Unitek EMT

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A guide for EMTs and Paramedics in identifying and managing stroke cases in the field. According to guidelines published by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, before 2008, public education campaigns used the “5 Suddens” (sudden weakness, speech difficulty, vision loss, dizziness, severe headache) to help identify a stroke.

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EMT EMT Paramedic EMS 59

EMS 20/20

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Spencer puts Chris in the hotseat with an. anxiety call? Does Chris wind up being a big rockstar or will he never make it as a wise man? Check out @ems2020show on Instagram and VOTE! Spencer puts Chris in the hotseat with an. anxiety call? Does Chris wind up being a big rockstar or will he never make it as a wise man? Check out @ems2020show on Instagram and VOTE!

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OR 40

Critical Care Scenarios

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We learn about the Vortex approach to airway management, as well as airway algorithms and mental models in general, with Vortex creator and anesthesiologist Dr. Nicholas Chrimes, anaesthetist and cofounder of the Safe Airway Society. Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! References We learn about the Vortex approach to airway management, as well as airway algorithms and mental models in general, with Vortex creator and anesthesiologist Dr.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A 29-year-old Hispanic American man with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with a progressively worsening respiratory and systemic illness. His symptoms had begun two weeks prior, initially as a mild cough, congestion, and shortness of breath. About one week later, he started experiencing generalized body aches, nausea, and vomiting.

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ALS Critical Care Coronary OR 77

Pulsara

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Editor's Note: In October 2024, FireRescue1 released their annual digital edition, Fire Command Ready: Build Your Command Confidence , proudly sponsored by Pulsara. Because the articles and advice found within contain such critical subject matter, we've elected to publish each segment one at a time here on our blog. Read, enjoy, share, and take to heart the following information.

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OR Firefighter 62

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

What does your program offer that residents cant get anywhere else? The University of Utah Emergency Medicine program offers exceptional training due to our large catchment area and rotations at both rural/underserved sites and two Level 1 trauma centers. We support our residents individual journeys and know no two residents are the same. We offer elective time in both PGY2 and PGY3 years to allow residents to further customize their training experience.

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Emergency Department OR 64

The Curious Clinicians

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Why does Pseudomonas smell like grapes? In our last episode , we discussed that most terrifying of organisms, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA), and its role in diabetic foot infections. In this episode, we’ll be exploring a more benign side of PA. If you’ve ever worked with PA in a lab or taken care of a patient with a PA skin infection, you may have noticed a grape-like smell in the air.

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ACS ICU OR 52

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Emergency medicine (EM) is a team-based specialty, where a diverse group works together to rapidly deliver acute, unscheduled patient care. In contrast to traditional teams that have the luxury of time for their members to build rapport, teams in the emergency department (ED) change every day. Harvard professor Amy C. Edmondson coined the word teaming to refer to the dynamic coordination of individuals fluidly adapting to a constantly changing environment and working together without a fixed str

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E-9-1-1 ALS ED Emergency Department 51