EMSCEP Radio – EMS Continuing Education

In this episode we offer some englightening information about domestic violence. There are some aspects of care and management of these patients that most of us don't often think of. sure the "trauma" side is easy, but there is so much more. Take a Listen. Hotlines to note: Fairfax County Virginia Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services 24 hour hotline/ helpline 703-360-7273; TTY 711 National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) October 2017 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Learn more from the Domestic Violence Awreness Project Special thanks to our two guests this episode: Nicole Acosta, Domestic Violence County-wide Coordinator Teresa Belcher, Domestic Violence Action Center Program Manager from the Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Servicein Fairfax Virginia.

Earlier this year the Alexandria City Fire Department launched their new Community Paramedic Program. I sat down and with Paramedic Gates and Dr. Marfori (their OMD) to talk to them about their program. Wow! It's a great show, with two very energized guests! We covered the goals of their program, Dr. Marfori's vision for the future of a Mobile Integrated Health Care System, and more. We even had a chance to speak with Hillary about the education she got, which qualified her for her role...

Dr Garg from Virginia Heart joins us in the study fresh from giving some of our EMS professionals a lecture of care of the STEMI patient. We caught him before he went back to his patients to talk a little about key aspect of STEMI care. We all know the basics, but this is a great chance to get a better understanding of the key principles of emergent care of a patient with a STEMI. Rajat Garg, MD, specializes in general and interventional cardiology as well as peripheral vascular...

PopEYE once said; I see what I see. 'Eye' don't know about you, but most patients will agree that their eyes are important. In today's episode, we speak with Jessica Carr, a PA-C From HCA Reston Hospital and Emergency Medical Associates. She's going to talk to us about eye emergencies in the field. Jessica Carr, PA-C Jessica received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from James Madison University in 2009 and graduated as a Physician Assistant from The George Washington University in...

Sepsis has a high mortality rate, so it is worth talking about it some more. Today our expert enlightens us on some of the newer standards of care for screening and caring for suspected sepsis and septic shock patients. She will discuss the newer qSOFA score system (check out: http://www.qsofa.org/), and newer thinking of resuscitation theory including newer thinking of fluids an drug therapy. Christina Barnett, PA-C Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates Christie has been a physician...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk to Brandon King about LVAD devices. In EMS we tend to think of them as a temporary solution and expect patients to potentially be pulseless. Brandon will have some new data about growth of the devices, and some newer pulsed technology. Brandon King BSN, RN, CCRN MedSTAR Transport Brandon is a member of MedSTAR Transport...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with Amira Turner. We will learn about the REVIVE Program. It's a Virginia statewide program designed to help support families and people with addiction to opiates. Amira Turner, REVIVE! Coordinator Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Amira graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with two experts from the stroke care community. Dr Edward Greenberg and John Lawrence are leaders from the Stroke Care team at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. They are going to talk to us about what we can do in the pre-hospital community to assure care of our patients beyond the "typical stroke window" assessment. Edward...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with Chris Bartus, a Flight Paramedic with Medstar Transport. Chris is one of those Medics who "gets" Ketamine... or more accurately understands giving Ketamine. He's going to talk to us about the myths and facts of Ketamine. John Christopher "Chris" Bartus BSc. FP-C CCP-C NRP Flight Paramedic, MedSTAR Transport Chris...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with Dr Margaret Griffen, the Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Her talk at the conference was on Traumatic Brain Injury and she took some time to talk to us about Secondary Brain Injury before she ran back to the hospital. Margaret M. Griffen, MD, FACS Chief, Trauma Acute Care...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with Maia Dalton-Theodore, LCSW, CSAC, SAP of Fairfax County Fire Rescue. She's our Behavioral Health Coordinator and will talk to us about mental wellness and stress awareness for rescue personnel. Maia Dalton-Theodore, LCSW, CSAC, SAP Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Maia is currently the Behavioral Health...

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with Dr. John Schreiber of Pediatric Specialists of Virginia and Inova Children's Hospital. He's going to talk to us about Pediatric Seizure Classifications and care. John Schreiber, MD INOVA Children’s Hospital Dr. John M. Schreiber is a Child Neurologist, Neurophysiologist, and Epileptologist at Pediatric Specialists...

This is another special edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk with Dr Albert He of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Albert S He, MD, PhD INOVA Mt. Vernon Hospital Dr. Albert He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2010 and completed his residency program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Emergency Medicine in 2013. Dr. He is currently an...

We have a special series available to our team of over 1700 professional EMS personnel in Fairfax County. It's a 4 part series called "Narcotics on the Street". We interviewed an Undercover Narcotics Officer, with a wealth of knowledge about Narcotics use here in the DC Metro Area. Over the next few months, he's going to share this knowledge through this series. This is "secure content" only available to Fairfax County Fire Rescue Personnel. Learn more here.

In this special edition of EMSCEP Radio we were on location at the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium talking to Dr Bruce Freedman, Chief of Plastic and Hand Surgery at HCA Reston Hospital. He's going to give a quick overview of hand injury management for EMS personnel before his indepth talk at the conference. Bruce Freedman, MD HCA Reston Hospital Chief of Plastic and Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery Associates of Northern Virginia Dr. Freedman graduated from Duke...

In this special edition of EMSCEP Radio we were on location at the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium talking to Stephanie Tarbell about Penetrating Trauma. Stephanie Tarbell, RN, BSN, CCRN Baltimore Shock Trauma Stephanie is a Critical Care Trauma nurse in the Trauma Resuscitation Unit at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Prior to taking on Baltimore, I was a Critical Care flight nurse in West Virginia where I flew both scene and inter-facility flights. My (almost) 10...

In this special edition of EMSCEP Radio we were on location at the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium. We caught Jeff Lewis and Al Pacifico after their 2 sessions on Virginia Task Force 1 Established in 1986 as a domestic and international disaster response resource, sponsored by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Virginia Task Force 1 is rostered by approximately 200 specially trained career and volunteer fire and rescue personnel, with expertise in the rescue...

In this special edition of EMSCEP Radio we were on location at the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium. We caught Jose Salizar and Debbie Akers after their Keynote talk on the "Future of EMS" and asked them to summarize their talk. José Salazar, MPH, NRP Deputy Chief of EMS & Training, Loudoun County Fire & Rescue Leesburg, Virginia Chief Salazar has been part of the EMS field for nearly 30 years, as a provider, educator and administrator. He currently serves as the Deputy...

It's EMS Week! Let's celebrate EMS being a strong entity in our healthcare industry. Assistant Chief Ryan from Fairfax County Fire Rescue offers a special thank you to EMS professionals across the globe, in his "EMS Week" address. #EMSStrong #EMS #EMSWeek

It’s EMS Week here at EMSCEP Radio and across the globe. The Fairfax County Fire Department is celebrating EMS week by hosting a regional conference. This show brings you the opening remarks from Battalion Chief Chesek, Chief Bowers, Fairfax County Supervisor Penny Gross and Dr. Dan Avstreih our Associate Medical Director. Throughout the conference, we will be speaking to a number of our guest speakers and providing our listeners with summaries of many of the amazing presentations from...