Episode 72: Prehospital Burn Care
Ed and Dan are back, this time talking about care of burn patients outside of the hospital. Burn injuries are high-acuity, low occurrence events (HALO), and it’s easy to miss things that may have a bigger impact on your patient than previously thought.
May 5, 2021
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Episode 71: What The Actual, Sedgwick?
Ed and Dan are the hosts for our latest “What The Actual…” episode, where we take a look at an EMS train wreck and try to learn from it…or at least try to figure out what the heck happened.
This time, we travel to Sedgwick County, Kansas, where a prehospital attempt at palliative care goes way off the rails, resulting in everyone involved being sanctioned…except the one you’d think.
April 12, 2021
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Episode 70: Pediatric Cardiac Arrest and Improving Outcomes with Dr Peter Antevy
Ed and Dan sit down with Dr. Peter Antevy and talk about how we can do better with pediatric arrests. Dr. Antevy’s programs in Florida have dramatically improved their pediatric survival from cardiac arrest, by focusing on the basics, staying on scene to resuscitate before moving to the hospital, and by engaging parents with WHY we are doing what we do on scene.
March 29, 2021
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Episode 69: The Problem with Media and EMS
Have you ever wondered why the news media gets EMS stories so messed up? Do you cringe each time you see a news story talk about “ambulance drivers”? Is your agency concerned with sharing your work with the community because of “HIPAA”?
February 23, 2021
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