Recent content by ditchdoc125

But more related to prehospital US... We are not not currently using it in Alberta, but it is being heavily investigated by both the fixed and rotary wing aeromedical services. I forsee it as a much more pertinent tool for rural practitioners, which in my neck of the woods, are working more and...

Alberta Health Service EMS has recently announced a protocol to come into effect in July which encompasses tranexamic acid. The drug is given only with on-line consultation with a physician, but the inclusion criteria are any patient >16 y/o who has severe external hemorrhage from an injury <3...

I wondered this myself... Its quite common to follow the whole algorithm with a asthma patient only for the ED to slap on some BiPAP and fix them... Our protocols state asthma is a contraindication for CPAP as well, but there's the odd medic who will use it concurrently with a combivent neb...

Our system uses the Physio-Control LifeNet PC gateway and a Bluetooth interface with the LP12/15. We use the Medusa Siren 9.something ePCR software. Works beautifully, usually, but I understand there was a ton of programming done in the background to make it work. It is also a battery intensive...

In Alberta, we have dimenhydrinate, metoclopramide and ondansetron for antiemetics, the use of each drug is based on the suspected underlying cause of the n/v. There's the odd cowboy out there that will use haldol SQ, but we don't talk about that..... The use of Ketamine is standard when your...

Hey guys! As some of you know, Alberta Health Services is responsible for all EMS in the province of Alberta. Recently they published the provincial medical control protocols, standard for all practitioners in Alberta. In a surprising, but so far well recieved move, they have developed an...