Texting while driving puts everyone at risk for deadly crashes. Pull over and stop your vehicle before calling or texting. https://t.co/PzS9qOeZKa #NTAM2020@UABSurgery@UABTrauma
Our crews will be wearing additional gear during the COVID-19 outbreak. We need to keep our crews safe to properly serve our community. On the far left is our standard uniform. If a patient has flu symptoms or respiratory distress, you may see the suit on the far right. Be safe.
Make sure to closely monitor the EtCO2 with continuous waveform capnography after achieving ROSC. A decline can be the first indication of recurrent arrest! @hp_ems#FOAMems#FOAMed
Remember to put on your 𝐇𝐀𝐓 when performing a prehospital traumatic arrest resuscitation!
𝐇ypovolemia (IO/IV, fluid/blood, tourniquet)
𝐀irway (ensure effective ventilation/oxygenation)
𝐓ension pneumothorax (needle decompression)
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