The prehospital episode

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🗓️ 20 February 2012

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

By popular demand, this episode will be dedicated to talking about prehospital issues. I've had several people write me and ask for my 0.02 on how EMS can better be our "eyes and ears" in the field so here's my take on this question. I'll also talk about how the ED staff can better interact with our EMS colleagues so we can both work together to deliver optimal care to our patients. Hopefully this will serve as a starting point for conversations between EMS providers and ED staff and I encourage anyone to post comments on these issues to the blog.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Steve Carroll for the Em Basic Podcast. Today I'm going to do something way different from
0:05.4	the usual podcast, and I hope that you find it useful. I've gotten several requests from pre-hospel
0:10.5	providers to do a podcast on pre-hospital issues, so today we're going to do a podcast looking at some
0:15.9	of those issues. The main thing pre-hospital people were asking is how can they be our eyes and ears in the field, so we'll talk about that.
0:22.9	On the flip side, I also talk about how ED providers can better interact with our pre-hospital colleagues,
0:28.7	so we can work together to take better care of our patients.
0:31.7	As always, this podcast doesn't represent the views or opinions of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, or the Shawshack EM residency.
0:37.8	Before we get started, I have two general disclaimers about this podcast. First, I hope that this
0:42.8	whole podcast strikes the right tone. I work every day with great pre-hospital providers
0:47.1	who are really working hard to give great care to their patients. I also know that they are hungry
0:51.7	for more education and how they can better care for their patients,
0:55.0	and that's where this podcast is coming from. This podcast isn't meant for me to start espousing
1:00.0	emergency medicine dogma or criticizing what is or isn't done in the field. I want this podcast to be a way
1:06.1	to bridge the gaps between the field and the ED. And another disclaimer, don't go violating your own systems protocols
1:12.0	based on what I talk about. I worked as an EMTB for 10 years in a busy suburban system outside of
1:17.5	Philadelphia, and I know that each company, EMS system, and state has their own protocols. Since I know how
1:23.9	things work in general, I'll try not to suggest anything that could violate your
1:27.8	protocols, but just in case I do, always follow your own systems protocols.
1:32.8	So let's get started and talk about medical cause, then we'll talk about trauma calls.
1:37.2	On the medical calls, one of the ways you can help out the ED staff is to get a list of
1:41.6	the patient's medications.
1:43.2	Some patients will have a list of their medications
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