Monday
Nov302009
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 02:45AM Emergency Care of Pulmonary Embolism in Episode
The MedicCast
As a follow up to last week's episode DVT, this week on the MedicCast, the podmedic features the sequelae of DVT, pulmonary embolism. For EMS providers to suspect PE, they should be able to first know if the patient has a history of DVT. Since there are no protocols for PE the prehospital setting yet, paramedics are focused on immediate transport of the patient with PE to the nearest health facility. Emergency interventions are aimed at respiratory management and establishment of an IV line. Also in the show are the latest news in EMS and links to this week's tip for reference and further review.
Listen to pulmonary embolism episode.mp3
See pulmonary embolism shownotes and links
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The MedicCast is a weekly show for students and providers of emergency medicine featuring news, products, interviews, comments, tips, tricks and more.
As a follow up to last week's episode DVT, this week on the MedicCast, the podmedic features the sequelae of DVT, pulmonary embolism. For EMS providers to suspect PE, they should be able to first know if the patient has a history of DVT. Since there are no protocols for PE the prehospital setting yet, paramedics are focused on immediate transport of the patient with PE to the nearest health facility. Emergency interventions are aimed at respiratory management and establishment of an IV line. Also in the show are the latest news in EMS and links to this week's tip for reference and further review.
Listen to pulmonary embolism episode.mp3
See pulmonary embolism shownotes and links
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The MedicCast is a weekly show for students and providers of emergency medicine featuring news, products, interviews, comments, tips, tricks and more.
in Mediccast Permalink tagged DIC, PE, Virchow triad, abdominal pain, chest pain, cor pulmonale, deep vein thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, dvt, dyspnea, hemoptysis, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary thromboembolism, seizure, syncope, thrombophlebitis, venous thromboembolic disease
Mediccast Permalink tagged DIC, PE, Virchow triad, abdominal pain, chest pain, cor pulmonale, deep vein thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, dvt, dyspnea, hemoptysis, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary thromboembolism, seizure, syncope, thrombophlebitis, venous thromboembolic disease
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