HealthONE EMS | Podcasts

Podcast #19 Hot Topics in Behavioral Health

Support Line is the 24/7 Psychiatric Emergency Service which provides Psychiatric evaluations to the nine HCA/HealthOne Emergency Departments and medical units. In 2011, The Support Line conducted over 6,300 psychiatric evaluations for patients identified as suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled. In addition, the group evaluates patients with addiction problems. Many of these patients are first treated by Paramedics and EMTS. Join Keith Krull, Manager of Support Line as he discusses behavioral health issues, case studies, and helpful information for prehospital providers.

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Podcast #18 Obstetrics Care and Field Deliveries

note: This podcast also includes an optional free Online CE.

Dr. Dylan Luyten, HealthONE EMS Medical Director, and AirLife Assistant Chief Flight Nurse Karen Snider discuss Obstetrics Care and Field Deliveries issues for EMS. Karen Snider has been practicing at AirLife for sixteen years and is a member of the Pediatric Primary Transport and High Risk OB Teams. She has eleven years experience as a perinatal nurse practitioner.

Obstetrics Care and Field Deliveries (42:42 minutes, mp3 file)
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Obstetrics Care and Field Deliveries Online CE

Videocast #17: Happy EMS Week from all of us at HealthONE & Trauma Services

EMS, thank you for all that you do. In this podcast, you will hear messages of gratitude from EMS Medical Directors, Coordinators and Staff from AirLife Denver, The Medical Center of Aurora, North Suburban Medical Center, Rose Medical Center, Sky Ridge Medical Center and Swedish - HealthONE EMS.

Play EMS Week Videos (10:35 minute)
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Videocast #16: Stroke Telemedicine Brings Higher Standard of Care for Colorado Stroke Patients

Immediate specialty care for stroke patients can mean the difference between life and death. EMS, learn how you can team up with ER physicians and neurologists in this simulated stroke alert video. Chris Fanale, MD, explains how our newly expanded telemedicine program brings faster care to patients.

Play Stroke Care Video (5:17 minute, mp4 file)
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Download the EMS Stroke Care Flyer. Learn more about HealthONE Stroke Care.

Podcast #15 Burn Care

note: This podcast also includes an optional free Online CE.

This podcast reviews the care of burn patients. Dr. Brad Phillips and Dr. Dylan Luyten provide insights and discuss common pitfalls, controversies, and new directions of burn care for the prehospital provider.

Burn Care (46:17 minutes, mp3 file)
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Burns Online CE

Podcast #14 Sepsis: A Prehospital Perspective

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Dr. Dylan Luyten discusses sepsis from an EMS perspective, including:

Definition of terms
Pathophysiology
Treatment
Therapeutic pitfalls
Future directions: point of care lactate testing, prehospital "Sepsis Alert"

Sepsis: A Prehospital Perspective (34 minutes, mp3 file)
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Sepsis Online CE

Podcast #13 Hot Topics in EMS - 2010 HealthONE Trauma Conference Session

Dr. Dylan Luyten (left) and Dr. Gilbert Pineda (right) and discuss hot topics in EMS at the 2010 HealthONE Trauma Conference. The conversation focuses on 4 topics: endotracheal intubation, emergent returns, spinal immobilization, and prehosptital fluid resuscitation.

Hot Topics in EMS (1 hr and 4 minutes, mp3 file)
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Podcast #12 Recognizing Child Abuse

Three to four children a day die in the United States, due to injuries related to child abuse. In this 50 minute podcast, LeeAnn McNeill discusses recognizing characteristics of child abuse for EMS providers.

Recognizing Child Abuse - Enhanced Podcast (50:18)
Recognizing Child Abuse - Audio Only (50:18)

Recognizing Child Abuse Slides 650kb, pdf

Martin Duffy presents an educational podcast discussing the nurse’s role in a Trauma Team Activation at Swedish Medical Center.

Dr. Gilbert Pineda and Dr. Dylan Luyten join Michelle Loop to discuss important issues in Cardiac Arrest. The conversation addresses the rapidly changing science of resuscitation,uninterrupted chest compressions, and airway management. The discussion includes changes in and out of hospitals and new directions.

Dr. Dylan Luyten and Dr. Susan Kirelik discuss mild traumatic brain injury or concussion. Included in the podcast are definitions, critical decisions, and pitfalls of care of this complex problem.

Podcast #8 EMS and Air Medical Transport with Dr. Mark Maertins and Captain Kevin Schmidt

Dr. Mark Maertins from AirLfe Denver and Captain Kevin Schmidt from West Metro Fire join Dr. Dylan Luyten. Together, they discuss decision making, guidelines, and safety issues in air medical transport.

Dr. Luyten and Dr. Schwappach discuss orthopedic and ems issues including good communication practices, and patient care with bleeding, splinting, sheeting, and unexpected complications.

In this conversation, Dr. Dylan Luyten is joined by Dr. David Stocker, Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department at Swedish Medical Center. They discusses best practices for pediatric croup, pain control, iv placement and cervical mobilization.

Podcast #5 - 2 Part Conversation with Sue Slone, MD, Trauma Medical Director - Swedish Medical Center

Dr. Dylan Luyten and Dr. Sue Slone discuss controversial topics in trauma care for EMS.

Podcast #4 - 3 Part Cardiology Series

Dr. Dylan Luyten’s 3 part podcast series on cardiology in EMS.

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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Podcast #3 - Disposition of the Intoxicated Patient

The goal of this podcast is to discuss how to arrive at the appropriate disposition for an intoxicated patient. These are challenging cases, which often lead to frustration and anxiety, and may entail medicolegal risk. After listening to this podcast, you should feel more confident in your approach to these encounters, reassured that you are doing the right thing for patients.

Dylan Luyten, MD
EMS Medical Director
Swedish Medical Center

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Podcast #2 - Selective Spinal Immobilization

Have you ever been criticized for not immobilizing an asymptomatic trauma patient, or felt frustrated when a carefully immobilized trauma patient had his collar rapidly removed and was taken off the backboard shortly after arrival by the emergency physician without any X rays being ordered? If the answer to this question is yes, or if you would just like to know more about an important and controversial topic in trauma care, then this podcast is for you. Here I discuss the evidence for selective prehospital spinal immobilization and describe the necessary elements of such a protocol.

Dylan Luyten, MD
EMS Medical Director
Swedish Medical Center

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Podcast #1 - Therapeutic Hypothermia for Survivors of Cardiac Arrest

This podcast presentation includes a discussion of brain injury after cardiac arrest and how therapeutic hypothermia can be used to improve outcomes for survivors. Included is a discussion of the implications of recent research both for EMS and Emergency Medicine.

Dylan Luyten, MD
Emergency Physician
EMS Medical Director

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