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Revisualization: Taking another look at airway management

Submitted by Dr. B on May 27, 2009
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07/21/2009 10:00am

Airway management is a the fundamental skill of emergency medicine and excellent airway management is the hallmark of an excellent EMS provider. However, the technology, techniques, and even the fundamental views on how and when it should be done are constantly evolving.

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Airway Decision Making Process.pdf
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Revisualization Slides.pdf
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Airway References 2009 1.0.rtf

You and Your Kidneys: The Wild World of Watery Waste

Submitted by Dr. B on May 19, 2009
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MESSAGE FROM 8/4/2009: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES IF YOU BUY THIS QUIZ TODAY YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS UNTIL NEXT WEEK. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND INVITE YOU TO CHECK BACK IN A WEEK, AND IF YOU YOU NEED CONTINUING EDUCATION NOW TO TAKE THE "REVISUALIZATION: TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT" QUIZ THAT IS AVAILABLE.

Before medical school, I considered the kidneys to be fairly straightforward: beer goes in, urine comes out. However, it became clear in medical school that my view was far too limited; beer goes in, electrolytes move in and out, countercurrent mechanisms do their magic, and urine comes out.

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Wild World of Watery Waste 1.0 Handout.pdf

Full up: The perils of cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Submitted by Dr. B on May 19, 2009
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08/11/2009 10:00am

Congestive heart failure is a disease with a grim prognosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema is its most life-threatening manifestation. Over the past decade many long held beliefs about the optimal treatment have been disproven and new, highly effective treatments have come into common use.

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JAMA 2005 Comparison of Niseritide to other agents
BMJ 2008 Use of Morphine in Acute Decompensated CHT
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Acute CHF handout.pdf
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Suggested Reading For Acute CHF Management 1.0.pdf

Smiling Death: Crush injuries

Submitted by Dr. B on May 19, 2009
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08/18/2009 10:00am

Crush injuries and crush medicine conjure images of earthquakes, collapsed highways, and rubble piles. Knowing what to do in the critical first 24 hours is vital for saving the lives (and kidneys) of these patients. But even without a major disaster, we still care for these patients on a regular basis.

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Crush and confined space med 1.0.pdf

MASE Introduction

Submitted by Dr. B on September 10, 2009
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09/09/2009 9:52pm

The Maine Antidote Stockpile includes local and forward staged federal assets for responding to terrorist and chemical incidents.

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Northern New England Poison Center
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MASE Introduction Slides.pdf

Knowing the Why

Submitted by Dr. B on August 18, 2009
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09/15/2009 10:00am

In the past, EMS practice has been all about "knowing the what." That is, what do you do for a specific patient. Protocols are the ultimate in "knowing the what."

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A Student's guide to the medical literature long.doc
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AHA Guidelines for Literature evaluation for ECC 2005.doc
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Databases and resources.doc
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US Preventive Services Task Force Guide To Clinical Preventive Services Guidelines.doc

MASE: Unknown Liquid Exposure

Submitted by Dr. B on September 16, 2009
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09/16/2009 7:00am

The Maine Antidote Stockpile Education Program introduces health care providers to the equipment, supplies, medications, and administrative processes for responding to terrorist and hazardous materials exposures. This scenario describes the approach to the patient who is exposed to an unknown liquid.

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Northern New England Poison Center
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MASE Unknown Liquid.pdf

MASE: Unknown Gas Exposure

Submitted by Dr. B on September 16, 2009
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09/16/2009 7:00am

The Maine Antidote Stockpile Education Program introduces health care providers to the equipment, supplies, medications, and administrative processes for responding to terrorist and hazardous materials exposures. This scenario describes the approach to the patient who is exposed to an unknown gas.

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Northern New England Poison Center
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MASE Unknown Gas.pdf

Radioactive Airways: A 3-D Odyssey from the Sinuses to the Diaphragm

Submitted by Dr. B on August 23, 2009
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10/06/2009 10:00am

Excellent airway management is a fundamental defining characteristic of excellent EMS providers. A clear understanding of airway anatomy and physiology is a fundamental defining characteristic of excellent airway managers.

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Radioactive Airways Handout.pdf