Morning workout of a Critical Care Paramedic student.. 1 hour of CXR, 12 leads, ABGs, and of course coffee #FirstTweet #isthishowthisworks #practicemakesperfect

The Sleeping Giant now has a face! Excited to be back in Tbay thanks Porter Airlines #sleepinggiant #looksangry

Some amazing pearls from Mid-Atlantic Transport Conference. Johns Hopkins SGA

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1/ Awhile ago, on a triage call: “I’ve got a guy here, pretty young, came in looking terrible. GCS 4, we intubated him. Scan shows a big bleed. ICH score 4. Not sure much you’ll be able to do, but need to transfer him.” A #tweetorial about the ICH score. @medtweetorials

But the rest of us public servants are stuck with <1%...🤬

Over 76% of @ornge trauma scene calls are cancelled because the patient doesn't meet the Field Trauma Triage Standard, yet over 16% of those patients are still ultimately transported to a trauma centre. This causes over a 4 hour delay on average sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Now would be an appropriate time to worry.

In a similar thread. Why do so many paramedic leaders stop practicing clinically when they take on a leadership role? Maintaining clinical currency helps keep you connected to those you lead in various domains. I have my thoughts but would love to hear from others…

This is a terrifying moment in Ontario’s history.

🧵 Epinephrine is the most commonly used drug in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation. But does it improve outcomes? And what is the optimal dose? We studied these questions in our new NMA, in CHEST. The results surprised us. journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-…

Here’s a video I made breaking down this blood gas from a young man with a severe asthma attack after smoking crack cocaine #FOAMed

You've probably heard that Bicarbonate has to turn into CO2 to raise the pH. “Don’t give bicarb if you can’t increase ventilation.” But how much CO2 is there in an amp of sodium bicarbonate? A bicarb 🧵 1/