October 28, 2019 Dan Schwester No Comments

Anna and Dan talk about some of the more…let’s say “out there” news items in EMS, and how culture and social media can hurt us as professionals.

This is a controversial topic, and yes, we hope that we get some discussion on it. But the bottom line:

If you’re not doing the right thing for your patient; you’re wrong.

Article on starting IV on 13 year old:

https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/story/news/local/2019/08/20/one-firefighter-fired-another-suspended-after-april-incident/2024532001/

Firefighters bringing dead patients to station for practice in endotracheal intubation:

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article218955030.html

Check out suppurative thrombophlebitis:

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/suppurative-septic-thrombophlebitis

IV access and pain:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29772984

Dr John Hinds was a master clinician, and we miss him every day. Please watch this and see if you don’t learn anything.

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