Reel Emergency

In honor of EMS Week 2023, today we celebrate EMS clinicians and the theme of "Save-a-Life" day.  We hope you are feeling appreciated, celebrated, and proud of your profession. 

We feel proud to say with confidence that in the two years we’ve been doing Reel Emergency, we’ve helped you, the EMS clinician, save some lives.  For today’s episode, our panelists have each chosen a few clips from past episode...

Check out real footage from the medical tent at the end of a 7-mile road race in Mass. Multiple runners will be treated for hyperthermia. They are treated effectively and rapidly in an ice bath. Listen for how these protocols could be applied to your own practice in EMS. We are joined by subject matter experts in event medicine: Chris Troyanos is the owner of Sports Medicine Consultants, Inc. His team has provided care at road Race...

Check out footage of a few pediatric cases, specifically kids experiencing abdominal emergencies. The little patients are ones we don’t see frequently, so we picked cases that are unusual, and we'll also learn how they are managed at the hospital. Videos include the intestinal emergency of intussusception, Hirschsprung disease and appendicitis.

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This case includes footage from a police officer’s body cam as he manages the first critical minutes of a stabbing. Listen as he treats the patient’s wound and manages the scene until EMS arrives. The wound is in the hip and groin area, a spot where it is extremely difficult to gain control of the bleeding. This patient also happens to be receiving CPR from his wife, who is being instructed by the dispatcher. You'll also hear an in...

EMS clinicians care for 4 patients who suffered burns in a house fire. They swiftly and expertly perform invasive airways maneuvers in the ambulance on scene. Check out the incredible footage from video laryngoscopes that captured burned and swollen airways during intubation. Medical Director Dr. Marv Wayne was called to the scene as well and has unique insights into the management of these patients.

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EMS clinicians respond to a man having an allergic reaction at an allergy clinic, of all places. Many EMS clinicians have experience responding to clinics of various kinds; what has been your experience interacting with another healthcare team? This EMS crew immediately recognizes the severity of the reaction, and they treat it accordingly with airway interventions and a variety of medications.

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Listen as EMS clinicians stabilize a very sick patient who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle.  Pay close attention to their management of his injuries, their impressive teamwork and how quickly they establish a definitive airway and administer blood products.  Spoiler alert— the patient survived this traumatic crash and was reunited with his EMS crew.

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EMS clinicians bring vital assessment findings to neurology teams caring for patients with intracranial emergencies. Watch real patient video as the clinicians in the hospital care for a patient with a left-sided severe headache. This is a rare glimpse into what happens after EMS drops off a patient. You'll see a clinical exam, intubation and the drilling of the skull for an external ventricular drain. Join Drs. Antev...

Listen as EMS and law enforcement take care of a man who was found in public jumping on top of cars and exhibiting aggressive and paranoid behavior.  He says he has used methamphetamines, and he is profoundly diaphoretic and hyperthermic when EMS encounters him. Managing these patients is difficult and complicated and ketamine and other sedatives should be considered carefully.  Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl, & David ...

How should EMS providers treat patients at the end of life, in hospice or receiving palliative care? Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl, & David Spiro evaluate provider-captured EMS video of an end-of-life case of an elderly male.  They are joined by special guests Howard Capon and Elizabeth Clayborne.

Reel Emergency covers the latest evidence with real cases in emergency and critical care medicine. Produced in partnership with ReelDx, ...

In part two of this case, panelists discuss intubation in trauma patients, simple thoracostomy training and evidence-based medicine. Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl, & David Spiro evaluate provider-captured EMS video of an adult with a gunshot wound who receives whole blood and a finger thoracostomy.  We are joined by special guests Zach Dunlap, Critical Care manager from Cypress Creek EMS in Houston, TX; Tyrone Philogene, paramedic ...

Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl, & David Spiro evaluate provider-captured EMS video of an adult with a gunshot wound who receives whole blood and a finger thoracostomy.  We are joined by special guest Patrick Georgoff, MD.

Reel Emergency covers the latest evidence with real cases in emergency and critical care medicine.

Produced in partnership with ReelDx, Handtevy and 410 Medical.  CE available powered by Prodigy EMS.

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What should we consider for differential diagnoses and key interventions for this provider-captured EMS video of an 19-month-old with altered mental status? Join Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl, & David Spiro as they evaluate the case.  Reel Emergency covers the latest evidence with real cases in emergency and critical care medicine. Produced in partnership with ReelDx, Handtevy and 410 Medical.  CE provided by Prodigy EMS.

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What are the hallmarks and treatment guidelines for multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)? How should we interpret the newest PALS guidelines? Join Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl, & David Spiro as they discuss these important topics. Reel Emergency covers the latest evidence with real cases in emergency and critical care medicine. Produced in partnership with ReelDx, Handtevy and 410 Medical.  CE provided by Prodigy...