From Sirens to Synapses: Teaching Neurology in the Back of the Ambulance
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This episode discusses a longitudinal EMS curriculum aimed at improving prehospital neurologic assessment through innovative teaching methods.
Neurologic emergencies don’t wait for the hospital—and neither should neurology education. This episode breaks down a longitudinal EMS curriculum using cases, simulation, and gamification to improve prehospital neurologic assessment. We’ll discuss feasibility, knowledge outcomes, and system-level metrics like door-to-needle time and thrombectomy transfers. Does active learning and simulation meaningfully change prehospital neurologic care—or just test scores? And what does “success” really look like for EMS education? Article: Curriculum Innovation: Training the Front Line A Neurologic Emergencies Curriculum Pilot for First Responders https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NE9.0000000000200286
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