Chip Lange and I sat down and discussed everything B lines! If you are interested in the basics of lung sliding, detecting pulmonary edema, and differing effusion from consolidation - check out podcast 98!
In this episode we talk with Michael Perlmutter (@DitchDoc14) who recently released a poster board for an upcoming paper evaluating the safety and efficacy of push-dose nitroglycerin in EMS for patients experiencing sympathetic induced pulmonary edema. In this episode you will hear us refer to this subset as "SCAPE" patients. This term was coined by Scott Weingart in his very first EMCrit podcast and stands for sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema (SCAPE). The safety of this method is extr...
A few months ago Sam and I started putting together a ventilator module within the FOAMfrat refresher course. Our hopes were to create a "beginners guide" into the world of mechanical ventilation. As we created each lesson we would discuss further points that we felt were essential to include. Two months later and we have a robust approximatley ten hour mechanical ventilation course that takes novice providers through a step by step journey through one of the most intimidating pieces of critical...
Sam and I were able to steal Troy Reihsen away for a few minutes to discuss his COVID19 airway simulation package he created with the team at 7Sigma. Troy worked with the Childrens Minnesota hospital to evaluate their technique donning and doffing PPE. Particulate dispersion was evaluated using a blacklight after the simulation. The findings are extremely interesting and valuable to healthcare providers!
In this episode Sam and I talk with Leon Eydelman (@ECMOeydelman) who is an intensivist from Illinois. Dr. Eydelman discusses how his team is currently handling the surge of patients with COVID19. Discussion topics include: Isolation from an ICU vantage point. Proning vs. ECMO Antiviral therapy and steroid use Coinfection and efficacy of azithromycin and antibiotics. Information is as accurate as 3/22/2020...
Recent conversations with our friend and beloved medical student, Tom Latosek, have been very mentally stimulating surroundind the current pandemic. I recorded one of these conversations and felt the topics covered were stimulating and extremely beneficial for EMS providers in these dynamic times. In this episode Sam and I speak with Tom regarding: 1.The science behind virus particles and how they hijack specific cells to replicate. 2.How antivirals work. 3.Basic Epidemiology 4.Protective PPE Nu...
My friend Brian King recently finished the Speaker's Atlas course. For his capstone project he recorded an amazing video on the bleeding trach. Watch his use of animations, engaging graphics, and vocal modulation! If you are like me, you are thankful that a bleeding trach is a rare encounter. After all you are staring into a black hole with blood coming from a unknown source. But there is one cause of tracheostomy bleeding that should give you nightmares and that’s bleeding from a tracheoinnomin...
Last year at WEMSA2019 we had an amazing session that included speakers like Michael Perlmutter, Leon Eidelman, Michael Lauria, and Chip Lange. Each speaker had 20 minutes and the talks were all recorded. My goal was to put these out A LOT sooner, but the stupid Catalina Mac update prevented me from opening Adobe Audition files. Utilizing an extensive Google search and Russian hacking skills - I was able to access these talks. This is a 20ish minute talk by friend of the show, flight medic, and ...
When trying to train ourselves to perform fine motor function skills under stressful circumstances - we commonly see exercise induced tachycardia utilized as a surrogate for stress induced tachycardia. Are they the same thing? Do tachycardia and stress correlate? Check out this episode with Mike Brown (@FireMedicFPC).
This is a video in the cardiology section of the FOAMfrat Paramedic Refresher. I broke down an evidence based approach to bradycardia. Who gets atropine??
