Thanks to the National EMS Museum for an opportunity to share the history of EMS Blood programs in NoC Surry County Emergency Services the first EMS ground agency in NC to carry blood/blood products. Consider joining the National EMS Museum and supporting their efforts. emsmuseum.org/support

Carving Sensi

Quick trip to Florida for confrence. Will write up a summary later. Some items discussed are old hat for some, but from the audience's response, these were new discoveries! #Semmelweis spins!

The Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS) is hosting a webinar on PREHOSPITAL BLOOD ADMINISTRATION BY EMS - Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Register below. Come listen to experts in the field. jdcevents.swoogo.com/pbts/8598337...

Friends - If you are a Safe Streets For All (SS4A) recipient would you drop me a private message/chat. go.bestpracticemedicine.com/blog/ss4a-fy...

Congratulations to NAEMSP, NC Chapter of NAEMSP - NC Congressman Richard Hudson for introducing the “Modernizing EMS Delivery and Sustainability (“MEDS”) Act (H.R. 3443) in the US House this week!

Updated NC EMS Blood Map - 5.2025

Congratulations to the Western Carolina University 2025 EMC Bachelors and MHS Graduates!! Go forward and do great things!! JZ Class of ‘81

Come visit me on Wednesday in Austin #TIADPS #NoOneGoesToWorkToGetHurt ESO

This week, I am teaching the Jr. and Sr. at Western Carolina about Blood. I made blood this afternoon. “Chill It - Warm It - Pump It.” Thanks to friends at LifeFlow, QinFlow and Delta Technologies for sharing materials. #WCUEmergencyMedicalCareProgram #FirstInNation #EmsBlood #NotAOneTrickPony

It's National Doctors Day - I have the privilege to work with some of the best and brightest. UNC EMS Fellowship #JanesKids

ThePitt Bingo Card -EM-RAP -IO W/o Lidocane a no-no -IO for Cranial Decompression -REBOA - like I watched a YouTube video -Blood supply no problem - ”You need an Attending for that” -Junctional Tourniquets -The peds wallpaper sees a lot of bad stuff. YOU GET BLOOD and YOU GET BLOOD and ….

410 Medical, a Durham-based North Carolina medical equipment company, is seeking a SUMMER INTERN. 410 offers unique patient care products, including the LifeFlow infuser. Details are in the file link. bit.ly/25SummerIntern

#ThePitt what did we learn tonight? -Walking Blood Bank -Foley's more than for urine -Ezlo and Butterfly US quick and Ez -Never enough hands -Mostly horses and a few Zebras -Parking Control and Secure perimeter are wishful thinking -Watch your step - slippery floors -Empty Blood bag bad -No coffee

אֵל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים שׁוֹכֵן בַּמְּרוֹמִים, הַמְצֵא מְנוּחָה נְכוֹנָה עַל כַּנְפֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה בְּמַעֲלַת קְדוֹשִׁים וּטְהוֹרִים כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ מַזְהִירִים אֶת נִשְׁמַת “G d who is full of mercy and dwells on high, provide a true rest on the wings of the Divine Presence amongst the holy and pure ones who shine as brightly as the brilliance of the sky…”

NC Weather - a paradox.

Return to the land down under! www.maemsc.org

Western Carolina University Emergency Medical Care Program is looking to add an instructor. The position is on campus in Cullowhee, NC. Link to University Posting: jobs.wcu.edu/postings/29716 For questions or additional information please contact Dr. Jackson Deziel at [email protected]

Captain’s log Ice Age Entry #1 Outside Temp - 19 down to 14 Inside - 66 Housing set to 72 Humidity 21% Electric blanket set to stun Humidifier set to “Toil and trouble” Legionella need not apply - essential oil of Vicks in nebulizer.

