TXA is an important therapy that will help increase patient’s survivability in an out of hospital hemorrhagic injury. ALS providers play a key role in knowing when to use TXA and how to properly administer the medication. A few of you have noticed the discrepancy in TXA administration in the protocol versus what we have

Today’s “Did You Know?” moment: There is one contraindication for Medevac Request: EMS/DNR-B or MOLST B patients are NOT candidates for field medevac transport. (page 280 of MD protocol, July 1, 2021 version) With that said, although these patients do not qualify for helicopter utilization, this doesn’t prevent the patient from ground transportation to a

Attached to this post are two documents: The minimum requirements needed to become a preceptor/Field Training Coach or Supervisor and an application. Completed applications and relative materials should be submitted to [email protected]. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and applicants will be notified by email when approvals are complete and a preceptor class has

Good Afternoon! Please forward this training opportunity to ALL staff members, BLS and ALS. Trauma surgeon Dr. Schulz will be presenting one of our cases here at DES as a learning opportunity for everyone. Feel free to post the announcement in your stations as well. We have plenty of room – come join us! Simple,

Per the request of MSP aviation, the following announcement will be used when Medivac is landing in our jurisdiction: Upon final approach of a helicopter, the incoming aircraft will advise Communications of their “final approach”. Communications will sound a one (1) second alert tone on the operational talk group to cease all radio traffic until

Good afternoon! Today’s educational topic: What ACTUALLY happens when you lose a limb lead during transcutaneous pacing? We place limb leads on patients to determine rate and rhythm. Once we determine that a patient meets the criteria for pacing, we rely on those limb leads to confirm “electrical capture” of the heart, telling us the