This is an episode we've been wanting to cover for a long time now! In it we explore the challenges in entering and developing in prehospital critical care, which translate into pretty much developing in any new role both in and out of health care.
We cover some pretty personally challenging experiences and the strategies that both clinicians new to prehospital critical care may find useful to employ. We also discuss how supervisors can use these techniques to both guide and support new clinicians.
The four main areas discussed are;
We wrap up exploring how reflection can be used to accelerate growth as a clinician but also the risks of over-reflection!
We really hope you enjoy the episode and would love to hear any thoughts or feedback on the episode both on the website and via social media.
Simon & James
A really strong line up of papers to bring this year's evidence round up to a close!
First up we take a look at a paper evaluating the utility of pulse oximetry (along with several other diagnostic tests) in identifying vascular injury following trauma, a really interesting look at an approach we didn't know much about.
Next up we run through PARAMEDIC-3, a huge RCT looking at the best vascular access strategy for patients in cardiac arrest, will the result of this paper change our approach?
And finally we look at a paper focussing on intubation success rate in US EMS services according to intubation rate.
Once again we’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback either on the website or via X @TheResusRoom!
Simon & Rob