When it comes to RSI in the pre-hospital setting, Ketamine is our new best friend. There are many more benefits to using this medication within several subgroups of patients for RSI than our old standby, etomidate. We have read the accolades and positives in several studies, and trials, but what are the negatives? Are there any negatives? Could Ketamine be the perfect drug? Is it all just hype? Join the podcast as Eric discusses a new study and you will not believe what it says about your new favorite drug. Download, listen, rate, and review! Help FlightBridgeED keep our podcasts at the top of the charts so your friends and colleagues can find us!

In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, Eric unpacks the often complicated subject of clinical trials. We all want to know the latest and greatest treatments, and best practices so we can apply them to our clinical practice. To know that, we have to see what’s going on in the realm of research medicine. Clinical trial papers have a lot to offer, but how do we know the information we are reading is accurate and appropriate for us? Join us for this episode to learn more! Help keep us high on the charts so your friends and co-workers can find our podcast! Download, rate, and comment wherever you get your podcasts!

In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, Eric introduces Damage Control RSI. While some of the concepts discussed are not necessarily new concepts, this package of best practice procedures, tips and tricks, and more will streamline your advanced airway practices. This podcast covers procedures, medications, and critical care concepts that you can begin using right away. Download this podcast from your favorite source and help us stay high on the charts so more people can find us. If you enjoy these podcasts, take a second to rate and review our podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or anywhere you find us. It really does make a big difference!

Their dagger-like stingers drip with venom as they seek a victim to cut down in the wake of their horrific swarm. There is no time to waste as the poison courses through the veins of the patient. Each breath could be the last, and seconds become precious as the yellow and black reapers swing the death stroke. Will you save her? Don’t miss a moment of this spine-tingling Nightmare Series Podcast, Yellow Jacket Attack!

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In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Zaffer Qasim to discuss the history, application, and data of REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta) for a variety of reasons including aortic aneurysm, trauma, and so much more. You won't believe what these things can do, and you might be carrying them in the field sooner than you think!

In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast, the swirling mists of secrecy cover a young life with an esoteric mystery diagnosis. As we shine our flashlights into the vast, gloomy corners of discovery our sure-footed pathway leads to a maze of deception, misdirection, and confusion. A diagnosis is within reach, and a treatment just beyond our outstretched, wriggling fingers as we claw ever closer to the truth. Our adventure awaits as we wander in this nightmare series podcast we call the 28 Month-Old Collapse. Download, share, rate, and subscribe!

In this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast Eric chooses to move off the well-worn path for a moment, motivating us to breathe more passion into what inspires and ignites our mind. We live in an incredible era of information and discovery. Dare to dream!

A tedious and trembling silhouette ascends a precarious perch into a tower thrust high in the skies. A moment's mistake forces the twisted hand of fate as our patient succumbs to the fierce pull of gravity. Plunging to the cold ground, unable to move, and fearfully close to the end it's up to you to fight the hollow heart of death in this episode of The FlightBridgeED Podcast.

A follow-up to our previous push-dose pressor podcast. Even though there is substantial evidence for push-dose pressors in certain situations, the air medical industry as a whole has yet to embrace them. We need to be responsible in our care and with our knowledge and work hand-in-hand with our medical directors and with our patient care protocols. Having said this, it is also up to us to shape the care we give by influencing the folks who make decisions in our institutions. Join Eric as he discusses push-dose pressors and their future in our practice.