Description

In this episode, Samuel Kordik, Zach Dunlap, Lynne Singleton, and Steven Beesley discuss some of the recent protocol changes at Cypress Creek EMS relating to clinical care for COVID-19 patients. Specific items discussed include:

• Why there is no "cookbook recipe" for treating these patients.
• How we should approach being clinicians and making good judgement calls during this crisis.
• The primary focus we have in treating these patients is protecting ourselves and our future patients and doing what's right for patients.
• How to manage respiratory distress patients without using nebulized medications or CPAP.
• How to approach pre-oxygenation and RSI.
• The revised cardiac arrest algorithm
• And much more!

In this episode, we recommend being familiar with a wide range of inputs and approaches to treating these patients during this pandemic crisis.

Some podcasts you should subscribe to include:

MCHD Paramedic Podcast

Austin-Travis County EMS OMD Podcast

FOAMFrat Podcast

ERCast podcast

FlightBridgeEd podcasts

Some exceptional reference resources:

COVID-19 Chapter on the Internet Book of Critical Care (EMCrit)

Novel Coronavirus 2019 chapter in CorePendium Emergency Medicine Textbook(EMRAP)

CCEMS Protocols, Procedures, & Guidelines on creekshare.org