Editor-in-Chief Tom Bouthillet (@tbouthillet) was on the EMS Nation podcast (@EMS_Nation) for EMS Week. The topic was Pit Crew / High Performance CPR and Systems of Care. Click HERE to open in iTunes. Click HERE to open in Libsyn (with built-in media player). Referenced in this podcast Adult Pit Crew CPR – The Explicit Details […]

This is the conclusion to the Snapshot Case from a couple of days ago. If you haven’t already done so, I suggest reviewing the very brief initial case description. Here again is the EKG from Tuesday’s case. This tracing is nearly pathognomonic for true occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA), resulting in a […]

Snapshot cases are EKG’s where we do not have good patient follow-up or sometimes even clinical information but still feel there are worthwhile learning points to convey. This is an old case we’ve actually featured on the blog before, but today we’re going to do so with a different focus. This ECG is from an […]

EMS 12-Lead Podcast – Episode 11 – Are We Harming Patients With Oxygen? In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we’re joined by Kelly Arashin, ACNP, CCNS and Mike McEvoy, PhD, RN, CCRN, REMT-P at EMS Today 2013 in Washington D.C. We discuss the benefits and dangers of oxygen administration. Kelly is a dual […]

EMS 12-Lead podcast – Episode #10 – Brooks Walsh, M.D. from the Mill Hill Ave Command blog  In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Brooks Walsh, M.D., Emergency Physician and Editor of Mill Hill Ave Command and Doc Cottle's Desk. We discuss paramedic education, ECGs, blogging, science fiction doctors, "treating the patient […]

Coming soon! Register now for "STEMI Recognition: Beyond the Basics".  August 16, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m. (14:00) EST. Sponsored by Physio Control (thank you).  Direct link for registration is here.

  EMS 12-Lead Podcast – Episode #7 – PulsePoint In this episode of the EMS 12-Lead podcast we're joined by Richard Price of the PulsePoint Foundation. If you're not familiar with PulsePoint it used to be referred to as the San Ramon Valley Fire Department app. Richard Price PulsePoint Foundation Fire Chief, San Ramon Valley […]

Here's a case submitted by a faithful reader who wishes to remain anonymous. He has submitted several cases before and they are always excellent so thank you, Mr. Anonymous!  EMS is called to the residence of a 69 year old female who is complaining of sudden onset of shortness of breath and weakness. Past medical […]

Click HERE! In this episode Tom Bouthillet sits down with Christopher Granger, M.D., Mayme Lou Roettig, R.N and James Jollis, M.D. from the RACE Program in North Carolina. In the course of our "unplugged" session some incredible insights are developed from one of the highest functioning STEMI systems in the United States!  See also: Episode […]

On behalf of Team EMS 12-Lead (Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind and Christopher Watford) I am pleased to officially acknowledge that the EMS 12-Lead blog won Judges' Choice for 2012 EMS Blog of the Year. This contest was hosted by EMS1, FireRescue1 and FireCritic.com and sponsored by the American Military University. The total list of nominees can be found here. Lots of […]