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K+, Ca, pH, huh?: Lab Values for EMS Providers

10/31/2019

We are often called to a facility to transport a patient to the hospital due to an abnormal lab value. Did you know that a high potassium (K+) can be fatal, an elevated lactate may be more than just sepsis, and sodium (Na+) imbalance is a...

We are often called to a...

10/31/2019

EMSWorld

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Wound Patterns in Urban Gun Violence Homicides

10/31/2019

Join Dr. Sarani, a trauma surgeon working in Washington, D.C., as he discusses a retrospective study regarding causes of death following gun violence over a 2-year time span in Washington, D.C. The session will compare and contrast wound...

Join Dr. Sarani, a trauma...

10/31/2019

EMSWorld

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What`s the Future of EMS?

10/31/2019

What is the future of EMS? What breakthrough therapies are just ahead for our patients? How should patients be resuscitated? Is it time to remove epinephrine from VFib arrest protocols? What's the latest on head-up CPR? Where should we be...

What is the future of EMS? What...

10/31/2019

EMSWorld

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Preventing the Perils of Peri-intubation Hypoxia: A Tale of Two Systems

10/31/2019

Peri-intubation hypoxia is common and harmful. Fortunately, there are common sense solutions that are very achievable in the field. Drs. Jarvis and Antevy will discuss the science behind the problem and the solutions, as well as their...

Peri-intubation hypoxia is...

10/31/2019

EMSWorld

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Complications! Case Presentations of Patient Deterioration

10/31/2019

While complications don't always mean someone made a mistake, it's easy for a clinician to doubt their own care after the complication occurs. This session discusses several common prehospital and emergency department interventions, the known...

While complications don't always...

10/31/2019

EMSWorld

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Meet the Medical Directors: Part II

10/31/2019

Join EMS medical directors from around the nation for a discussion of critical issues impacting clinical and operational practice. This panel presentation will be led by Dr. Paul Pepe, host and program coordinator of the “Gathering of Eagles”...

Join EMS medical directors from...

10/31/2019

EMSWorld

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What Happens To My Patient After the Trauma Bay?

10/30/2019

Join two trauma surgeons as they discuss how treatments that are started in the field are continued or discontinued in the trauma bay, in the OR and in the hospital. The session will focus on trauma patients and the ongoing care they receive...

Join two trauma surgeons as they...

10/30/2019

EMSWorld

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I Think He`s Seizing!`: Pharmacologic Management of Status Epilepticus

10/30/2019

In this session, Daniel, a PharmD who works with EMS agencies, will discuss the causes of status epilepticus and pharmacologic management of acute seizure activity in pre-hospital and emergency medicine settings with a focus on anticonvulsant...

In this session, Daniel, a...

10/30/2019

EMSWorld

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The Hemodynamic Effects of Etomidate vs. Ketamine in Prehospital RSI

10/30/2019

Does etomidate cause hypotension during rapid sequence intubation? Is it true that ketamine will cause hypertension and hurt patients with a traumatic brain injury? Come hear what we've learned from one of the researchers. Join one of the...

Does etomidate cause hypotension...

10/30/2019

EMSWorld

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What You Don`t Know About Atrial Fibrillation and Other Arrhythmias

10/30/2019

"Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia encountered by both EMS and emergency department personnel. Providers will gain a better understanding for the etiology and physiology of atrial fibrillation as well as the acute and...

"Atrial fibrillation is the most...

10/30/2019

EMSWorld