Paramedic - Better Today

Paramedic - Better Today

by Spencer Garry

Season 4

Med Admin - Metabolic

Discuss common medication therapies based on patient presentations (metabolic ed)

Med Admin - Respiratory

Discuss common medication therapies based on patient presentations (respiratory ed)

Pharmacology - Rx Recognition

Discuss recognition of medications and how this can help us with understanding the patients in front of us.

Pharmacology - Overdose

Discuss a treatment ideology based on patient presentation when thinking "Drug Overdose on unknown etiology". Go over bradycardia, tachycardia, seizures, respiratory distress, and "other". Give a mental map for treat first, reversal agent second.

Season 3

Injury Series - Traumatic Arrest

Breakdown the management of a traumatic arrest. How does MARCH fit into the management, and are chest compressions the first priority?

Injury Series - Tamponade

Recognition and treatment of traumatic cardiac tamponade. Discuss the mechanism, blunt vs penetrating.

Injury Series - Pneumothorax

Discuss the recognition and treatment methodologies of a tension pneumothorax. Identify the pitfalls and dangers and needle placement, as well as intubation considerations.

Injury Series - MARCH

Discuss the treatment priorities when in a traumatic injury patient. Utilization of the MARCH, in assisting in keeping a forward momentum and streamlining our process.

Injury Series - Hanging

Treatment methodologies for traumatic hangings, and understanding of the classic "judicial" hanging vs modern day self inflicted hanging injury patterns.

Season 2

Disease - Heart Failure

Breakdown heart failure, from the pathophysiology to recognition to treatment plan.

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