Episode 104 - Airway Management

Episode 104 - Airway Management

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   Don't let your ego get in the way. The difficult airway, while frustrating, is manageable with the right amount of finesse and practice. Dr. Michael Murphy and Mr. Michael Keller  join the Tuesday EMS Tidbits gang to discuss the "difficult airway" and how you, as a practitioner, can overcome these challenging situations.

  Dr. Murphy is well known in EMS culture and brings more than a wealth of knowledge to both the practical and academic environment of challenging airways. Mr. Keller has extensive knowledge in all things airway and has earned this knowledge by serving more than 25 in both urban and rural EMS settings. 

  This episode will leave you wanting more so be sure and browse the resources below to satisfy your craving. 

Hosts:  Bradley Dean, David Blevins, Eric McCullough

Links and Resources

The Elaine Bromiley Case from Simpact on Vimeo.

Textbook Manual of Emergency Airway Management.  Fourth Edition (ISBN13: 978-1-4511-4491-8)

EMS Airway Management Training

EMS Airway Clinic

Intubation 101

The Airway Site

Episode 103 - Reduction of Medical Errors

Episode 103 - Reduction of Medical Errors

   On this episode, we discuss the impact of medical errors in the prehospital environment. Guest host Gary Wingrove, President of the Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Research in EMS, joins us to help unravel the complex conditions behind cognitive bias and erroneous decision making. Gary has worked with colleagues to establish a system for identifying medical errors in hopes to use the information to better inform prehospital colleagues and avoid these dangerous situations. 

Hosts:  Bradley Dean, David Blevins, Eric McCullough

Links and Resources

• Swiss Cheese Patient Safety Theory

• No More Blame & Shame

• Clinical Human Factors Group

• Human Error: Models and Management (Study)

• National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention

• Institute for Safe Medication Practices

• EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool – An EMS Culture of Safety Initiative

• Emergency Medical Error Reduction Group (EMERG)

• Medication Errors in Prehospital Management of Pediatric Anaphylaxis (Study)

• Paramedic Self-Reported Medication Errors (Study)

Teaser 103 - Reducation of Medical Errors

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Bradley, Eric and I have enjoyed setting up the Tuesday EMS Tidbits podcast and speaking with our guest hosts. Next Tuesday, we talk with Gary Wingrove, President of the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Research in EMS. Gary has worked with colleagues to establish a system to help identify medical errors and use the information to inform others in how to avoid those situations. Join us on Tuesday for our next episode.

Mentioned Episodes:
Episode 102 - Breakdown: The physical and Emotional tolls of Emergency Services

Upcoming Episodes:
Episode 103 - Reduction of Medical Errors

Episode 102 - Breakdown: The Physical and Emotional Tolls of Emergency Services

 

Bradley, David, and Eric join with Nyi Myint with the Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina and Mark Lamplugh with the American Addiction Centers take time in this episode to discuss the physical and emotional tolls that emergency services take on an individual.  From the loss of sleep, multiple shifts, to the negative stressors of the profession, emergency service employees are placed in situations that cause significant consequences.

David Blevins
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Bradley Dean
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Eric McCullough
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Nyi Myint
Alcohol Drug Council of North Carolina
myint.nyi@gmail.com

Mark Lamplugh
www.marklamplugh.com/blogs

Additional Links

American Addiction Centers -

http://americanaddictioncenters.org/fire-services/

Share The Load Program -

http://www.nvfc.org/hot-topics/share-the-load-support-program-for-fire-and-ems

Are you Under Stress in EMS?

http://www.emsworld.com/article/10776875/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-in-prehospital-providers

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

http://www.icisf.org

Understanding and Managing Stress

http://www.ccaa.net.au/aust/documents/Stress_Booklet.pdf

Paramedic and Burnout

http://www.giftfromwithin.org/pdf/burnout.pdf

An article to show it is not isolated to the US - one from Iran

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129899/pdf/WJEM-4-26.pdf

one from the UK
http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/2/235.full.pdf+html

We would not do justice to not recognize the stress and difficulty that PTSD puts on relationships.  Here is a 'spouses story of PTSD'.

Paramedic PTSD | A Spouse's Story PTSD
 

Episode 101 - Customer Service: Swallow an Elephant, Choke on a Gnat

Hosts: David Blevins, Bradley Dean. Eric McCullough

Podcast: Tonight's episode discusses the delivery of prehospital emergency care with a customer service based approach.  David, Eric, and Brad come together on this initial episode to discuss the various viewpoints of providing care and ensuring the patient satisfaction.