Welcome to 1984 v2.0

For all my ECG nerd friends: Here is the discussion of the ECG that I posted a couple of days ago. "Getting Acquainted With Wide Complex Tachycardias" -available on amazon.com! #ECGNerds #ECGSky #MedSky #CardioSky #Cardiology #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #EMSky #BlueSky #MedEducation #emimcc

Read the latest Educational Pearl on Is the transport of children undergoing active CPR associated with a survival benefit compared to resuscitating on scene and transporting after ROSC? at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4695/

Blood Coailtion Dec Webinar is posted on YouTube. Welcome and Introductions Hospital Blood Banks - Meet the Managers Latest Findings on Prehospital Blood Programs The Year in Review: Updates on Programs and Policy my.linkpod.site/Dec2024NCBlo... #PreHospitalBlood #EMSky #EMS #MedSky

Do the right thing!

Tough week ahead!

Massive winter storm to spread snow and ice from Plains to East Coast www.accuweather.com/en/winter-we...

This was not on my bingo card.

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown.”

Cross-sectional study found that staff at one large urban academic US emergency department faced workplace violence every 3.7 shifts. Over 25% of incidents involved physical assault, with nurses (3x higher odds) and those under 40 at greatest risk. #medsky #emedsky #emimcc

I’ve worked Christmas for my Christian friends. Any holiday is hard, but Christmas is tough. To see families lose loved ones while the house is filled with holiday lights, food, and presents - shakes your soul. Thanks to all those who are working these days. May you be safe in your duties.

New for 2024! Happy Holidays!!

I can’t imagine.

REMINDER - Join us Today. Join us on TODAY, December 19th at 1400 (ET) for the next NC EMS Blood Coalition Webinar. Pre-registration is required. Registration Link: bit.ly/NCEMSRBCdecZ... Questions? email - [email protected] #EMS #PreHospitalBlood #BloodSavesLives #GiveTheGiftofLife

Speaking of history lessons - “Rescue Breathing” Youtube video. Look at that pulse oximeter!! I carry one on my wrist today. Who wants to volunteer for the CURARE challenge? #EMSsky #EMedSky #MedSky youtu.be/qwnvjQCpU1k?...

In the early days of “standardized” resuscitation JAMA (print edition) became the mode of communication - circa JAMA Supplement 1974. Can you identify some of the historical figures listed? #EMSsky #EmedSky #MedSky

Twelve years ago today, the lives of students in the first-grade classrooms of Sandy Hook Elementary School were forever changed when a gunman opened fire, killing 26 of their classmates and teachers. The students who survived are now college freshmen. abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/san...

Time at the Lake.

Low dose suxamethonium is well known "last resort" for rapid treatment of #laryngospasm. Is there any evidence at all for the use of #rocuronium in lower dose than intubationdose 1,0-1,2 mg/kg? emergencycarebc.ca/clinical_res... suggests 0,2 mg/kg,but without references. Anyone? #AirwaySky #AnSky

Join us on Thursday, December 19th at 1400 (ET) for the next NC EMS Blood Coalition Webinar. Pre-registration is required. Registration Link: bit.ly/NCEMSRBCdecZ... Questions? Drop us an email - [email protected] #EMS #PreHospitalBlood #BloodSavesLives #EMSky #EmergencyMed

I watched an episode or two of Yellowstone. This holiday, I started back at the first season. My summary so far is that it’s a cross between “Sound of Music,” “Dallas,” and “Friday the 13th.” Also, don’t get a ride to the “train station.”

So amazing to have @willyhfrick.bsky.social here! #emimcc #medsky #ecgsky #cardiosky

Many truths here. Happy Thanksgiving #EMSky #EMS #Thankful

Now with over 50 journals... let me know any missing (or any predatory ones that have snuck in). go.bsky.app/A9fKca2

Hello #EMSsky #Drugsky 👏 We're the drug #harmreduction Leads for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🚑. We're still on Twitter but venturing over for a chat. We support our clinicians with CPD around enhancing their drug knowledge/response to incidents as a basic but here is our core work streams within the service.