114. V-Fib
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is the most important shockable cardiac arrest rhythm. Still, it's fatal unless good quality, high performance CPR is administered as soon as possible. Lets dive in and r...
24 Heinä 202425min
113. Pediatric Foreign Bodies
Kids test everything, even how far that marble can fit up their nose...or worse! Join us as we discuss how to recognize these cases that are often hard or even impossible to easily diagnose. While usu...
3 Heinä 202438min
112. Atropine as a Poisoning Antidote
In the central valley we are surrounded by agriculture where extremely poisonous pesticides are used on a daily basis. Today we familiarize ourselves with how to recognize and treat such exposures.
13 Kesä 202429min
111. De-Escalation
We're called to care, we're here to help, but sometimes a scene can turn and the patient who needs our help might be in crisis and not ready to accept our help. What do we do? Today our usual panel of...
8 Touko 202439min
110. TXA in Trauma Patients
Special thanks to Dr. Miranda Lewis for stopping by to discuss the plans for the inclusion of this drug in our Central California EMS Agency's first responder toolbox!
24 Huhti 202435min
109. Communications Center 101
April 15-19 is Telecommunications Week, so today we're joined by representatives from our local Communications Center to talk us through what their shifts are like. So join us as we break down what li...
10 Huhti 202437min
108. Scene Safety
Dr. Patil Armenian couldn't join us for today's podcast, but we have a full panel of guests to talk about the incredibly important topic of scene safety in EMS.Sergeant Mike Martin join us from the Fr...
27 Maalis 202448min
107. Facial and Oral Lacerations
Special thanks to American Ambulance's own Kurt Kindig for sharing his story from the field on this episode. GRAPHIC WARNING for the story portion of this episode. Although this is a medical podcast, ...
12 Maalis 202426min
