Rebecca Tracy (she/her)

EMS & EM physician by day, road runner by night and sometimes vice versa. ND alum🍀

[FloTrack @FloTrack]

TWO AMERICANS MAKE THE 1,500M OLYMPIC PODIUM HOLY CRAP! 🇺🇸

Cole Hocker makes the pass on the inside in the closing meters to outkick Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr for gold in 3:27.65.

Yared Nuguse SURGES down the stretch for bronze in 3:27.80.

World champion Kerr takes silver in 3:27.79. Still in awe with what we just witnessed.

#Paris2024

📸: Getty

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

Trying something new! (and getting back on X...)
One pagers for our monthly EMS CEs - Last night we took at deep dive into all things ketamine at the request of one of our agencies! #SAMICEMS

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

Its #EMSweek!!! 🚨🚑🚨
Its a pleasure to work with so many amazing clinicians. One week isn't enough to thank you for all that you do for your communities!!!

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

Seems like a good day for the reminder about tornado watches vs warnings…

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

Join me and make a gift to Emergency Medicine! #SIUMedGives https://t.co/HaXAy5gJwm

[James Hart @JDHartMD0818]

Hot take: Basic Life Support should be called Fundamental Life Support. Studies continue to confirm BLS interventions matter most, yet focusing on “advanced” interventions can lead to compromises. It’s not basic, it’s FUNDAMENTAL. #EMS @NAEMSP @ACEPNow

[NAEMSP @NAEMSP]

CONTACT YOUR REPS: Tomorrow, 11/1, a special viewing of "Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis" will take place for members of US Congress. We ask you to encourage your representatives to attend this viewing and advocate for EMS across the nation — more details in this post:

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

Officially board certified in EM and EMS!!! 🥼⛑️

👻🎃💀Happy Halloween!!! 💀🎃👻

[Mike Abernethy 🇺🇸 @FLTDOC1]

I've always loved this picture. It really captures the essence of our rural, volunteer EMS.

Not as pretty and polished as EMS portrayed by the media.

They rarely have the latest gadgets and ambulances.

But they always answer the call

[Rodrigo Gerardo, M.D. 🟧 @RodGerardo]

One of my favorite attendings from med school gave me advice that I still think about to this day. Over the past 5 years of residency, I've adjusted some items to be more applicable to a surgery resident so here is a 🧵of Dr. Touss' 5 rules of 💩 (w/ surgical modification) ...

[Justin Morgenstern @First10EM]

After spending a lot of time with the literature, I am relatively convinced that the current enthusiasm for balanced transfusion, whether 1:1:1 or 1:1:2, is misguided, and we will use less FFP and platelets in the future
https://t.co/YD0gs51C08

[Dallas Holladay, DO (she/her) @Dallas_Holladay]

We in medicine need to stop perpetuating the false dichotomy of comfort care vs. full treatment. It's perfectly reasonable to desire some minimally invasive treatments like IV antibiotics while refusing invasive procedures like major surgery. Let's be better.

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

CPR is an an incredibly important skill, but it can’t fix everything and a DNR does not mean we do nothing.

Conversations about death and dying and goals of care are a challenge, but vital to making sure we honor the lives of the patients we care for.
A very nice read

[Sunita_Puri @SunitaPuriMD]

Friends, I am so excited to share my first piece for the New Yorker about how we misunderstand and misuse CPR. CPR exists to reverse death. And reversing a death does not always mean restoring a life. https://t.co/xRcIkcRwcO @UMass_Medicine @UMassChan

[Amy Faith Ho, MD MPH @amyfaithho]

Q: Why are waits at emergency rooms so long?

A: Because the rest of the healthcare system is failing.

The patient did everything right, but the healthcare system did them so so so wrong.

🧵…

They call their PCP, but can’t get an appointment. So they turn to the ER.

They call their specialist, but the call line (automated, no human to respond) says go to the ER.

They try to pick up their new medicine, but it’s 3x their monthly rent $ and they already work 3 minimum wage jobs…so they turn to the ER to get a dose of medicine.

They try to get their imaging done, but can’t get the prior auth approved. So they come to the ER to get it.

Their employer won’t let them take a sick day without a work note (and the ER is the only thing open they can get into TODAY).

They need to see their doctor in the clinic, but can’t afford to take time off work to go, much less arrange childcare, and the ER is the only thing open when all those conditions sync up.

They lost their job and now have no insurance and can’t see their doctors anyways. So they come to the ER.

The list goes on and on and on…

Healthcare reform is not about healthcare — it’s about economics, corporate greed, lobby dollars, transportation, housing, politics/policy, culture, and more…

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

Continuing #EMSWeek2023 today is national stop the bleed day🩸

Knowing how to control bleeding from a serious injury is important for everyone.

Visit https://t.co/gbLvOYz6Mb to learn more!

[EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center @PediatricReady]

🚨Today is #EMSforChildrenDay! 🚨

Join us in thanking EMS for answering 2.7 million calls for pediatric patients in 2022: https://t.co/pzs9xqLYSY #EMSWeek2023

@HRSAgov @ACEPNow @AmerAcadPeds @acsTrauma @ENAorg @NASEMSO @NAEMT_ @NREMT @NAEMSP @IAFFofficial @EMS1 @jemsconnect

[NAEMSP @NAEMSP]

Today’s #EMSWeek theme is #EducationDay, and with education being an important part of NAEMSP, we’ve got plenty to share (THREAD👇):

[Rebecca Tracy (she/her) @rtracy13]

It’s EMS week!
Thank you for the service and care you provide to your communities everywhere! 🚑

[BHS Girls Track XC @BHSGirlsTrackXC]

Thank you @dhpreps for the article highlighting Coach Gitelis’ final season at Barrington after 36 years @BHS220Athletics and 47 coaching track & field in Illinois. #Legacy #FastFillies #StrongFillies