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General Cardiac Arrest Care Jul 17 2022 Acetaminophen IV Chest Pain - ACS/Suspected Cardiac Origin Jun 29 2022 Sedation scale Advanced Airway Management - Medication for Airway Management Jun 29 2022 Balanced crystalloids Burns - Burns (fire/flame) May 12 2022 HEMS Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury Apr 22 2022 Optimal Trip Destination Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Apr 21 2022 Hydrocortisone Endocrine System Emergency - Adrenal Crisis Apr 02 2022 Calcium (suspected hyper K) Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Apr 02 2022 Identification tools-NEWS Sepsis - Sepsis Syndrome Apr 02 2022 POCUS Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Mar 30 2022 ETCO2 Shock (non-septic) - Hemorrhagic Shock Feb 07 2022 Oxygen-titrated Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Feb 07 2022 Oxygen-high flow Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Feb 07 2022 Oxygen Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury Feb 06 2022 Oxymetry Monitoring Perinatal Care - Newborn Care Feb 06 2022 Shock Prediction Tool Sepsis - Septic Shock Jan 29 2022 Chest pain prediction tool Chest Pain - Chest Pain (Cocaine/Stimulant Ingestion) Dec 29 2021 ETCO2 Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Dec 04 2021 Chest pain prediction tool Chest Pain - ACS/Suspected Cardiac Origin Nov 28 2021 Blood transfusion Perinatal Care - Perinatal Mother Care Nov 28 2021 Blood transfusion Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Nov 28 2021 FAST Trauma - Abdominal Trauma Nov 28 2021 Thoracostomy Trauma - Chest Trauma Nov 28 2021 Capsaicin Toxicologic Emergency - Cannabinoid hyperemesis Nov 28 2021 Passive leg raise Shock (non-septic) - Cardiogenic Shock Nov 28 2021 Passive leg raise Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 28 2021 Hypertension Control Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury Nov 28 2021 Magnesium Respiratory Distress (SOB) - COPD Nov 28 2021 Dispatcher video assistance Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 28 2021 Buprenorphine Toxicologic Emergency - Opioid withdrawal Nov 28 2021 Suction Advanced Airway Management - Airway Management (Non-intubation) Nov 27 2021 Opiate overdose descision tool Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Oct 30 2021 TIA Score Stroke-CVA-TIA - Stroke-CVA-TIA Oct 24 2021 Suction Advanced Airway Management - Intubation Aug 31 2021 Epinephrine Sepsis - Septic Shock Jul 29 2021 Norepinephrine Sepsis - Septic Shock Jul 29 2021 Dobutamine Sepsis - Septic Shock Jul 29 2021 Dopamine Sepsis - Septic Shock Jul 29 2021 Soft collar Trauma - Spinal Injury Jul 29 2021 Tranexamic acid for isolated TBI Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury Jul 28 2021 Methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Pediatric Burns - Pediatric Burns (fire/flame) Jul 15 2021 Intubation Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Jul 15 2021 Tranexamic Acid Pediatric Shock - Hypovolemic Shock May 26 2021 Medical clearance in the field Psychiatric - Depressed Suicidal May 26 2021 POCUS for COPD evaluation Treat and Release/Refer - Treat and release May 26 2021 Early epinephrine Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Apr 24 2021 IV access Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Apr 24 2021 Transport to an ECMO capable facility Environmental Emergency - Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Mar 18 2021 Intra-arrest transport (load and go) Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Mar 18 2021 Chest Compression devices Environmental Emergency - Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Mar 18 2021 Fibrinogen concentrate Shock (non-septic) - Hemorrhagic Shock Mar 15 2021 Methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Mar 15 2021 Methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Mar 15 2021 Epinephrine Shock (non-septic) - Cardiogenic Shock Feb 05 2021 Reduction Trauma - Dislocation Feb 01 2021 Wound packing Trauma - Limb Amputation/Mangled/Major Hemorrhage Jan 27 2021 Hydroxocobalamin Toxicologic Emergency - Cyanide Poisoning Jan 27 2021 Antiemetic (Central) Malaise, Sick - Vertigo/Dizziness Jan 26 2021 Stroke scale: RACE Stroke-CVA-TIA - Stroke-CVA-TIA Jan 26 2021 Stroke scale: CPSS Stroke-CVA-TIA - Stroke-CVA-TIA Jan 26 2021 Stroke scale: LAMS Stroke-CVA-TIA - Stroke-CVA-TIA Jan 26 2021 Ketamine Headache - Headache-Migraine Jan 26 2021 Isopropyl alcohol GI-GU-Gyne - Nausea and Vomiting Dec 17 2020 Haloperidol (cannabinoid hyperemesis) Toxicologic Emergency - Overdose-Poisoning Dec 17 2020