The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Date: December 6th , 2018 Reference: Perkins et al. Guest Skeptics: Jay Loosley is the Superintendent of Education at Middlesex-London Paramedic Service. Jenn Doyle is a paramedic educator at Middlesex-London Paramedic Service. Date: December 6th , 2018 Reference: Perkins et al. JAMA 2009, Hagihara et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 11, 2023

Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al. Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al. He is a former New York City paramedic and this summer will be starting fellowship training in EMS medicine at UNM. Case: A paramedic crew responds to a 54-year-old male in cardiac arrest at a private residence.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 2, 2019

Date: February 26th, 2019 Reference: Benger et al. JAMA 2018 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter, former City of Bremerton Firefighter/Paramedic, currently a physician assistant practicing in emergency medicine in the Seattle area and an adjunct faculty […] The post SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Reference: Derkenne et al. Reference: Derkenne et al. You abandon your coffee order and quickly head next-door, where you are able to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and direct a bystander to find the store’s automated external defibrillator (AED) while waiting for emergency medical services (EMS) to arrive.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 9, 2021

Date: January 5th, 2021 Reference: Grunau et al. JAMA 2020 Guest Skeptic: Mike Carter is a former paramedic and current PA practicing in pulmonary and critical care as well as an adjunct professor of emergency medical services […] The post SGEM#314: OHCA – Should you Take ‘em on the Run Baby if you Don’t get ROSC?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 14, 2021

Date: August 12th, 2021 Reference: Daya et al. Circulation 2020 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter is a PA practicing in emergency medicine in the Seattle area and an adjunct faculty member with the Tacoma Community College paramedic program. Date: August 12th, 2021 Reference: Daya et al. Reference: Daya et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: September 21st, 2018 Reference: Kawano et al. Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado. display_podcast] Date: September 21st, 2018 Reference: Kawano et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 25, 2021

” Reference: Vallentin et al. Bystander CPR is being performed. The paramedics performed high-quality CPR and follow their ACLS protocol. CPR is continued while a supraglottic airway is placed successfully. Reference: Vallentin et al. The monitor is hooked up.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 24, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: June 20th, 2017 Reference: Bernard et al. Guest Skeptic: Jay Loosley is a Registered Nurse, and an Advanced Care Paramedic in London. display_podcast] Date: June 20th, 2017 Reference: Bernard et al. Guest Skeptic: Jay Loosley is a Registered Nurse, and an Advanced Care Paramedic in London.

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Paramedics Unlimited

APRIL 19, 2018

What is the difference between ALS and BLS Medical Care? And it becomes impossible to treat multi-system injuries, such as doing chest compression (CPR) while trying to open an airway or control bleeding. In Advanced Life support (ALS) emergencies, a “single” paramedic or ER doctor can not deliver necessary care.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. The paramedics achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after CPR, advanced cardiac life support (ALCS), and Intubation. The TOMAHAWK Investigators. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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ECG Medical Training

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Cardiac Care Show – Episode #1: Mechanical CPR Hello, and welcome to the Cardiac Care Show. In today’s episode I’d like to talk about mechanical CPR, which is a frequent topic of conversation in the Resuscitation group on Facebook and the #FOAMed community on Twitter. So, mechanical CPR is a no-brainer, right?

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EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

EMS encompasses various professionals such as EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and even emergency physicians, depending on the severity of the situation. This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists. and highly trained professionals.

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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

REBEL Cast Ep113 – Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Cheskes S, et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. N Engl J Med.

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NCOAE

AUGUST 12, 2022

Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALS – Advanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

Stredder et al, Archives of Disease in Childhood 2016 we see that 58% were not asked about triggers, 30% were not asked about duration and, importantly for risk stratification, 59% were not asked for a family history of cardiac disease. Where there are a number of unexplained deaths, start to be more critical about what this could mean.

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The Overrun

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As my partners, the police, and I were carrying our patient down the stairs as fast as we safely could, the paramedics showed up, mildly annoyed that they were originally cancelled (due to the nature of the dispatch); then re-dispatched because of the code. We can’t start CPR on the stairs! It was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.

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FOAMfrat

OCTOBER 28, 2023

This being my first post with FOAMFrat, let me briefly introduce myself: I'm Brian, unfortunately no relation to the legendary recently-appointed CEO of FOAMfrat Brian King (AKA "Tyler's Boss") I've been a Paramedic for over ten years and had flown for about six years before attending the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, TX. MacLaren G.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

Jesse McLaren (@ECGcases), of Emergency Medicine Cases Reviewed by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith An 85yo with a history of hypertension developed chest pain and collapsed, and had bystander CPR. The paramedics found the patient with ROSC and a GCS 7, and an ECG showing LBBB with possible lateral ST elevation.

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NAEMSP

MARCH 13, 2023

An ALS crew arrives on scene to find a woman who is tachypneic, hypoxic, tachycardic, and hypotensive, with diffuse rales and rhonchi throughout her lung fields. The attending paramedics begin bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation, correct her hypoxia and hypotension, and subsequently intubate her on scene with ketamine and rocuronium.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Date: November 10, 2024 Reference: Couper et al. The Paramedic 3 Trial: A randomized clinical trial of drug route in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. After starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you note pulseless electrical activity (PEA) on the monitor. Reference: Couper et al.

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