But Why EMS Podcast Episode 15: Treatment Inertia of Traumatic Arrests But Why EMS Podcast

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this episode covers the complex nature of traumatic arrests. ,  Do we treat it the same as a medical arrest?  Do we have different treatment and decision priorities for these traumatic patients?  What makes caring for these patients in the prehospital environment so unique and how does that affect our care of these patients? 
We discuss these questions and more with our special guest:

Dr.  Rawan Safa
@rawansafa93
Emergency Medicine Resident at Washington University
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Hawnwan Philip Moy MD 
Gina Pellerito EMT-P
John Reagan EMT-P
Noah Bernhardson MD
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