Dec 16, 2019
Finally got Andrew Merelman (@amerelman) from The Paramedic Practioner Podcast on the show and we discuss:
Social Media ECG interpretatuon vs. real life interpretation
NSTEMI? What does that mean for my transport?
STEMI Equivalents (detailed blog on these by FOAMfratter Jared Patterson here)
Stop points for nitro drip...
Dec 8, 2019
The basic question here is: If you add more oxygen delivery devices to a patient, does it increase the overall speed of oxygen delivery? Why does this even matter? Does a NRB at 15 LPM + NC at 15 LPM = 30 LPM of flow?
Nov 22, 2019
You jump in the back of an ambulance and see the crew you intercepted with is currently ventilating the patient through a supraglottic airway. Your partner looks at you and says: "should we just swap and intubate?
What factors influence your decision to yank the SGA and perform endotracheal intubation?
Sam & I have a...
Oct 10, 2019
Oct 1, 2019
Whenever discussing ventilator strategies, I feel like the discussion is a bit of a cold read whenever the waveforms are not taken into account. The waveforms tell you what the flow, volume, and pressure are doing over time - and they're extremely helpful in managing a patient. I realize that some of you do not...