
Chris Root
@chrisrootmd
EM, EMS and flight doc in New Mexico. Former NYC paramedic. Once described as “More upset by systemic dysfunction than his peers.”
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30-10-2014 18:01:16
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Next up on the SGEM is this study looking at naloxone for OHCAs with guest Chris Root jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… Any guesses on theme music? #hello my name is Ross Kay M. Dingwell🍁🩺🏳️🌈 Simon McCormick #hello I'm Dr Kirsty 🏳️🌈

Can naloxone raise the dead in cardiac arrest? Dillon et al “Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California” looked at this question. The results challenged what I’ve thought for a long time. Check out Ken Milne MD here: thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem45…

If I was 🔫 or 🔪 , I’d rather be transported to 🏥 in the back of a 🚓 than in the back of an 🚑. Am I crazy? Find out on the latest episode of Clinical Conversations as James Oswald and I talk penetrating trauma.


Skeptics' Guide to EM podcast reviewing a study on naloxone for OHCA with guest skeptic Chris Root is now available. thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem45… #EBM #FOAMed


@paramedic_tutor EMS World High Performance EMS @OverrunEMS Chris Root JAMA Link to podcast discussing naloxone for OHCAs open.spotify.com/episode/6KL9oG…


Does your EMS system have a protocol that includes giving naloxone to adult patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)? #EBM #FOAMed thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem45… Chris Root EMS World EMS1 High Performance EMS EMS Blogs @OverrunEMS

Naloxone in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)? thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem45… #PaperinaPic by #hello I'm Dr Kirsty 🏳️🌈 #EBM


The majority do not include naloxone in their OHCA protocol. thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem45… Chris Root Heart & Stroke AHA Science






You don’t want to miss: 💥☠️ #CARDIOTOX 🤮💥 Coming 10/25-26 at #critcarecards24 featuring: the EMCrit Crew Stephanie Golob @ToxNyu Tania Ahuja 👩🏻💻🫀 Dr. Michelle Bloom #RanaBiary #RobertHoffman W Moderators Eugene Yuriditsky Steven hollenberg #toxidrome #antidotes #cardioonc





Hot off the press! 📰 Prehospital endotracheal intubation success rates for critical care nurses versus paramedics (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…) TL;DR - both groups are awesome. Just in time for #NAEMSP2025, too! Chris Martin-Gill Francis X STAT MedEvac UPMC EMS Fellowship Pitt EM Residency