The EMS Lighthouse Project

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EMS LHP – Episode 55 – Research from NAEMSP 2022 – Part 2 Mar 07, 2022

Show notes

We’re back with the second part of our interviews with researchers from the NAEMSP 2022 conference in San Diego. In this episode, Dr. Jarvis interviews Dr. Brian Miller from Fort Worth, Texas, about his work on “MCD Walk,” i.e., the case of the migratory Lucas device, Dr. Sarah Frances McClure from UT San Antonio about the impact of EMS leadership engagement on a medic’s decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and finally Dr. Jim Menegazzi from Pitt about sodium bicarb in EMS Witnessed cardiac arrest.

Abstracts:

“MCD Walk” – Mechanical Compression Device Migration Leading to Inadequate Compression Depth.

Kerby Johnson, BS, NRP

William Gleason, BS, LP

Brian Miller, MD, FACEP, FAEMS

Veer Vithalani, MD, FACEP, FAEMS

Office of the Medical Director, Metropolitan Area EMS Authority, Fort Worth, Texas

EMS Leadership Presence Positively Influences EMS Provider’s Decision to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Sarah Frances McClure, DO, FAWM, NRP

Bryan Everitt, MD, NRP

Mark Sparkman, MD

David Wampler, PhD, LP

Courtney Wenzell, EMT-P

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dept of Emergency Medicine & San Antonio FD

Sodium Bicarbonate Use in EMS-Witnessed Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Sara M. Niederberger

Remle Crowe, PhD, EMT

David D. Salcido, PhD

James J. Menegazzi, PhD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Dept of Emergency Medicine, & ESO

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Episode 54 – NAEMSP Research Part I Feb 28, 2022

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NAEMSP in Sunny San Diego… Just. SO. MUCH. GREAT. RESEARCH. Dr. Jarvis interviewed a small sample of the great work presented. There was so much we broke it into two parts. This episode features interviews with Dr. Amber Rice from Tucson, Arizona, discussing a secondary analysis of the EPIC trial looking further into the impact of hypotension on TBI, Dr. Veer Vithalani from MedStar in Fort Worth, TX discussing how he used his CAD and ePCR data to determine which calls could safely get a BLS response, Dr. Erin Lincoln from Austin discussing her work on disparities in analgesia, and Dr. Henry Wang on his latest secondary analysis of the PART trial, this one looking at the impact of airway type (LT or ET) on ventilatory rates.

EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast: Episode 53 - Calcium in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Feb 02, 2022

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Are you still giving Calcium in undifferentiated cardiac arrests? Not those with hyperkalemia or hypocalcemia… you know, when it’s actually indicated. Be honest, now… nobody’s looking. If you are, join us for this episode, where we review a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of calcium vs placebo in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Episode 52 – The BOUGIE Trial Jan 04, 2022

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Do you even bougie, bro? Do you use the bougie on every intubation? If so, why? Do you think it improves first-pass success? Well, I certainly did. At least before this trial was released. Join me to discuss this randomized controlled trial of bougie vs no bougie for intubation. I suspect the results will surprise you!

Episode 51 – Abstracts from PCRF at EMS Expo 2021 - Part 2 Nov 19, 2021

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Dr. Jarvis and Mike Verkest return for part 2 of our interviews with some great researchers at the Prehospital Care Research Forum at the EMS Expo in Atlanta. In this episode, we interview Kevin Collopy on his RCT comparing ketamine and etomidate for RSI, Sean McAllister on Sepsis using the ESO dataset, and David Page about PCRF and his work on comparing Mexican and American EMT training. If you like the show, please give us a like on YouTube and a 5-star rating wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 50 – PCRF Research Abstracts from EMS Expo – Part I Nov 04, 2021

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Dr. Jarvis and Mike Verkest were at the EMS Expo in Atlanta. We recorded some interviews from the FlightbridgeED booth on the exhibitor floor and then discussed them when Mike stopped by Casa Jarvis in Austin a bit later. There was so much goodness that we broke it up into two different episodes to keep these at a reasonable length.

Episode 49 – The RACKED Trial, with Dr. Barbic Oct 15, 2021

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Ketamine has been getting a lot of attention recently in the media. It's probably safe to say it’s had a bad year. We like ketamine. We felt bad it’s been having a rough year so we wanted to do something that would lift its spirits. Fortunately, Dr. David Barbic and his colleagues from Vancouver, BC published a wonderful, randomized trial comparing ketamine to a combination of haloperidol plus midazolam for undifferentiated agitation in the ED. This was the amazingly titled RACKED trial (Rapid Agitation Control with Ketamine in the ED). It has direct and important implications for EMS and is something all emergency providers should know about. Dr. Jarvis reviews the trial and then invites Dr. Barbic himself on the show to discuss this study. If you like the show, please give us a like on YouTube and a 5-star rating wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 48 – Airway Updates from NEAR Sep 17, 2021

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Mike and Jeff meet to discuss some airway papers from the National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) and float some merch ideas. If you like the show, please give us a like on YouTube and a 5-star rating wherever you get your podcasts. Drop your questions/comments/suggestions for future pods at: Jeff.jarvis@flightbridgeed.com or @DrJeffJarvis.

Episode 47 – ETI Attempts and Outcomes in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Aug 27, 2021

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In this episode, Dr. Jarvis discusses a paper that is hot off the press, and he’s excited to discuss it. The good folks up in Seattle, WA, and the Seattle FD looked at their cardiac arrest survival rates as a function of the number of intubation attempts needed to secure the airway. Results from this trial might help explain the 2.9% improved survival with King LT vs ETI that we saw in the PART trial. Join us to hear all the juicy details. As always, if you like the pod, give us a 5-star rating wherever you get your pods. If you have any questions, drop us a note: jeff.jarvis@flightbridgeed.com or @DrJeffJarvis. You can also follow the pod on Twitter @EMSLighthouseProject.

Episode 46: 2020 EMS LLSA Review with Dr. Casey Patrick Jul 29, 2021

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Every other year, board-certified EMS physicians must take an open book quiz over 20-25 papers felt by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) to be something all EMS physicians should know. Dr. Jarvis and Dr. Casey Patrick (@cpatrick_89) from Montgomery County Health District EMS gave a lecture reviewing the 2020 ABEM EMS LLSA articles at the Texas Chapter of NAEMSP meeting. We got together right after our lecture to record this podcast, going over these articles. Join us from the Cavalier Room at the Historic Menger Hotel (@mengerhotel) in downtown San Antonio, literally next door to the Alamo.

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