This month we discuss how to get the best out of remote clinical support or "top cover" calls. There are a number of human factors issues that can be at play for paramedics making emergency and urgent care clinical support phone calls, and as we discuss, optimising the situation so that advisors can provide the best advice, starts with those who are asking. find the article and other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
This month we're looking at headaches, this is a condition with a wide range of causes, from the seemingly benign migraines and tension headache to more sinister causes such as the infamous " thunder clap headache" Find the article and other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
This month we're taking a look at Epistaxis. It's a common presentation with a varied degree of severity. You might not think there's much to learn about managing a nose bleed, but that's where you'd be wrong. There's a number of things we need to consider when assessing these patients and several treatment options to consider. Find the article and our other podcasts at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
This month we're back from our break and we're tackling a topic that is known to make even the most experienced practitioners a bit flustered...Tracheostomy emergencies. The number of Tracheostomies and Larnygectomies in the UK is increasing and so is our chance of being called to a Tracheostomy emergency. These can be high-stress situations, that require time-critical intervention, thats why this month we're speaking to an expert and founder of the National Tracheostomy Safety Project Dr Brenda...
Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia, or PHEA for short, is the term used to describe a rapid sequence induction, or anaesthetic, in the pre-hospital emergency environment. its important that the team performing it, are familiar with the procedure. Of course, the PHEA team does not just stop at the critical care providers who carry the drugs… Every paramedic, technician and care assistant on the job is integral to the smooth running and quick delivery of the PHEA. That’s why this month we’re takin...
Frailty is a term we commonly encounter in urgent and emergency care, but can you actually define it? Have you been taught to use frailty scores, and do you know what they're for? This month we've partnered with the fantastic MDTea podcast to look at the subject. As always, find the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk and check out the other fantastic resources from the MDTea at: http://thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk/mdtea-podcast/
Silver trauma is the term that is most commonly used to describe trauma in older patients. It is often used to refer to major trauma in this patient group and rates of major trauma in the over 65s are rising. This month we're looking at the physiological changes that occur with ageing and trying to understand how these impact our older patients who suffer trauma. Check out the article and previous episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
This is the second episode in a two-part series on COPD. In this episode, we look at the differential diagnosis to consider to a simple exacerbation, the ambulance management as well as recent changes to national paramedic guidelines, and the management options. Find the article and our other podcasts on www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/
COPD is a terminal condition believed to affect as much as 4% of the UK populace. These patients often present to ambulance crews with an exacerbation in symptoms. In this episode, we look at the pathophysiology of COPD, causes and diagnosis as well as the assessment of acute shortness of breath in these patients. Find the article and our other podcasts on https://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/
When you think of Paediatrics medicine, the presentation of fever is probably not far behind. This is a common finding by paramedics and ambulance staff need to be confident in their assessment and management of this patient group. Thats why this month we're tackling paediatric fever, with the help from paediatrics consultant Dr Wajeeh Khattam. Find the Article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
Whilst Aortic Pathologies may not be the most common emergency condition paramedics are presented with, they are most definitely among the most devastating. Atherosclerotic degenerative aneurysms and aortic dissection are often misunderstood and misdiagnosed and they can present a number of challenges to clinicians in the pre-hospital arena. So, this month, we're looking at some Aortic disease pathologies and everything you aorta know about them.
Discharging a patient is one of the riskier areas of practice for paramedics and ambulance clinicians, so it is essential that we appropriately safety net our patients and do this well, to protect them and ourselves. In This months podcast we look at how we can make discharging out patients safer. Read the article at: https://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/
This month we take a look at a paediatric condition...Bronchiolitis. We discuss the pathophysiology of the disease, how paramedics and ambulance staff can assess and manage these children and what the evidence suggests are the most appropriate treatment plans. Read the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk General BroadCAST is a free online CPD podcast for paramedics, students and other ambulance staff.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are an extremely common presentation to both primary and secondary care services. The term UTI encompasses a wide range of clinical conditions so we need to be confident in assessing and diagnosing them. This month we look at UTIs!
This month we're tackling Failure: the difficult decisions, the awkward conversations but also the improvement and learning that can come out of it.
