The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

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20+ year paramedic and retired fire captain Steve came on to talk about his 10 Rules for BLS Providers!

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Topics: Tempus Pro, clinical competencies, bureaucratic comeuppance, IV acetaminophen

Gwenny and Ashley came on the podcast to talk about dealing with sick pediatric patients. References: Frank Lodeserto MD, "High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) – Part 1: How It Works", REBEL EM blog, August 20, 2018. Available at: https://rebelem.com/high-flow-nasal-cannula-hfnc-part-1-how-it-works/ . Lucking, S. Maffei, F., Tamburro, R., &  Zaritsky, A. (2021). Pediatric Critical Care. Text and Stu...

Bartos JA, Clare Agdamag A, Kalra R, Nutting L, Frascone RJ, Burnett A, Vuljaj N, Lick C, Tanghe P, Quinn R, Simpson N, Peterson B, Haley K, Sipprell K, Yannopoulos D. Supraglottic Airway Devices are Associated with Asphyxial Physiology After Prolonged CPR in Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Presenting for Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2023 Mar...

REFERENCES: Nick Costain. (2018). Management Controversies in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest. EM Ottawa Blog. Available at https://emottawablog.com/2018/04/management-controversies-in-traumatic-cardiac-arrest/epi Royal Melbourne Hospital. (2018). Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Guideline. https://www.thermh.org.au/sites/default/files/media/documents/clinical/TRM%2008.12%20Traumatic%20Arrest%20Guideline%20V1.0_...

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REFERENCE: Meyers, P., Weingart, S., Smith, S. (2018). The OMI Manifesto. Available: http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-omi-manifesto.html

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Helman, A. (2022). Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade. Emergency Medicine Cases. Available at: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/pericarditis-cardiac-tamponade/ Imazio, M. (2022). Acute Pericarditis: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis. Up-to-Date. Imazio M, Cecchi E, Demichelis B, Ierna S, Demarie D, Ghisio A, Pomari F, Coda L, Belli R, Trinchero R. Indicators of poor prognosis of acute pericard...

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