NEW LIFE – EMS GUIDE TO LIVE BIRTH PART II

Have you had a live birth in the field lately? Want to brush up on terms and skills? This episode dives into live birth. We will start with terminology and assessment and then move into the birthing process. We will try and cover A to Z the EMS world of birth and even touch a little on neonatal resuscitation. Part II continues with pre-birth complications, birth complications, and a healthy birth.Don’t worry, the storks wont come your way just for listening…or will they?

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New Life – EMS Guide to Live Birth Part I

Have you had a live birth in the field lately? Want to brush up on terms and skills? This episode dives into live birth. We will start with terminology and assessment and then move into the birthing process. We will try and cover A to Z the EMS world of birth and even touch a little on neonatal resuscitation. Don’t worry, the storks wont come your way just for listening…or will they?

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Syncope – What’s the deal?

Syncope can be very hard to diagnose in the field, or let me say the cause of a syncopal episode can be hard to diagnose. Have you considered the potential causes of syncope? What is your assessment pattern used for syncopal patients? How are you going to treat them? In this episode we look at the case for Syncope and what we can do as prehospital providers to help the hospital clinicians make the most educated diagnosis.

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