Research Analysis: Key takeaways from PART and Airways-2 Trials
JAMA recently published two randomized control trial airway studies comparing endotracheal intubation (ETI) with either a laryngeal tube (LT) or supraglottic airway (SGA) device intubation during out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). While each study came to a slightly different conclusion, both provide fodder for the ongoing debate around advanced airway management during a cardiac arrest in the prehospital setting. SUMMARY OF THE PART TRIAL … Continue reading Research Analysis: Key takeaways from PART and Airways-2 Trials
Research Analysis: Intubation curriculum increases first pass success
Researchers with Air Methods Corporation recently published the results of their novel airway management curriculum in Prehospital Emergency Care. The curriculum, known as the Helicopter Advanced Resuscitation Training (HeART), focuses on combining critical thinking on the part of providers with established best practices in airway management. This 25-month retrospective observational study includes over 5,000 patients that underwent rapid sequence intubation (RSI) by providers stationed at … Continue reading Research Analysis: Intubation curriculum increases first pass success
Research Analysis: public health and public safety data integration
The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, known for its work focusing on high utilizers within the healthcare setting, teamed up with the Camden County Police Department for one of the most comprehensive evaluations of the crossover between high-utilizing patients and repeat offenders. This collaboration, known as Camden ARISE (Administrative Records Integrated for Service Excellence), looked at arrest data and hospital claims data within Camden, New … Continue reading Research Analysis: public health and public safety data integration
Research Analysis: Airway management better with the bougie
Researchers at Hennepin County Medical Center and the University of Minnesota Department of Emergency Medicine recently published the results of the Bougie Use in Emergency Airway Management (BEAM) randomized clinical trial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The BEAM trial compared intubations done in a Level I trauma center using a Macintosh blade, with and without a bougie. Patients were randomly assigned … Continue reading Research Analysis: Airway management better with the bougie
Research Analysis: Addressing attrition of EMS professionals
**The National Association of EMS Physicians hosted its second Twitter Journal Club on April 17, 2018 under the hashtag #NAEMSPJC, discussing the “Prehospital Emergency Care” publication Exiting the Emergency Medical Services Profession and Characteristics Associated with Intent to Return to Practiceby Cash et al.** This article was co-authored with Jeremiah Escajeda. In October 2013, all 310,000 providers with a National EMS Certification and an active email … Continue reading Research Analysis: Addressing attrition of EMS professionals
Professional Purse Purchasing
I asked #GirlMedTwitter for recommendations on a new work bag, and they did not disappoint. Since I can’t be the only one that wants this information, it seemed reasonable to put it all in one place. #GirlMedTwitter is typically more oriented towards physicians/clinicians and physicians/clinicians in training, so their needs are a bit different than mine, but I definitely got some great ideas for my … Continue reading Professional Purse Purchasing
Research Analysis: Check and Inject program is safe and cost effective
Inspired by the rising costs of epinephrine auto-injectors, King County Emergency Medical Services decided to implement a “Check and Inject” program in 2014. Recently published research in Prehospital Emergency Carehas shown that this switch was not only safe for patients but saved the region at least $1 million over a three-year period. This research was also presented at the 2018 National Association of EMS Physicians … Continue reading Research Analysis: Check and Inject program is safe and cost effective
Quick Take: Examining pediatric intubation
DALLAS — At the 20th EMS State of the Science, a Gathering of Eagles Conference, RJ Frascone, medical director for Regions Hospital EMS in Minnesota asked the audience whether or not it’s important to intubate kids, particularly those that are not in cardiac arrest. Frascone discussed his agency’s experiences involving pediatric intubation as the organization switched from direct laryngoscope to video laryngoscope. He also challenged … Continue reading Quick Take: Examining pediatric intubation
Quick Take: The cardiac effects of drug abuse
DALLAS — Christopher Colwell, the chief of emergency medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, shared some unique presentations of drug use with the audience at The State of the Science Gathering of Eagles Conference. His presentation focused on newer drugs within the San Francisco market and demonstrated how these drugs can have effects that mimic other conditions. MEMORABLE QUOTES ON CARDIAC EFFECTS OF DRUG … Continue reading Quick Take: The cardiac effects of drug abuse
Quick Take: A post-disaster resilience checklist
DALLAS — Dr. Stefan Poloczek, the medical director for the Berlin Fire Brigade, spoke at the 20th Annual EMS State of the Science: A Gathering of Eagles meeting. He discussed the terrorist attack at the Berlin Christmas Market in December 2016 and how he used his experiences in the days, weeks and months after to build a 10-point checklist focused on post-disaster resiliency. MEMORABLE QUOTES … Continue reading Quick Take: A post-disaster resilience checklist
Flirting with Adrenaline 