The EMS Lighthouse Project

A variety of papers, including CRASH-2, suggest that TXA can decrease mortality if given early for patients at risk of significant hemorrhage but exclude patients with TBI. CRASH-3 was a large, multi-national, placebo-controlled randomized trial comparing TXA, 1 gm over 10 minutes, followed by a subsequent 1 gm infusion over the next 8 hours. So… what do we think of the paper’s results, and do we...

DSD is the current bright and skinny object. Many agencies (including mine) adopted it based on a few case series. Dr. Jarvis discusses a new paper on Houston Fire/EMS’ experience with DSD. Should we change our practice? Listen and find out. Thank you for the comments, reviews, and emails! If you haven’t, please go to your favorite podcast app and leave a rating and review! We appreciate it!

Mike and Ritu bring Dr. Jarvis in the mix for the "cross-over episode of the century"…um, described by Mike as a ménage a trois…it's not like that…he just meant it’s a 3 for one…even that doesn't sound right. He is simply saying, how often do you get 2 AMAZING EMS Physicians on the same pod simultaneously!? We tackle DROPERIDOL!! Remember that medication? It was an amazing drug that lost its way....

This episode was recorded LIVE on Facebook with a ton of fun interactions. Dr. Jeff Jarvis and Mike Verkest look at a recent paper that described stroke patients who underwent RSI had worse outcomes than their non-RSI counterparts! …do the benefits outweigh the risks? Tune in to find out! The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast is the newest FlightBridgeED clinical podcast network show! Your feedback h...

In this episode of the EMS LHP Podcast, Dr. Jarvis and Mike Verkest look at the data regarding responding to and from calls with lights and sirens…you may be surprised by the risks we are taking…do the benefits outweigh the risks? Tune in to find out! The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast is the newest FlightBridgeED clinical podcast network show! Your feedback has been fantastic, and we appreciate t...

In this episode of the EMS LHP Podcast, Dr. Jarvis goes solo and discusses an important paper regarding Airway and TBI. The Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care study (EPIC) published in May of 2019 in JAMA definitely sheds the bright light of science on current EMS Practice. Take a listen and tell us your thoughts! The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast is the newest FlightBridgeED clinical podcast...

In this episode of the EMS LHP Podcast, Dr. Jarvis and Mike Verkest are joined by David Olvera to see what the literature says about ketamine for pain. Is it safer? Does it take care of pain any better? Tune in to find out! The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast is the newest FlightBridgeED clinical podcast network show! Your feedback has been fantastic, and we appreciate the support! If you haven’t,...

In this episode, Dr Jarvis looks at the first secondary analysis from the PART trial of advanced airway management in cardiac arrest (King LT vs. ETI). The analysis looks at the impact of airway type and time to first epinephrine, with an expanded look at outcomes as a function of time to epi. We appreciate the subscriptions, comments, and ratings. Remember that reviews are key to helping keep us...

In this episode, we continue from part 1 and look at 3 papers that try to answer the question about airway in adult cardiac arrest. Thank you for supporting the FlightBridgeED network of podcasts. We appreciate the subscriptions, comments, and ratings. Remember that reviews are key to helping keep us high on the charts where your friends and family can find us. We couldn’t make this podcast withou...

In this episode, we look at 3 papers that try to answer the question about the airway in adult cardiac arrest. Put your seat belt on, this episode is nearly 2 hours so we broke it into 2 parts! We are joined By Eric Bauer from the FlightBridgeED podcast for a quick case review to start things off. Thank you for supporting the FlightBridgeED network of podcasts. We appreciate the subscriptions, com...

The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast exists to foster knowledge translation from peer-reviewed scientific journals to the street. Join Mike Verkest and Dr. Jeff Jarvis as they shine the bright light of science on EMS practice in an informative and fun way. Remember that reviews are key to helping keep us high on the charts where your friends and family can find us. We couldn’t make this podcast with...

The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast exists to foster knowledge translation from peer-reviewed scientific journals to the street. Join Mike Verkest and Dr. Jeff Jarvis as they shine the bright light of science on EMS practice in an informative and fun way. Remember that reviews are key to helping keep us high on the charts where your friends and family can find us. We couldn’t make this podcast with...