Fighting the SADS epidemic: preventing Sudden Ambulance Death Syndrome

Part of the Baltimore County Fire Department EMS Academy training program.
Fighting the SADS epidemic: preventing Sudden Ambulance Death Syndrome
January 25, 2024
Training by,
Jeffrey Nusbaum, MD, MBA, FACEP
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Medical Director, Baltimore County Fire Department
Assistant Medical Director, Maryland ExpressCare Critical Care Transport
Assistant Medical Director, Baltimore City Fire Department (MD3)
Dr. Nusbaum began his emergency career as a volunteer firefighter with the Bryn Mawr Fire Company in Bryn Mawr, PA while attending Haverford College. He subsequently attended Georgetown University School of Medicine, completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC, fellowship in Emergency Medical Services at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and MBA at The Katz School of Business at Pitt. He served as medical director for several ground EMS agencies throughout Western PA, and flew as a flight physician for STAT MedEVac. In 2021 he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor, working clinically in the Emergency Department. He continues to spend most of his time with local emergency responders, serving as the Medical Director of the Baltimore County Fire Department, Assistant Medical Director for the Baltimore City Fire Department, and Assistant Medical Director for the University of Maryland ExpressCare Critical Care Transport Service.