prehospital Records The purpose of this report is to contribute knowledge and insights to not only local, state, and federal agencies but the healthcare industry as a whole. This Collaborate Report is three years (2019 – 2021) of retrospective analyses that encompasses almost 24 million prehospital Emergency […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Short Report: Pediatric Behavioral Health Incidents in the Prehospital Setting from 2018 to 2021, Volume 1: Issue 2

ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report The Collaborate Short Reports are designed to provide a snapshot of data insights on relevant topics that relate to patient care, crew safety, operational management, and public health. They highlight and summarize key analysis and findings to drive industry awareness, validation, and more in-depth research. Several studies have found an increase […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Short Report: 2018-2020 National Trends in Firearm-Related Incidents in the Prehospital Setting, Volume 1: Issue 1

ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report The Collaborate Short Reports are designed to provide a snapshot of data insights on relevant topics that relate to patient care, crew safety, operational management, and public health. They highlight and summarize key analysis and findings to drive industry awareness, validation, and more in-depth research. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Quick Facts Report: Lights and Sirens Usage Across the Nation

ImageTrend Collaborate Short Report The Collaborate Quick Facts are designed to provide rapid insights and awareness of key topics that relates to patient care, crew safety and operations management in the prehospital setting. These reports are supplemental information to inspire departments and others in the industry to evaluate their own data and how they compare against […]

ImageTrend Collaborate™ Report: EMS Incidents During a Modern Day Pandemic, Volume 1

ImageTrend Collaborate Report: EMS Incidents During a Modern Day Pandemic The Collaborate Report is a three year (2018 – 2020) retrospective analyses that encompasses over 17 million prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) incidents across the nation. This report spans various themes including COVID-19, traffic-related, behavioral health, alcohol and suspected drug use, pediatric patients and more. […]