VegasEMSDoctor Podcasts

Jul 24 2020 11 ep. 15 mins 44

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VegasEMSDoctor Podcasts are produced by Dr. Mike Barnum, a board certified EMS physician practicing in Las Vegas, NV. The goal of this series is to provide information of interest to the EMS community including education, current events, operational content and EMS related entertainment.

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Heat Emergencies

Jul 24 2020 16 mins

Tips for EMS management of heat emergencies and mimics in the hottest city in the country.

AMR Las Vegas COVID 19 Series Episode 4 - Terbutaline

Apr 17 2020 7 mins

SNHD has added this old school, injectable beta agonist to the formulary and the COVID Respiratory Distress protocol to give us an alternative to nebulized albuterol. This podcast provides information about the roll out of this agent in our system.

AMR Las Vegas COVID 19 Series Episode 3

Apr 11 2020 5 mins

Update about stores in the Las Vegas Valley that are providing priority hours for EMS.

AMR Las Vegas COVID 19 Series Episode 2

Mar 20 2020 7 mins

Second episode in a series of podcasts about EMS during the COVID pandemic.

AMR Las Vegas COVID 19 Series Episode 01

Mar 20 2020 20 mins

First episode in a series of podcasts about EMS during the COVID pandemic.

AMR Las Vegas COVID 19 Series Introduction

Mar 20 2020 4 mins

Introduction to a series of podcasts about EMS during the COVID pandemic.

Paramedics and Mental Health Holds

Jun 21 2014 38 mins

Nevada is considering extending the power to initiate mental health holds to paramedics. This is an appropriate and needed change but there are very important issues involved. Everyone in the community needs to understand the effects on EMS, patients, liability and basic human rights and freedoms that this change entails.

Tachycardias - Pitfalls in management of the fast and unstable

May 22 2014 27 mins

Unstable tachycardias represent a special set of problems for EMS. Pitfalls include differentiating primary cardiac issues from mimics such as sepsis and use of antidysrhythmics such as amiodarone. We also talk about calling a STEMI in the field, bigeminy and there's a bonus rant about EKG telemetry that degenerates into talking about the 70s TV show EMERGENCY! which, to be honest,

911 Memorial

May 08 2014 10 mins

I recently had an opportunity to visit the 911 Memorial in New York City. I was reminded of what that day means to us as EMS providers.

Tourist Guide to Emergency Medical Care in Vegas

Apr 17 2014 23 mins

Las Vegas is a very popular tourist destination. If you get sick while you're in Vegas how do you deal with the Emergency Medical System there? Tips for navigating an avoiding the Emergency Rooms in Las Vegas.