The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

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Calcium Facts for the EMS Provider Oct 22, 2021

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Faine. (n.d.). The calcium quandry. EP Monthly. http://epmonthly.com/article/the-calcium-quandry

Farkas. (2020). IBCC. Available at http://emcrit.org/ibcc

Graudins, et. al. (2016). Calcium channel antagonist and beta blocker overdose: antidotes and adjunct therapies. Br J Clin Pharm 81(3).

Nickson. (2020). Hypocalcemia. LITFL Blog. Available at http://litfl.com/hypocalcemia

Sauter, et al. (2015). Calcium disorders in the ED: independent risk factors for mortality. PLoS One 10(7).

Swaminathan. (2017). CORE EM: Hypocalcemia. Available at http://www.emdocs.net/core-em-hypocalcemia

Webster, et. al. (2016). Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood in the ED. Emer Med J 33(8).

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Neonatal Resus, Gestalt, Heuristics Oct 14, 2021

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Cook C. Is clinical gestalt good enough?. J Man Manip Ther. 2009;17(1):6-7.

Jeanmonodod, Asuka, Jeanmonodod. (2021). Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Accessed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459183/

Van Horne, P., & Riley, J. (2014). Left of Bang. New York: First Black Irish Entertainment

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Random Q&A Oct 07, 2021

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Topics discussed:

Albuterol and CHF
Staffing shortages
12-lead EKG indications
Being a "rat"
TEMS
Imposter Syndrome
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Not Killing Your TBI Patient Oct 06, 2021

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References: 2021 Pennsylvania EMS Protocols.

Spaite DW, Hu C, Bobrow BJ, et al. The Effect of Combined Out-of-Hospital Hypotension and Hypoxia on Mortality in Major Traumatic Brain Injury. Ann Emerg Med. 2017;69(1):62-72. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.007

Jain V, Choudhary J, Pandit R. Blood Pressure Target in Acute Brain Injury. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019;23(Suppl 2):S136-S139. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23191

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When You Get Investigated or Sued Sep 30, 2021

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Pelvic Trauma Sep 20, 2021

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References: Hsu, S. D., Chen, C. J., Chou, Y. C., Wang, S. H., & Chan, D. C. (2017). Effect of Early Pelvic Binder Use in the Emergency Management of Suspected Pelvic Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 14(10), 1217. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101217

Nickson. (2019). Weingart on Pelvic Trauma. Retrieved from https://litfl.com/weingart-on-pelvic-trauma/

Shlamovitz GZ, Mower WR, Bergman J, Chuang KR, Crisp J, Hardy D, Sargent M, Shroff SD, Snyder E, Morgan MT. How (un)useful is the pelvic ring stability examination in diagnosing mechanically unstable pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients? J Trauma. 2009 Mar;66(3):815-20. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817c96e1. PMID: 19276759.

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Workplace Drama Sep 14, 2021

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This podcast references two books, both by Marlene Chism.

*No Drama Leadership, 2015 Stop Workplace Drama, 2011

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Mitigating Stupidity: Risk Management for the EMS Provider Sep 05, 2021

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Burnout Sep 05, 2021

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