American Ambulance Association

MARCH 5, 2025

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Ambulance 130

Ambulance OR 130

EMS 20/20

MARCH 5, 2025

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OR 40

OR 40

Critical Care Scenarios

MARCH 5, 2025

We learn the vanishing art of placing the PA (Swan-Ganz) catheter, with intensivist and friend of the podcast Matt Siuba (@msiuba). Learn more at the Intensive Care Academy! Find us on Patreon here! Buy your merch here! Takeaway points References Insertion video Wedge distance How measurement technique affects diagnosis Thermo in TR review POCUS for Continue reading "Lightning rounds 50: Mastering PA catheter placement with Matt Siuba" We learn the vanishing art of placing the PA (Swan-Ganz) ca

ICU 162

ICU OR 162

ACEP Now

MARCH 5, 2025

A 47-year-old male with a medical history of hypertension, and, prior left upper lobe Pancoast tumor status, post video-assisted left upper lobectomy with chest wall and ribs 1-3 resection, presented to the emergency department (ED) with dyspnea, chest heaviness, and near syncope. He was found to be diaphoretic, speaking two- to three-word sentences, tachycardic to 150 bpm, and episodically hypotensive, with oxygen saturations in the 70 percent range on room air.

Critical Care 52

Critical Care Emergency Department OR ALS 52

EM Board Bombs

MARCH 5, 2025

-Case- A frantic mother rushes into the ED with her 3-year-old son who was found next to an open bottle of his grandmother’s iron supplements. She’s not sure how many he swallowed, but she estimates “a handful.” The patient looks pale and lethargic, with intermittent vomiting. His vital signs show tachycardia and mild hypotension.

ED 52

ED Overdose 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 5, 2025

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Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department OR EMS 52

ESO

MARCH 5, 2025

For the first time, the 2024 ESO Trauma Index examined the mechanism of injury as a metric. Mechanism of injury describes the external cause of a patients trauma; it details how the injury occurred. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unintentional injuries are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. By providing insights into how patients sustain injuries, hospital systems and trauma centers can improve response and collaborate on community prevention efforts

ACS 80

ACS OR EMS 80

ESO

MARCH 5, 2025

For the first time, the 2024 ESO Trauma Index examined the mechanism of injury as a metric. Mechanism of injury describes the external cause of a patients trauma; it details how the injury occurred. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unintentional injuries are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. By providing insights into how patients sustain injuries, hospital systems and trauma centers can improve response and collaborate on community prevention efforts

ACS 73

ACS OR EMS 73