
EMS Physician Assistants: Are They the Next Paramedic Practitioner?
David Wright, PA-C, NRP & Bridgette Svancarek, MD, FAEMS “There should be a paramedic to Physician Assistant (PA) fast track!”

(The Lack of) EMS Sleep and Wellness
by Andra Farcas, MD and Hashim Zaidi, MD Is fatigue an expected work hazard for EMS providers? Based on experience

Article Bites #15: Benzo before Blood Sugar: A Proposed Algorithm for Prehospital Management of Pediatric Seizures
Article: Remick K, Redgate C, Ostermayer D, Kaji AH, Gausche-hill M. Prehospital Glucose Testing for Children with Seizures: A Proposed

Article Bites #14: To Tube or Not to Tube in Cardiac Arrest?
Article: Benger JR, Kirby K, Black S, et al. Effect of a Strategy of a Supraglottic Airway Device vs Tracheal

The Pros and Cons of Degree Requirements for Paramedics: Kazan and Moy debate
Should paramedicine require a minimum degree? In this post, two EMS physicians, Clayton Kazan (Medical Director for LA County Fire

Feel The Heat: Managing Exertional Heat Stroke
by Mark Liao, MD, NRP (@EMSDocMark) Expert Peer Review by Dorothy Habrat, MD (@EMSDrDorothy) Clinical Scenario A 25-year-old male is

Article Bites #13: How Often Do They Get More Than One? Naloxone Redosing in the Age of the Opioid Epidemic
Klebacher R, Harris MI, Ariyaprakai N, et al. Incidence of Naloxone Redosing in the Age of the New Opioid Epidemic.

Article Bites #12: The Profile of Wounding in Civilian Public Mass Shooting Fatalities.
Article: Smith ER, Shapiro G, Sarani B. The profile of wounding in civilian public mass shooting fatalities. J Trauma Acute

BSI, Scene Safe: Debating the Personal Protective Equipment of Today
by Noah Tyler, EMT-P Peer Review by Aurora Lybeck, MD We’ve all seen the news stories and videos: Mass shootings,
