Description

Your monthly clinical update from James Oswald (Clinical Practice Guideline Specialist) and A/Prof Ben Meadley (Director of Paramedicine).

This month's episode covers:

• Planned updates to CPGs in 2026
• Posterior Stroke
• Patient Care Records
• Evaluation data of droperidol and dexamethasone as antiemetics
• Paper of the Month: IV vs IO in cardiac arrest
• Equipment update
• Professional development opportunities
• Small steps to transform your practice

Paper of the Month Vascular access by paramedics during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study of insertion success rates and survival outcomes of intravenous versus intraosseous route

 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735675726000628 

Professional Development Opportunities

The Australasian College of Paramedicine | Primary Care Conference 2026

ACP 2026 Education Grants: 2026 Education Grants Open

Posterior Stroke

Not so FAST: pre-hospital posterior circulation stroke - PMC

Get in touch

clinicalguidelines@ambulance.vic.gov.au

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James: ⁠⁠⁠@JamesOz1⁠⁠ 

Ben: ⁠@ben_meadley⁠

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Producer: Liam Hennebry