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Airway Anaphylaxis Immunology Oxygenation 

Anaphylaxis

February 17, 2018February 17, 2018 Curbside to Bedside 0 Comments Allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis, EMS, EMT, epinephrine, Paramedic, Prehospital Medicine

Anaphylaxis may be trickier than you think, but there’s no confusion about the treatment: aggressive administration of EPINEPHRINE.

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Uncategorized 

Prime the Pump: A Failed Paradigm in Sepsis

April 1, 2018 Curbside to Bedside 0 Comments Early Vasopressor, epinephrine, Epinephrine drip, Fluid Responsiveness, Fluids in sepsis, Norepinephrine, Push Dose Epinephrine, Sepsis, Septic shock

Why is “prime the pump”, dying? It’s now accepted that sepsis has more to do with vasodilation, and less to

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Airway Oxygenation Ventilation 

Rethinking Oxygenation

January 10, 2018 Curbside to Bedside 1 Comment Airway, apneic CPAP, bag valve mask, BVM, EMS, oxygen therapy, oxygenation, Prehospital Medicine, ventilation

Critically hypoxic or bradypneic patients need aggressive and effective oxygenation – quickly. In most cases, a standard BVM ventilation or

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EKG 

Diagnosing STEMI in the Presence of LBBB

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Curbside to Bedside 1 Comment Cardiac Cath Lab, EKG, Left Bundle Branch Block, Prehospital Medicine, Sgarbossa Criteria, Smith Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, STEMI

Learn how to diagnose STEMI in the setting of LBBB and paced rhythm using Sgarbossa and Smith Modified Sgarbossa Criteria.

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Trauma 

Massive Hemorrhage Control

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 Curbside to Bedside 3 Comments Bleeding, Bleeding Control, CoTCCC, EMS, EMT, Hemorrhage, Medic, Military, Paramedic, Prehospital Medicine, StopTheBleed, Tourniquet, Trauma

BLUF: Aggressive control of massive, external hemorrhage is always THE priority. In this episode, we discuss the most high-yield methods

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Airway 

Physiology and Technical Aspects of ETCO2 Monitoring

September 16, 2017September 20, 2017 Curbside to Bedside 0 Comments Airway, Capnography, EMS, ETCO2, Intubation, Prehospital Medicine

Don’t treat the numbers! ETCO2 is mainly determined by the: 1) Amount of perfusion to the lungs 2) CO2 concentration

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