Assessment
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath: While panic attacks and anxiety attacks share common symptoms, they also have distinct differences
Reframe your thinking to get patients with atypical neurologic emergency symptoms immediate care
The key to differentiating abdominal pain is to utilize as many assessment tools as possible
Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case: Action steps for EMS practitioners
Learn how innovations are being made in treating respiratory emergencies
Effective clues to great communication and patient history taking
Simplifying the patient assessment process for every patient can reduce variability, lower your stress and improve patient care
A new program in Ontario is training paramedics to care for palliative patients
How do medical directors and educators support EMS clinicians in developing practices that improve the diagnostic process?
EMS clinicians should rely on their assessment and facts when assessing people with a suspected factitious disorder
Comparing the efficacy of analgesics to reduce acute pain in the prehospital setting
Dr. JR Pickett examines the difference between a thoracic aortic dissection and an abdominal aortic aneurysm
In this week’s photo, MinXray and Qure.ai demonstrate digital radiography equipment at a base camp in Nepal
How to differentiate between a stroke and the viral infection Justin Bieber is suffering from
Is a systolic of 200 an emergency in itself?
Elevate safety for yourself, your team and the patient to a principle and the most important thing throughout the call
“We have to stop allowing the ED to be the triage point for all patients reaching out to the EMS system”
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare developed 10 commandments to set initial expectations while onboarding 200 paramedics
In this episode, our co-hosts are joined by Eko Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adam Saltman who discusses best practices for using a stethoscope
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
David Bagioni, an EMS provider who has dealt with hearing loss since his early 20s, says the Eko CORE is ‘a game changer’ for him
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro evaluate EMS video of a patient receiving whole blood and a finger thoracostomy
Dr. Casey Patrick shares his ePCR pet peeves and the absolute last thing that should be included in the chart
Kelly Grayson shares how the digital amplification option from Eko stands up to rig noise and abuse
Antevy, Piehl and Spiro evaluate differential diagnoses and key interventions for a provider-captured video
Managing high-risk/difficult refusals with the FEARS mnemonic
Consider incorporating these three ways to use a digital stethoscope in your EMS training exercises and testing
The UCSF physician team discusses how to best treat our stoke patients in the pre-hospital setting
Abdominal pain can be a benign case of indigestion, or immediately life-threatening, such as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
