In this episode, Steven Beesley, Brian Cooper and Caitlyn Stoner of Athlete Training and Health discuss what you can do at home to stay healthy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

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In this episode, we continue our discussion about evaluating misinformation and specifically address how to evaluate medical claims. Along the way, we answer several frequently asked questions.

Links mentioned in episode:

Resources from the Prehospital Care Research Forum

Demystifying EMS Research lecture slides

Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on EM:RAP Corependium

ASHP Assessment of Evidence for COVID-19-Related Treatments (positive and possibly harmful)

In this episode, Samuel Kordik, Zach Dunlap, Lynne Singleton, and Steven Beesley discuss some of the recent protocol changes at Cypress Creek EMS relating to clinical care for COVID-19 patients. Specific items discussed include:

In this episode, we recommend being familiar with a wide range of inputs and approaches to treating these patients during this pandemic crisis.

Some podcasts you should subscribe to include:

MCHD Paramedic Podcast

Austin-Travis County EMS OMD Podcast

FOAMFrat Podcast

ERCast podcast

FlightBridgeEd podcasts

Some exceptional reference resources:

COVID-19 Chapter on the Internet Book of Critical Care (EMCrit)

Novel Coronavirus 2019 chapter in CorePendium Emergency Medicine Textbook(EMRAP)

CCEMS Protocols, Procedures, & Guidelines on creekshare.org

In this episode, Steven Beesley, Samuel Kordik and Lynne Singleton discuss how to spot misinformation on social media and online and how to get better information sources.

Here Are Some of the Coronavirus Hoaxes That Spread In The First Few Weeks

Sifting Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Simplest Way to Spot Coronavirus Misinformation on Social Media

Resources from the Prehospital Care Research Forum

Demystifying EMS Research

In this episode, CCEMS Operations Manager Mike Brown, Samuel Kordik and Steven Beesley discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting operations at CCEMS. We discuss possible schedule changes, how normal operational needs are continuing, and other operations details.

In this episode, Bobby Sellers, Lorena Sadler, Steven Beesley, and Samuel Kordik discuss how this crisis is affecting Law Enforcement and how EMS can support Law Enforcement during this crisis.

Bobby Sellers is the Special Operations Director at Cypress Creek EMS, where he leads the tactical medic program supporting local law enforcement agencies. Sellers is also a deputy with Montgomery County Precinct 3.

In this episode, Steven Beesley, Samuel Kordik, Brian Cooper, and Lorena Sadler sit down to discuss practical things we can be doing to handle stress and increase resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resources mentioned:

Tania Glenn Deployment Brief (YouTube video)

GOOD Jocko Willink (YouTube Video)

Medic Mindset: Medic Mindfulness with Mike Taigman (podcast)

Medic Mindset: Dr. Tania Glenn, Warrior Healer (podcast)

Medic Mindset: Tania Glenn. Back Again. (podcast)

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, Ph.D.

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty, M.D.

CCEMS EAP Portal (confidential):

https://www.mygroup.com/portal/employee/

Samuel Kordik discusses why the medical community as a whole is working so tirelessly through this epidemic.