THROMBOLYTICS IN PRE-HOSPTIAL CARE - W. Jeff Berry II, MD
New AHA recommendations state that all ALS units have 12-Lead EKG capability place the use of pre-hospital thrombolytics in focus. This presentation will review indications and cautions to the use of thrombolytic agents, the agents most adaptable to EMS use and pre-hospital experiences with thrombolytic care.
Scott Bourn, RN, MSN, CEN, EMT-P
What do they REALLY do in ICU? The worst patients from EMS are often admitted to ICU, and we often facilitate transfer of critical care patients between units. Our sickest patients often die in ICU. This informative and practical program identifies the physiology of common complications that arise in ICU, and describes the primary technology used in ICU to meet the needs of these challenging patients.
BENCHMARKING THE BEST EMS SYSTEM IN THE NATION
Chief Diane B. Flagg, REMT-P
Division Commander Steven Rockey, REMT-P
Training Commander Jorge Aquilera, REMT-P
Have you ever dreamed of having the opportunity to benchmark one of those EMS systems that have won National EMS Service of the Year? Collier County EMS the 2000 NAEMT National EMS Service of the Year will provide you the opportunity to benchmark their award winning EMS system. Learn their secrets of success and how you can utilize those secrets in your EMS system.
Richard M. Levitan, MD
Ever had one of those patients that no matter what you do you can’t seem to get him intubated? Dr. "Airway Cam" Levitan will present practical and powerful techniques for intubation success. Learn simple, practical solutions that you can implement immediately to rescue that difficult intubation. Explore with him the concepts of landmark recognition, external manipulation, head positioning and straight blade rescue. Learn how the use of simple adjunct such as stylets and gum elastic bougie can become part of your intubation rescue toolbox.
PRE-HOSPITAL TOXICOLOGY UPDATE
Jay L. Schauben, Pharm.D., DABAT
This presentation will discuss the epidemiology and elements of patient characterization for common poisonings and update the pre-hospital care providers on the current consensus for general management techniques. The presentation of mini-case venues will allow the pre-hospital care provider to assess their knowledge of toxic/non-toxic products.
PREHOSPTIAL USE OF PARALYTICS IN AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Toni Nejman, MD
The use of paralytics (neuromuscular blockade) in prehospital airway management is both controversial and complex. Dr. Nejman will explore the mechanism of neuromuscular blockade, and what it affects along with the why, how and when of their use in the pre-hospital setting.
KATE DENOCOEUR, BS, EMT-P
Your Mission: trek 60km alongside the Blue Nile in remote Ethiopia, then raft the remaining previously-untraveled 850km of river to the Sudan border. Be the medic for a team from National Geographic plus river guides & support staff. The goal: bring everyone out of it alive and upright. Add to that the incredible experience of suddenly becoming the local "doctor" for isolated tribal people – most of whom have never seen a foreigner – "What’s a Paramedic to do?" The risks were intense, the rewards were sweet. Come hear the story of the first descent of a very famous river.
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