Matt Friedman

[David Brooks @DavidBrooks224]

From Nick Kristof: “As a journalist who has traveled repeatedly to Gaza, I’m appalled by the sympathy that some Americans and Europeans have shown for a misogynist and repressive terror organization like Hamas. If you care about human rights, you want to see Hamas eliminated.”

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

@AppleSupport I need assistance making a Genius Bar appointment for my 2 yr old MacBook Pro that is totally defunct on Saturday morning in downtown Manhattan or bklyn? Can you assist me please?

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

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[reuben strayer @emupdates]

We're pleased to present our latest #painandpsa chapter on Prehospital Pain Management, by @mattysfri. A once-marginalized aspect of prehospital care has advanced to sophisticated analgesic techniques, to the benefit of patients and downstream providers.

https://t.co/dts6Vq6Yhu

[MichaelRapaport @MichaelRapaport]

Recount Stop the Count Proof Read & check it all twice,
it’s over DIKC STAIN .
Get the Boxes & Tape bring in the moving Trucks.

Disruptive Behavior on @iamrapaport is here:

https://t.co/Q8XeE6KyIf

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

Almost everybody

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

That time in Michigan we administered ketamine to everyone who was already taking ketamine and also their friends' ketamine, Molly and LSD. Ketamine was relatively safe for this indication and importantly, everyone gave us a high five on the way out of the medical tent.

[jeff riddell @Jeff__Riddell]

Adverse events in severely agitated patients an an electronic dance music festival that received ketamine was ~6%. intubation in 1.5%. @emupdates

https://t.co/pR3taF9hkH

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

https://t.co/Xo6Pbux7KK

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

@ManiniAlex @ketaminh With @emupdates assistance, our ketamine study treating an exclusive cohort of severely agitated patients secondary to psychostimulant-induced toxicity in rural Michigan was recently published.

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

https://t.co/FAUr4tBDs8
The 911 system recorded 5,700 calls on 3/24, most in recorded history. Here are a few MMC's EMS heroic stories

#reflectionsfromEMS @MaimonidesEms @emupdates
"She was going to die in the hospital alone. Her family’s last moment were cut short by me."

[Chris Root @ChrisRootMD]

Much will be written about the technical aspects of NYC’s EMS response to #COVID19.

@mattysfri and @emupdates focused on the human aspect, sharing the stories of my former colleagues at @MaimonidesEms

There are people at the other end of every policy.

https://t.co/ITggURO9Sq

[Steve Smith @steve__smith__]

The perfect metaphor for 2020 doesn’t exi- https://t.co/eRrxGDEUPa

[Cameron Kyle-Sidell, MD @cameronks]

I just uploaded “FROM COVID: TREAT COVID, NOT ARDS!!!” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/YhQxwd9pxj

[Chris Root @ChrisRootMD]

THREAD
If I ran an #EMS Agency during #COVID19 I would:
1/x Talk to the staff, ask what their questions are and disseminate updates frequently.
The info is very dynamic, and there can be huge gaps between what’s disseminated to inhospital staff and prehospital staff.

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

Be sure to pick your music festival wisely!
https://t.co/mAe3oedDvQ

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

@ketaminh @Aidan_Baron @DitchDoc14 @ManiniAlex @painfreeED Anyone willing to teach me how to reconstitute and reformulate a patient’s personal recreational ketamine on-site? I’m happy to use theirs rather than ours. Would save me from all of the pleasurable DEA interstate regulations.

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

@DitchDoc14 @Aidan_Baron @ManiniAlex @painfreeED We were fortunate to have a low heat index thus we didn’t have to treat much critical hyperthermia. Also likely due to a primarily LSD crowd as opposed to MDMA or cathinones. We didn’t have a single RSI due to hyperthermia which is surprising for a EDM mass gathering this size.

[Matt Friedman @mattysfri]

@Aidan_Baron @DitchDoc14 @ManiniAlex @painfreeED As per patient and/or caretaker self reported data, primarily an LSD crowd with a minority of attendees preferring MDMA. And your usual smattering of ketamine, cocaine, mushrooms and polypharmacy.

[NYC EMS Watch @NYCEMSwatch]

EMS units in the U.S. average 7 minutes from the time of a 911 call to arrival on scene. That median time increases to more than 14 minutes in rural settings, with nearly 1 of 10 encounters waiting almost a half hour for the arrival of EMS personnel. https://t.co/xAIlz2Rg1m