Tue.Jul 15, 2025

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Blood Transfusions at Trauma Scenes: How Cleveland EMS Is Saving Lives

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Cleveland trauma victims have a better chance of survival, thanks to new initiatives aimed at administering whole blood transfusions before patients arrive at the emergency department’s doors.

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OMI, NOMI, and EMS: The Case for EMS Recognition of Occlusive MI

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Author : Daniel Johnson, DO, FACEP; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Life Lion EMS & Critical Care Transport, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Editors : Alex Blau, DO; Michael DeFilippo, DO, Assistant Professor of EM & EMS, WashU School of Medicine Clinical Case The day after a snowstorm you are working for a rural, advanced life support (ALS) agency and you are called to a 62-year-old gentleman with chest pain.

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The Truth You Don’t Want: An EMS Veteran on PTSD, Stigma and the Fight to Stay Whole

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EM Quick Hits 66 Pediatric Torticollis, Stable Wide Complex Tachydysrhythmias, Post-intubation Neurocritical Care, Hyponatremia Correction Rates, Paronychia Management, Women in EM Leader Series with Judith Tintinalli

Emergency Medicine Cases

On this EM Quick Hits podcast: Pediatric Torticollis with Dr. Deb Shconfeld, Approach to Stable Wide Complex Tachydysrhythmias with Dr. Anand Swaminathan, Post-intubation Neurocritical Care 5 best practices with Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak, Hyponatremia Correction Rates with Dr. Justin Morgenstern, Paronychia Management with Dr. Andrew Tagg, and Women in EM Leader Series with Judith Tintinalli and Dr.

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Microaggressions in Healthcare: Not Just “Harmless Comments”

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This blog post was written to accompany a Simulated PEM Adventure at Neptune 2025, the UK Paediatric Trauma Conference. Let’s be honest: most of us have had moments at work where we’ve felt hurt by something someone has said or done. Healthcare can be high-pressure and emotionally demanding. But one thing that shouldn’t come with the job is feeling belittled, underestimated, or excluded, just because of who you are.

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First Due Appoints Dr. Andrew Stevens as Medical Director

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Unrecognised oesophageal intubation

Life in the Fastlane

Chris Nickson Unrecognised oesophageal intubation Unrecognised oesophageal intubation: frequency, causes, prevention, recognition, action to take, & confounders. Derived from PUMA guidelines.

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Special Episode: Wendy Chin-Tanner & King of the Armadillos

This Podcast Will Kill You

We’ve got a very special episode of the TPWKY book club this week! We’re featuring our very first fiction book: King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner. This novel tells the story of a young man named Victor, who is sent from his home in New York City to a federal treatment facility in Carville, Louisiana after a diagnosis of Hansen’s disease (then known as leprosy).

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FL Leads the Way With a High-Tech 911 System That Improves Emergency Response

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How to Check Your Car’s Fluids

California Casualty

Your car’s fluids are like its lifeblood—without them, things can go south fast. From keeping your engine cool to ensuring your brakes respond in a split second, fluids play a critical role in your vehicle’s performance and safety. The good news? You don’t have to be a mechanic to keep tabs on them.

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Chippewa County (WI) Executive Committee to Explore Ideas to Assist EMS

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The Chippewa County Executive Committee will meet to discuss EMS services for the dozen departments across the county, and looking at how to improve those services.

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EMCrit 1:1 Nursing Podcast 003 – Intubation

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Two Killed. Two Seriously Injured in CT Crash

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François Dessertenne

Life in the Fastlane

Mike Cadogan François Dessertenne François Dessertenne (1917–2001), French cardiologist who coined torsades de pointes in 1966, advanced ECG-based arrhythmia diagnosis with lasting impact.

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IACP Law Enforcement Indian Country Section (IACP)

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Emanuel Libman

Life in the Fastlane

Bret P. Nelson and Mike Cadogan Emanuel Libman Emanuel Libman (1872–1946), American internist who co-described Libman-Sacks endocarditis and revolutionised diagnostic medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Does your organization need funding? 💸

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