Becoming a mentor can be a bit of a mixed bag. Some trusts may insist their mentors sit a module on the topic at level 6 or higher, where as others may not even require them to have passed their NQP stage. Thats why this month we’re examining mentorship, we’re looking at what things you can do to get you and your new student off to a good start and sharing some of our experiences of being both mentors and mentees. Find the article and other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
Cocaine might be a drug you associate with the 1980s, however, a 2018 audit found that it was still the 2nd most used recreational drug within the UK. Deaths associated with cocaine doubled between 2015 and 2018. 2019 marks the highest deaths on record linked to cocaine use after 8 years of successive increase. This month we’re looking at the pathophysiology of cocaine, the symptoms involved with toxicity and what we need to do to manage these patients. read the article at: https://www.generalbr...
Affecting an estimated 80% of the population at some time in their lives, Lower back pain is a common presentation to ambulance crews. Often this will be muscular in origin, however there are many serious conditions that is im portant ambulance staff are able to recognise and diagnose. This month we’re looking at the assessment and managment of these varied differential diagnoses from Cauda Equina Syndrome to Discitis. Read the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
This is the Second part of our 2 part mini series looking at Road Traffic Collision. In this episode we put your questions to Adam Barrow, head of collision research at TRL. Is closing speed a useful thing to describe? 50mph + 50mph head on = 100mph crash...right? How do airbags influence injury? Do electric vehicles present a risk to the rescuer? These and many more questions answered. Find the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
In this Episode we speak to Adam Barrow the head of collision research for TRL. Adam talks to us about how he and his team assess the scenes of Road Traffic Collisions, how car safety features work and how thinking about the injury experience during a collision can support our practice and care for injured patients.
Every year in England and wales 1.4 million people attend A+E with a head injury, this makes up just over 6.5% of the presentations that Emergency departments see with 20% of them being admitted. Prehospital clinicians can have a difficult time assessing these patients often without the luxuries that come with seeing these patients in hospital. This week we look at the assessment, managment and how to safely discharge adult headinjuries. Find the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk (article n...
Logical Fallacies have been documented as far back as ancient greece. For over 2000 years we have been making logical errors, and in modern day paramedic practice, these errors in logic can affect our clinical decisions. This week we discuss times in our own practice where we have fallen short to logical fallacies and what if anything we can do to combat them. Read the article here: www.generalbroadcast.org.uk General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at UK based student paramed...
This year, students are registering in unprecedentedly difficult times which is bound to lead to some anxieties. In this episode we discuss 10 bits of advice we wish we'd been told before registering as paramedics as well as several of our colleagues who have sent us some absolute pearls of wisdom. Read the article here: www.generalbroadcast.org.uk General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at UK based student paramedics and newly qualified paramedics. The podcasts are short summ...
In this episode we discuss Transient loss of Conciousness. The presentations, assessments involved and potential causes, as well as some case studies we've encountered in our practice. Read the article here: www.generalbroadcast.org.uk General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at UK based student paramedics and newly qualified paramedics. The podcasts are short summaries of topics designed to refresh memories and provide links to other resources for further learning.
This is the second part of our 2 part podcast on hypothermia. In this podcast we look at managment of the critically unwell hypothermic patient and modifications to the hypothermic cardiac arrest algorithm. Read the article and part one here: www.generalbroadcast.org.uk General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at UK based student paramedics and newly qualified paramedics. The podcasts are short summaries of topics designed to refresh memories and provide links to other resource...
In this episode we look at the pathophysiology behind hypothermia. We go through the stages of hypothermia from mild homeostatic changes to peri-arrest phenomena. Read the article here: http://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at UK based student paramedics and newly qualified paramedics. The podcasts are short summaries of topics designed to refresh memories and provide links to other resources for further learning.
General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at UK based student paramedics. The podcasts are short summaries of topics designed to refresh memories and provide links to other resources for further learning. This Episode focuses on Elderly fallers and our assessment as ambulance clinicians. We hope to dispel some myths, look at gold standard assessment and cover falls prevention. Read the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk
