EMS 12 Lead

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #11 - Are we harming patients with oxygen? In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Kelly Arashin, ACNP, CCNS and Mike McEvoy, PhD, RN, CCRN, REMT-P at EMS Today 2013 in Washington D.C. We discuss the benefits and dangers of oxygen administration.  Kelly is a dual boarded advanced practice nurse and Chair of the Hypothermia Steering Committee at Hilton Head Hospital in Hilton Head Island, SC. Mike describes himself as a nurse, paramedic, firefighter, and medical college professor. He is also Chair of the Resuscitation Committee for University Teaching Hospital in Albany, NY. Mike is the author of the article Can Oxygen Hurt? and taught an educational session at Physio-Control University entitled To Give Oxygen or Not: That is the Question.  *** Update *** Thanks to Brooks Walsh, M.D. for bringing this article to our attention: Association between arterial hyperoxia following resuscitation from cardiac arrest and in-hospital mortality Tom Bouthillet, Kelly Arashin, Mike McEvoy at EMS Today 2013 Special thanks to Physio-Control, JEMS, PennWell, and the ProMed Network You can also watch the video version. See also: Follow Kelly Arashin on Twitter at @BarefootNurse24 Visit Kelly's blog Follow Mike McEvoy on Twitter at @McEvoyMike Visit Mike's website Subscribe to the EMS 12-Lead podcast on iTunes

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #10 - Brooks Walsh, M.D. from the Mill Hill Ave Command blog  In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Brooks Walsh, M.D., Emergency Physician and Editor of Mill Hill Ave Command and Doc Cottle's Desk. We discuss paramedic education, ECGs, blogging, science fiction doctors, "treating the patient and not the monitor", reperfusion therapy for acute STEMI, and preactivation of the cardiac cath lab. Brooks Walsh, M.D. See also: Mill Hill Ave Command Dr. Cottle's Desk Follow Brooks Walsh, M.D. on Twitter: @BrooksWalsh Follow the Mill Hill Ave Command blog on Facebook Subscribe to the EMS 12-Lead podcast on iTunes

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #9 - Thomas Concannon, ph.D. talks about the regionalization of STEMI care and the proliferation of PCI hospitals in the United States In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Thomas Concannon, ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine. He's an academic researcher who has analyzed the explosion of PCI hospitals in the United States and reached the un-intuitive conclusion that the increased number of PCI hospitals has not resulted in more timely access to reperfusion for patients suffering an acute STEMI. The reasons are interesting and it turns out that EMS may play the most important role of all going forward! Thomas Concannon, ph.D. (click here for photo credit) See also: A Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Lab in Every Hospital? "Hospitals invested heavily in new PCI capability during the 5 years from 2001 to 2006, making it newly available in 519 hospitals, for a total of 1695 (36.3% of all eligible hospitals) acute care hospitals in the United States This heavy investment in new PCI capability represented a relative increase of 44% over 2001 but did not result in an appreciable change in timely access to the procedure." Connect with Thomas Concannon, ph.D. on Twitter: @tconcannon Find more of his research at his personal website: www.thomasconcannon.com

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #8 - Jim Broselow, M.D.  In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Jim Broselow, M.D., inventor of the Broselow Tape for pediatric resuscitation. We discuss the Broselow Tape as well as eBroselow.com, the Artemis Pediatric System and the SafeDose app. If you've been in EMS for any length of time you're probably familiar with this. But you need to become familiar with this!  Check out Artemis and SafeDose at eBroselow.com!  SafeDose for Apple iOS, Android. Follow Jim Broselow, M.D. on Twitter. Follow eBroselow on Facebook.

  EMS 12-Lead Podcast - Episode #7 - PulsePoint In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Richard Price of the PulsePoint Foundation. If you're not familiar with PulsePoint it used to be referred to as the San Ramon Valley Fire Department app. Richard Price PulsePoint Foundation Fire Chief, San Ramon Valley FPD   Check out this amazing video to see how the PulsePoint app works!  Follow the PulsePoint Foundation on Twitter: @PulsePoint Follow PulsePoint activatios on Twitter: @1000livesaday

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #6 - Code STEMI Web Series (Special Episode) As you probably already know if you've been following EMS 12-Lead or First Responders Network on Twitter or Facebook, we're working on a new web series called Code STEMI. We just got back from AHA Scientific Sessions 2011 in Orlando which was our first location. We met some incredibly passionate people and had some amazing experiences!  Ted Setla, Jamie Davis and I discussed it on a special episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast. Ted Setla Executive Producer of the Code STEMI Web series Setla Films First Responders Network Jamie Davis Executive Producer of the EMS 12-Lead podcast MedicCast ProMed Network The first teaser for the series has also been released at the First Responders Network. Click HERE to watch. Chris "the Dridge" Eldridge, Ted Setla and Tom Bouthillet at AHA Scientific Sessions 2011

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #5 - Product Review from EMS World Expo 2011 (Part 2) In this episode Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind, Executive Producer Jamie Davis (MedicCast and ProMed Network) and Rob Theriault (Paramedic Tutor and EMS EduCast) discuss 12-lead ECG interpretation, regional systems of care for acute STEMI, and quality and process improvement for cardiac arrest. Specifically we discuss Physio-Control's CODE STAT Suite software and ZOLL Medical Corp's CPR Dashboard and See Thru CPR. Rob Theriault Paramedic Tutor EMS EduCast YouTube Channel (highly recommended) "Podmedic" Jamie Davis Executive Producer of the EMS 12-Lead podcast MedicCast ProMed Network   See also: Product Reviews from EMS World Expo 2011 Part 1 - EMS 12-Lead Podcast #4

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #4 - Product Review from EMS World Expo 2011 (Part 1) In this episode Tom Bouthillet and David Baumrind are joined by Executive Producer Jamie Davis (MedicCast and ProMed Network) and Rob Theriault (Paramedic Tutor and EMS EduCast). We discuss the ReadyLink 12-Lead ECG by Physio-Control , the RescueNet 12-Lead by ZOLL Medical Corp., 12-lead ECG interpretation, regional STEMI care, and ECG transmission in general. Rob Theriault Paramedic Tutor EMS EduCast YouTube Channel (highly recommended) "Podmedic" Jamie Davis Executive Producer of the EMS 12-Lead podcast MedicCast ProMed Network See also: Previous coverage of the ReadyLink 12-Lead ECG by Physio-Control can be found here, here and here. Previous coverage of the RescueNet 12-Lead ECG by ZOLL Medical Corp. can be found here.

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #3 - Syncope and Sudden Death in Student Athletes Part 3 - AEDs and Emergency Response Plans in Schools In this episode Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind and Christopher Watford and joined by Monica Kleinman, M.D. the Chair of the AHA's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee. Monica Kleinman, M.D. Chair of the AHA's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee Photo credit: www.childrenshospital.org See also: Denver schools begin installing AEDs at every facility School district rejects life-saving technology LA teen cheerleader dies of cardiac arrest during football game Coaches save 12-year-old Frisco girl with defibrillator Previous podcast featuring Dr. Monica Kleinman: 2010 AHA ECC Guidelines with Monica Kleinman, M.D. Resuscitation Science: Effectiveness of Emergency Response Planning for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in United States High Schools With Automated External Defibrillators Other media:   Medical Emergency Response Planning Schools   View more presentations from David Hiltz    

EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #2 - Syncope and sudden death in student athletes Part 2 In this episode Tom Bouthillet and David Baumrind are joined by Trudie Lobban of STARS (Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures) -- a not-for-profit organization that works together with individuals, families and medical professionals to offer support and information about unexplained loss of consciousness (syncope). Trudie Lobban Photo credit: http://www.atrialfibrillation-us.org To learn more about STARS see the following links: Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS) - International  Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS) - U.S. Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS) - International on Facebook Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS) - U.S. on Facebook Related content: EMS 12-Lead podast - Episode #1 - Syncope and sudden death in student athletes Part 1