Dr. David Bliss, pediatric trauma surgeon, joins us to discuss the challenges of treating pediatric trauma patients and how we can overcome our fears and be successful. ...
Earlier this month Ross and Will visited the Rocky Mountain Trauma and Emergency Medicine Conference. In addition to trauma games and sim wars, there were so many great lectures and EMS Cast was lucky enough to get to interview some of...
What is the ACS? It is important to listen to experts in the field, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a great example of a group of experts that can provide valuable insight. The ACS is a national group...
EKGs from the case Nitroglycerin for acute coronary syndrome. Nitroglycerin is a medication commonly used to treat acute coronary syndrome, a condition in which the coronary arteries become narrow or blocked, leading to chest pain and other symptoms. Nitroglycerin works by...
The Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) was developed in the 1970s initially as a research tool for admitted Neurosurgery patients. The original authors of the score and research advocated against it’s widespread use in acute care but nevertheless here we are: it...
Serotonin Toxicity Serotonin Toxicity is a spectrum. Early recognition and treatment is key to preventing bad outcomes. Typically seen in patients who have overdosed on party drugs like MDMA, ecstasy, Molly etc. Also seen in patients on multiple medications that...
Diabetic Medications There are a myriad of diabetic drugs out there, all with strange and difficult to pronounce names. So how do we keep this straight? It’s not important that you know the specific names. Rather recognize the class. You can...
Episode Transcript: Ross: Welcome to EMS Cast, where we provide high level education for you, the providers on the streets. I’m your host Ross Orpet Matt: and I’m Matt Mendes. Ross: And today we’re going to be talking about...
Are you running your traumas as efficiently as you should? Dave Edwards shares with us the ideal approach/philosophy/teaching tool to how theses calls should ideally go. This document is years in the making with input from Trauma Surgeons, Emergency Physicians, and...
The sick asthmatic is one of the scariest calls you may run. You need to understand this is different from other respiratory distress. Your treatments can have a profoundly negative impact on the patient if you don’t understand the physiology. But...