anthony iacolucci

Experienced Respiratory Therapist, Paramedic and Educator. Certified Neonatal and Paediatric Transport Specialist.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@gscollay @zachcantor @criticalevels Huge thanks to @zachcantor for his excellence as a dialogue ninja - asks the right questions to insure the speaker’s message gets out in a way that is meaningful for paramedics. 🚑

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@ThatJonLee @PAC_Paramedic @PAC_Expo Great session with so many amazing and engaged Paramedics - Canada’s neonates are in good hands !

[Jonathan Lee @ThatJonLee]

Are you an 'everybody gets salbutamol' paramedic? I wrote a talk just for you at @PAC_Expo in Halifax next month. I get to present with my favourite people including @IanR_Drennan @anthony__RRT @georgette_eaton @st3v3turn3r Register: https://t.co/d4d0LVTNvU

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

Almost half (47%) of all children that die in the first 5 years of life do so in the neonatal period - I’ve got a mnemonic to share that identifies 10 common Neonatal Emergencies. Hear more at @PAC_Expo Sept. ‘24. Excited to join @IanR_Drennan @ThatJonLee and others!

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@vicgoddard That is very disheartening to hear.
It reminds me of the saying that goes something like Judges make rulings, Surgeons make operations and Engineers make bridges …. but Teachers made all of them.
Thank your sister for her dedication - from this complete stranger.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@AndreaVerdiMD @armyemdoc @SCCM I think we agree on the seizure instance. Who gets RSI and the benefits of spontaneous breathing while intubated is too big to cover in X. To each their own.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@AndreaVerdiMD @armyemdoc @SCCM @AditGinde Sux when short duration of action is good - ie to not obscure seizures OR when pt’s spontaneous breathing is desired post intubation ie. (asthma / obstructive pathos) or to avoid start of ICU myopathy from paralytics / steroids.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

Honoured to have Dan Pesek present at SickKids ACTS team rounds today on 35 Years in Critical Care Transport. Experience is the one thing for which there is no shortcut ! Happy to say that I have worked with and learned from many in this photo.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@gscollay @cityofhamilton @ThatJonLee @CPER_HHS Proud to share the “Paediatric Podium “ at a great CME with @ThatJonLee - me neonates / him paediatrics - and 100 very motivated Paramedics ! thanks for welcoming an @YorkParamedics Medic /SickKids RT.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@drkeithsiau @davideyoungmd In newborns it can be congenital or from drugs (like the list shown) - think inappropriate use of topical anaesthetic creams on circumcisions or teething gels on newborns for crying - as example of cases i’ve seen.
Love all your posts btw !

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@CPER_HHS Thank You CPER for promoting Neonatal Emergency Care !
I’m looking forward to speaking to an always motivated and engaged Paramedic audience. 🚑🐣

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@TOMedics_Chawla @TorontoMedics Wow Dan ! Congratulations. You have had a remarkable and deserving career in a field that will miss your incredible experience. Always loved comparing Critical Care Transport cases and teaching with you.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@pcampbell247 @TraumaSoapBoxes and (at least in my parts) designed to be compatible with almost all brands of monitor/ defib. 🤏Did you hear that ALine / CVP / ICP transducer / BP cuff / IV tubing set / Chest tube suction .. lol.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@DaveLBywater @AmboFOAM @expensivecare Agree- most times adult BVM vol. is overkill (esp in a “closed” system - cuffed ETT) but in an “open” system - uncuff trach & poor compliance, diff. mask ventilation, chest tube with ++ leak - here the extra bag vol. allows you to have a leak and have some vol. left just in case

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@MedicMatt17512 Freedom House- didn’t know there was a book - thks for the suggestion.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@Prof_Parker @SickKidsCCM Wise words from a PICU trailblazer. He was also partial to West’s Resp. Physiology from what I recall from the many teaching rounds I attended.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@gueromedico @TrentWray @emcrit @PulmCrit Agree -Cook catheter is purpose made for ETT exchange / has cm markings / oxygen adapter etc. Bougie is not. Using the right tool for the job is one way to add safety to this procedure. Vice versa is also true Cook catheter not going to help you with ETT placement in DL / VL.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@ThatJonLee @jason_buick @LavergneNatalie @teganafletcher @JonTheMedic @brodie_nolan @BBaumber @WDLifeflight1 @Meg1523 @cnuhackett I wouldn’t either ! Not that simple in my experience. Fluids / pressers / ventilation strategy / post ETT sedation and means of induction all play a role in troubleshooting “CV collapse”.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@AndrewMcCallum2 Yes St.Mikes - New Year’s Eve 1999.

[anthony iacolucci @anthony__RRT]

@EduMattersCA @BrebeufCollege @BrebeufSTEAM Wow .. brings back memories of from over 30 years ago with Mr. Krevs / Kosior / McSherry. Dress code looks a bit more relaxed than I recall. lol.