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LOC - Hyperglycemia Apr 04 2026 Supraglottic airway Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Mar 29 2026 Load and go Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Mar 28 2026 Plasma for TBI Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Mar 26 2026 SALAD Advanced Airway Management - Intubation Mar 26 2026 Fibrinolysis-suspected PE Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Mar 26 2026 Reduction-patella Trauma - Dislocation Mar 26 2026 MD consult Treat and Release/Refer/Consult - Non-Transport/Alternative Pathways Mar 13 2026 MD consult Treat and Release/Refer/Consult - Clinical intervention consult Mar 13 2026 MD video consult Treat and Release/Refer/Consult - Non-Transport/Alternative Pathways Mar 13 2026 Transport for ECMO Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Mar 06 2026 Methylene Blue Toxicologic Emergency - Sodium Nitrite Poisoning Feb 25 2026 Tourniquet (limb) Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Jan 31 2026 HEMS Sepsis - Sepsis Syndrome Jan 31 2026 Universal suicide risk screening Pediatric Psychiatric - Mental Health Crisis Jan 29 2026 CPR Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Dec 07 2025 Ketorolac (Toradol) Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Nov 15 2025 Airway maneuver Advanced Airway Management - Airway Management (Non-intubation) Nov 15 2025 Point of Care Lactate Malaise, Sick - Weakness/Fatigue Oct 30 2025 Shock Prediction Tool Shock (non-septic) - Cardiogenic Shock Oct 21 2025 Fluid Bolus Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Oct 21 2025 Tranexamic Acid Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Oct 21 2025 Epinephrine-IM Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Oct 21 2025 POCUS Chest Pain - Chest Pain NYD Sep 19 2025 Plasma infusion Pediatric Shock - Hypovolemic Shock Sep 17 2025 Ultrasound Advanced Airway Management - Intubation Aug 13 2025 Early advanced airway Pediatric Advanced Airway Management - Intubation Aug 13 2025 Early advanced airway Pediatric Advanced Airway Management - Airway Management (Non-intubation) Aug 13 2025 Transfer of ECMO patients Shock (non-septic) - Cardiogenic Shock Jul 17 2025 Critical care life support Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Jul 17 2025 Epinephrine via IO Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 24 2025 IV Route Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 24 2025 IO access Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 24 2025 IO route Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 24 2025 IO lower extremity Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 24 2025 IO upper extremity Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 24 2025 Calcium Trauma - Limb Amputation/Mangled/Major Hemorrhage Jan 29 2025 Support Psychiatric - Mental Health Crisis Jan 22 2025 Defibrillation Cardiac Arrest - Traumatic Arrest Jan 21 2025 POCUS Environmental Emergency - Diving Injury (Decompression Sickness or Bends) Nov 26 2024 Transport for ECMO Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 26 2024 Early advanced airway Advanced Airway Management - Airway Management (Non-intubation) Nov 25 2024 High flow nasal cannula Respiratory Distress (SOB) - Pulmonary Edema (CHF) Nov 25 2024 Ketamine Altered Mental State-Dec. LOC - Altered Mental Status (NYD) Oct 25 2024 Ketamine Altered Mental State-Dec. LOC - Seizure (Adult) Oct 25 2024 Interfacility ECMO transfer Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Aug 19 2024 Transfer to an ECMO capable centre Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Aug 19 2024 Refer to GP Treat and Release/Refer/Consult - Refer Aug 16 2024 Sedation Cardiac Arrest - Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Jul 21 2024 Nitroglycerin-inhaled Respiratory Distress (SOB) - Pulmonary Edema (CHF) Jul 21 2024 Prediction score Malaise, Sick - Vertigo/Dizziness Jul 21 2024 Tranexamic Acid Perinatal Care - Childbirth/Post Natal Mother Care Jul 21 2024 Prehospital ECMO Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 27 2024 Ventilatory feedback device Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Jun 27 2024 Intubation by CCT Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury Jun 23 2024 Intubation by non-CCT Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury Jun 23 2024 POCUS Shock (non-septic) - Hemorrhagic Shock Jun 13 2024 Remove wet clothing Environmental Emergency - Hypothermia Jun 12 2024 ETCO2 Perinatal Care - Neonatal Resuscitation May 19 2024 Intubation Environmental Emergency - Drowning May 19 2024 Supraglottic airway Environmental Emergency - Drowning May 19 2024