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1) Mental Health for First Responders, with special guest Dr. Joseph Martin (audio)
Today I sit down with Dr. Joseph Martin, (IG: @JaTXerd) a Family Practice and Addiction Specialist who is now an EMS physician, to talk about mental health in our first responders. Spoiler alert: it h...Show More
Mental Health for First Responders, with special guest Dr. Joseph Martin (audio)
1:18:07 | Jan 30th, 2023
2) Mental Health for First Responders, with special guest Dr. Joseph Martin
Today I sit down with Dr. Joseph Martin, (IG: @JaTXerd) a Family Practice and Addiction Specialist who is now an EMS physician, to talk about mental health in our first responders. Spoiler alert: it h...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Quick Bite: Carbon Monoxide
Cold weather incoming! This is just a quick review of carbon monoxide poisoning treatment options, as well as what differentiates cold water immersion from regular drowning. We anticipate an increase ...Show More
4) Push Dose Pressors for EMS: Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
Sometimes a small dose of epinephrine or norepinephrine can keep a patient from becoming hypotensive during intubation, or may help bridge the patient to a continuous infusion. Dr. Pickett talks about...Show More
5) Thinking: Abdominal Pain with Ginger Locke from the Medic Mindset
Like Starsky and Hutch, like peanut butter and jelly, like Riggs and Murtaugh, the inseparable duo is back together for Medic Mindset for an episode of the Thinking Series, this time on abdominal pain...Show More
6) Snakebites! with Dr. Spencer Greene (@ToxSpencer)
Snakebites are a common patient encounter for #EMS here in Texas, though virtually all states have venomous snakes of one kind or another. Dr. Spencer Greene (@ToxSpencer) walks us through some pearls...Show More
7) Episode 49: Icepocalypse
YES I KNOW THE THUMBNAIL HAS EPISODE 4 and it’s episode 49. But we have a YouTube channel now so that’s why we have different episode numbers. It’s less confusing than renumbering everything. ANYwhoms...Show More
8) Episode 48: COVID…Vaccines
Vaccines are finally available. I’m getting mine, and you should too. How do they work? Are they safe? What are the side effects? What are the particulars of administration?
9) Episode 47: COVID…Bamlanivimab
Bamlanivimab is a monoclonal antibody for treating mild to moderate COVID-19. You’ve probably heard of it as it has rolled out here in Texas in force. What does it do and how is it given?
10) Episode 46: What is Operation Warp Speed?
Operation Warp Speed is a public-private partnership that has helped speed development of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. But what does that mean for safety of these treatments? TL;DR: The progr...Show More