Pain Management
Your willingness to provide pain management is a reflection of your ability to empathize with the patient
Don’t ignore one of the best things we can do for a patient
In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
A red-flag approach to identifying true emergencies and treating patients with compassion
“Management of crush syndrome has to start in the rubble, in the hole, under the car, in the subway; treatment starts there.”
Goose Creek Fire Department has added nitrous oxide/oxygen systems to its scope of pain management
Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS
Paramedic and ACLS instructor Jay Van Zeeland summarizes the ACLS protocols
Jon Lee joins the podcast to discuss following the evidence and pharmacology research insights
Should we be using midazolam instead of morphine in congestive heart failure?
Comparing the efficacy of analgesics to reduce acute pain in the prehospital setting
Orange County Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern said crewmembers gave the girl pain medication while disassembling the mechanism
Drs. Dorsett, Jarvis and Escajeda join the Pediatric EMS Podcast crossover episode to discuss pain management
Ketamine versus haloperidol and benzodiazepine or physical restraint only
Replacing dogma with current best practice updates on burn assessment and treatment
MCHD discusses prehospital pain management with the transition of IV acetaminophen from patent to generic
Why we should all be incorporating more nitrous oxide into our daily EMS practice
Think you know the tips and tricks to make the process go smoothly? Check your knowledge
The ground rules include questions to ask patients and evidence-based medication recommendations
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro evaluate EMS video of a patient receiving whole blood and a finger thoracostomy
Abdominal pain can be a benign case of indigestion, or immediately life-threatening, such as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Learn how to approach the patient with acute, bilateral lower extremity paraplegia
Make a plan for treating pediatric pain that includes managing unfamiliarity and stress in both the patient and their parents or caregivers
“Where does it hurt?” Test your knowledge of how to assess, localize and document pain
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
Every second counts in the prehospital environment, so it’s critical that EMS providers stay on top of the latest skills and strategies for saving lives
Identifying the conditions that can kill people emergently when they call 911 with abdominal pain
The Suwannee County Fire Rescue paramedic has been charged with controlled substance possession and grand theft
The Indiana EMS Commission approved statewide changes to the skills EMTs can use in the field, which will go into effect on March 1
Are we providing the same high-quality EMS treatments to all of our patients?
The organization is seeking applications from interested parties to develop evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacologic management of acute pain in a prehospital setting
