Mchd Paramedic Podcast

Anaphylaxis is a common life threatening disease that prehospital providers encounter on a regular basis. These patients are in need of early treatment with Epinephrine. In today’s episode Dr. Casey Patrick, along with Kevin Crocker and Ashton Herring, will be discussing MCHD’s deployment of Epinephrine to the Fire Departments within Montgomery County. This discussion will cover basic information on what anaphylaxis is and how to best treat it. We will also discuss how MCHD built Epi kits and how we trained the fire departments in how to safely and effectively manage these anaphylactic patients. References https://www.ems1.com/epinephrine/articles/381400048-Anaphylaxis-kits-Easy-epinephrine-deployment-for-first-on-scene/ https://www.dovepress.com/cr_data/article_fulltext/s121000/121733/img/DHPS_121733_F001.jpg

Join Dr. Casey Patrick and Brad Ward as they discuss a county wide initiative to expedite ROSC patients to definitive care in the cardiac cath lab. They will be discussing the literature and science on why these patients have better outcomes when they are quickly taken to the cath lab. They will also be addressing how MCHD has partnered with our hospitals to implement our new ROSC Cath Lab Activation. References AHA Updates http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/132/18_suppl_2/S465 Tanveer Rab, Karl B. Kern, Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, Timothy D. Henry, Michael McDaniel, Neal W. Dickert, Joaquin E. Cigarroa, Matthew Keadey, Stephen Ramee, Cardiac Arrest: A Treatment Algorithm for Emergent Invasive Cardiac Procedures in the Resuscitated Comatose Patient, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 66, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 62-73, ISSN 0735-1097, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.05.009.

It's Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas time here in Montgomery County, and our MCHD crews are preparing to staff the 140.6 mile triathlon. After fielding multiple questions about hyponatremia and hypothermia in ultra-endurance athletes, we decided that a podcast discussion was in order. The MCHD Paramedic Podcast crew were lucky enough to have Dr. Kevin Schulz, Medical Director for Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, join us to talk Ironman medicine. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride...we promise it won't hurt as bad as 112 miles on a bike! References: Hew-Butler T, Rosner MH, et al. Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015. Clin J Sport Med. 2015 Jul;25(4):303-20.

EMS implementation of Community Paramedicine and Mobile Integrated Health programs is exploding. Dr. Peter Antevy joins Dr. Dickson for an informative discussion surrounding the role of Community Paramedicine and Mobile Integrated Health in today’s EMS systems. Dr. Antevy has built an impressive CP program from the ground up in South Florida. He shares his experiences and thoughts on both the ideal role and future of CP.

Hyperkalemia can send our patients to cardiac arrest in an instant. Casey Patrick and Jordan Anderson begin with some background physiology review on the importance of potassium to cellular function. They then move on to describing specific patient characteristics and ECG findings found in patients with hyperkalemia, and close with MCHD’s current protocol to preemptively treat these patients en route to the hospital.

Syncope is a common and often confusing presentation. Dr. Casey Patrick leads a lecture style discussion with tips to approaching the syncopal patient in the prehospital setting. ECG pointers and an impossible to forget “crappy” mnemonic will leave you with a more focused approach to your next syncopal patient. References 1. http://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(17)30868-5/pdf LINKS: 1. WPW - https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/pre-excitation-syndromes/ 2. Brugada syndrome - https://www.aliem.com/2013/06/brugada-syndrome-an-ecg-pattern-you-need-to-know/ 3. Prolonged QT interval - https://lifeinthefastlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/waves-of-the-ecg.gif 4. Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy - http://www.wikidoc.org/images/b/b0/Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy.jpg

Featuring Dr. Peter Antevy Today’s show will focus on the evolution in the EMS approach to pediatric resuscitations. Historically these high stress resuscitations focused on rapid transport of these children to the hospital and have resulted in sub par resuscitation efforts and increased stress for both providers and families. There is mounting evidence that mirrors the adult resuscitation data that staying on scene and providing focused resuscitation efforts improves outcomes in these patients. Dr. Antevy provides a unique perspective as both a pediatric EM specialist/EMS medical director and inventor of the Handtevy pediatric resuscitation system. https://www.handtevy.com

Welcome to MCHD's Paramedic Podcast - a biweekly podcast dedicated to EMS Providers across the world.

Dr. Patrick and Clinical Manager Jordan Anderson discuss intubation and ventilator settings to help avoid lung injuries in the intubated patient.