7 episodes

Ambulance Victoria's clinical podcast bringing you the latest need-to-know clinical pearls.

Clinical Conversations The Ambulance Victoria Medical Directorate

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 26 Ratings

Ambulance Victoria's clinical podcast bringing you the latest need-to-know clinical pearls.

    OMI vs STEMI

    OMI vs STEMI

    We’re all familiar with the concept of STEMI. But the definition is built around a single ECG sign – not the underlying problem itself. Is that the best way to do it? Should we be thinking about this in a totally different way? Is Occlusive Myocardial Infarction (OMI) the new STEMI?

    Notes

    OMI Manifesto



    Amal Mattu on YouTube



    Subtle STEMI iOS app



    The Ancient Scholar

    • 34 min
    Capnography

    Capnography

    Capnography plays a crucial role in the treatment of a range of life-threatening conditions. Its central role following intubation is undeniable and it's also an important part of our approach to cardiac arrest and sedated patients of all kinds. Yet it is not always as straightforward as it might seem. In this episode, David and James speak with Matt Humar (intensive care paramedic, acting patient safety review lead at Ambulance Victoria, and secretary of the safe airway society) about matters capnographic. 

    Further reading


    https://derangedphysiology.com/main/cicm-primary-exam/required-reading/respiratory-system/Chapter%20414/difference-between-end-tidal-and-arterial-pco2
    https://www.capnography.com/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231274/

    • 42 min
    Shock

    Shock

    Shock is the quintessential critical illness. Bread and butter for everyone involved in prehospital and critical care. But do we really understand it? Could we be doing better for these patients?

    James is joined by Assoc. Prof. David Anderson, intensivist and Ambulance Victoria Medical Director, for a... shocking discussion. 

    • 38 min
    Acute Behavioural Disturbance

    Acute Behavioural Disturbance

    People experiencing acute behavioral disturbance are some of the most vulnerable patients we treat. It’s a deeply distressing situation for the patient and extremely confronting for clinicians and carers. In this episode, we speak with psychiatrist Dr Alison Taylor about important changes we're making to improve care for these patients.

    • 44 min
    Family violence

    Family violence

    Family violence is a deeply confronting and serious problem that occurs across all ages, genders, and socioeconomic groups. It has a profound impact on the health and well-being millions of people across the globe. How can we identify family violence? How should we respond to a disclosure of family violence? How can we help victim survivors? Ambulance Victoria Safe Guarding Care Lead Amber Smith joins James and David to discuss this important issue.

    MARAM Family violence practice guide

    • 30 min
    Withholding or ceasing resuscitation

    Withholding or ceasing resuscitation

    The decision to withhold or cease resuscitation is one of the most impactful and also one of the more confronting decisions that paramedics make in the field. AV Medical Director Associate Professor David Anderson discuss Dr Natalie Anderson, PhD discuss the decision making process and how to better approach these difficult cases.   

    MyGriefToolbox - Great Canadian resource for all paramedics, with helpful modules covering decision-making, patient death and grief.

    Breaking bad news in the ED - Notifying family members of a death in the emergency department.

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

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