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Background

• Crew resource management was adopted into EMS from the aviation community
• In the 1970s after a slew of avoidable and catastrophic human errors, the relatively nascent aviation community began to implement a system of strictly regimented checklists, defining roles, and communication tools, which have combined to successfully alleviate many opportunities for human error.
• Some of these systems can be integrated into EMS

Introduction

• In EMS we are constantly taught to be hypersensitive to signs and symptoms of our patients. But why don’t we study and prepare for the signs and symptoms of a broken call?
• We have all had them, calls that...

Sepsis & Septic Shock Study Guide

When EMS providers are called to treat someone experiencing signs and symptoms of sepsis, the disease process is already well on its way to negatively affecting the individual. More and more studies are showing that sepsis requires rapid identification and intervention to ensure positive outcomes with our patients. Knowing this, we should be asking ourselves, what can I do to better my abilities to recognize sepsis and how can I treat it quickly?

Septic shock is a type of shock that begins with an infection in the bloodstream. This infection eventually overloads the compensatory mechanisms in the body and when left...

Bundle Branch Blocks Study Guide

One of the more confusing topics for EMS students enrolled in an Electrophysiology course is that of Bundle Branch Blocks. They can be sneaky, they can mask things, and they can also be hard to diagnose if you don’t remember a few key things. This study guide will prepare you for the material you will be tested on and give you some tips and tricks for the field.

As you can recall, when an impulse is traveling normally, it is sent from the SA node, through the internodal pathways, to the AV node, down the bundle of His, to the right and left bundle branches, to the respective fascicles, and into the purkinje...