TamingtheSRU

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TamingtheSRU episodes

December 26, 2014 More than You Ever Wanted to Know about Extra-Glottic Devices
Dr. Mike Steuerwald sits down with Dr. Jim DuCanto and discusses the use and development of extra-glottic devices.
24 min
December 02, 2014 Procedural Sedation Cage Match
Dr. Jeffery Hill recaps the articles covered, and the discussion accompanying, our most recent journal club at the University of Cincinnati Dept of EM Residency Training Program. The discussion covers the advantages and disadvantages of four sedative medications - etomidate, propofol, ketamine, and ketafol. Head to tamingthesru.com for the show notes and accompanying blog post. Music credit - ZachWill "Sample Beat"
19 min
November 10, 2014 Cyanide Poisoning - Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Steuerwald talks with Dr. Latimer and Dr. Hinckley about the recognition and treatment of cyanide toxicity. The discussion covers the pathophysiology of cyanide poisoning, treatment with the old Lilly Kit, and treatment with the newer CyanoKit. Dr. Hinckely addresses the operational considerations of delivering the treatment to the patient in a time efficient fashion.
18 min
October 31, 2014 Emergency Medical Services Scope of Practice
Dr. Steuerwald and Dr. Calhoun discuss the history of Emergency Medical Services and the evolution of EMS scope of practice
13 min
October 23, 2014 Ebola Preparations - The Greater Cincinnati Area EMS Provider Perspective
Dr. Steuerwald sat down with Dr. Don Locasto and Dr. Dustin Calhoun to discuss their work with the PHEMAC committee. PHEMAC stands for Public Health EMS Medical Directors Advisory Council. They exist specifically to deal with situations like this within the Greater Cincinnati area. PHEMAC recently released an update to all regional EMS providers. The goal of the update was to distill down all of the information out there into a useable form for our local teams. Their discussion summarizes these initial recommendations, as well as makes suggestions for staying up-to-date as more recommendations are released.
25 min
October 17, 2014 Bougie Guided Chest Tube
Dr. LaFollette shows how to use a gum elastic bougie as an introducer for the placement of a chest tube
3 min
October 09, 2014 Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination
Dr. DuCanto has created a simulation model that realistically recreates an actively vomiting patient. He brought it and his expertise to the sim lab at the University of Cincinnati Dept of Emergency Medicine and tried it out with Dr. Hill, Dr. Steuerwald, and Dr. Larrimore.
3 min
October 01, 2014 Blood Pressure Management in Stroke, Prehospital Implications
Dr. Hill and Dr. McDonough discuss the management of non-traumatic neurologic emergencies in the prehospital environment. Topics include blood pressure management in ischemic stroke status post tPA, ICH, and SAH.
17 min
July 29, 2014 Liquid Plasma
Dr. Steuerwald and Dr. Gerecht discuss the use of liquid plasma (aka Never Frozen Plasma)
17 min
July 09, 2014 End Tidal CO2
Dr. Hill and Dr. McMullan discuss the use of End Tidal CO2 in patients being transported by Air Care and Mobile Care.
17 min

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