Clear Air in a Rolling World: What Ambulance Methoxyflurane Exposure Means for Paramedic Safety

Clear Air in a Rolling World: What Ambulance Methoxyflurane Exposure Means for Paramedic Safety

In this episode, we step inside the ambulance to explore a question rarely discussed: how safe is the air paramedics breathe when administering methoxyflurane, marketed as Penthrox. While not used in the United States, Penthrox is widely used in Australia and other parts of the world as an inhaled analgesic for prehospital pain management. In this month’s journal club, we unpack a controlled laboratory study that measured occupational exposure inside ambulance environments, examine how ventilation changes the equation, and discuss what the findings mean for paramedic safety, system design, and the evolving balance between patient comfort and clinician health. A thoughtful ride through science, safety, and real-world EMS practice.

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Talk like a Pro: Virtual Training for Tough Conversations in EMS (July 2024)

Talk like a Pro: Virtual Training for Tough Conversations in EMS (July 2024)

Can you educate healthcare students on delivering life-and-death news to patients, and if so, can you standardize it and evaluate student improvement and performance? Can virtual simulation truly brin...

10 Elo 20241h 3min

"I can't breathe" is EMS doing everything they can for patients suffering from respiratory distress

"I can't breathe" is EMS doing everything they can for patients suffering from respiratory distress

EMS providers respond to patients suffering from shortness of breath every day and have a vast array of treatment options in the prehospital setting. However, limited analysis describes the nation's E...

12 Heinä 20241h 2min

Grey Matter Mysteries: Unveiling Neuroanatomy Through Cadaver Instruction

Grey Matter Mysteries: Unveiling Neuroanatomy Through Cadaver Instruction

Cadaver dissection is one of the highest-rated days of paramedic school for those programs lucky enough to have access to a cadaver lab. However, a fun experience does not always equate to student lea...

7 Heinä 20241h 2min

Assessing Burnout Rates and Contributing Factors in Emergency Medical Service Clinicians

Assessing Burnout Rates and Contributing Factors in Emergency Medical Service Clinicians

EMS providers are routinely involved in high-stress situations with limited follow-up or healthy coping mechanisms. These experiences can trigger stress responses and burnout in our first-responder co...

12 Kesä 20241h

Where do we fall short? A nationwide evaluation of paramedic education program deficiencies (May 24)

Where do we fall short? A nationwide evaluation of paramedic education program deficiencies (May 24)

Live from Accreditcon ! If you have seen one paramedic education program, you have seen one paramedic education program. As educators, we have all heard this mantra when describing the diversity in tr...

9 Kesä 20241h 2min

Saving Seconds Saving Lives: The Impact of Law Enforcement in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests (May 2024)

Saving Seconds Saving Lives: The Impact of Law Enforcement in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests (May 2024)

Law enforcement is often the first responder on scene in out of hospital cardiac arrest. The ability for police to provide high quality CPR and early defibrillation can have a substantial impact on pa...

19 Touko 20241h 1min

Am I on Camera? Using Video Review in Pediatric Skills Training

Am I on Camera? Using Video Review in Pediatric Skills Training

Maintaining skills in pediatric prehospital care is critical since pediatric patient encounters can be high acuity/low frequency. Evidence shows that procedural skills competency decays in as little a...

27 Huhti 20241h 2min

Measuring more than response times: How does EMS stack up? April 2024

Measuring more than response times: How does EMS stack up? April 2024

Did you get out the door in less than 90 seconds? Whether it brings pride or nightmares, this is the most common quality improvement question asked. However, there are other national quality benchmark...

12 Huhti 20241h 1min

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