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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Safeguarding Hearts: Unleashing the Power of Prehospital Chest Pain Risk Stratification (Aug 2023)

Safeguarding Hearts: Unleashing the Power of Prehospital Chest Pain Risk Stratification (Aug 2023)

Chest pain is a life-threatening symptom encountered by EMS clinicians every day that demands swift and accurate decision-making to ensure the best possible outcomes. Join us for the next PCRF Journal...

25 Elo 20231h 2min

Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Hidden Epidemic of Violence Against Paramedics

Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Hidden Epidemic of Violence Against Paramedics

Violence against paramedics and other healthcare professionals is an alarming and growing concern in today's society. The rising incidence of violence not only poses significant risks to the well-bei...

10 Heinä 20231h

Flying blind no more: A Novel Point-of-care Ultrasound Curriculum for Air Critical Care Personnel

Flying blind no more: A Novel Point-of-care Ultrasound Curriculum for Air Critical Care Personnel

The benefits to using ultrasound in EMS continue to grow and are proving to be lifesaving. However there continues to be wide discrepancy of how ultrasound is used, implemented, and taught. Join the P...

28 Kesä 20231h 2min

A better view?: Video laryngoscopy and intubation success post COVID-19 (Jun 2023)

A better view?: Video laryngoscopy and intubation success post COVID-19 (Jun 2023)

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in healthcare practices, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the adoption of new technologies. One area of focus has been ...

14 Kesä 20231h 5min

Live From Accreditcon 2023

Live From Accreditcon 2023

Live from ACCREDITCON! Grab lunch and join the team from Prehospital Care Research Forum for a discussion of current research. The PCRF journal club gathers monthly to discuss current published resear...

6 Kesä 202351min

What Are They Thinking? A novel strategy to measure paramedic student clinical reasoning skills

What Are They Thinking? A novel strategy to measure paramedic student clinical reasoning skills

One essential goal of EMS education is to promote clinical reasoning. However, assessing student learning in this dimension is challenging. This study describes the adaptation of script concordance te...

31 Touko 20231h 2min

Breaking Down Language Barriers in Emergency Care: Perspectives of EMS Providers

Breaking Down Language Barriers in Emergency Care: Perspectives of EMS Providers

You arrive on the scene with your EMT partner and are immediately met by the patient and their family, obviously in distress, staring at you for help. As you begin your assessment, you realize you are...

8 Touko 20231h 1min

Can You Trust Me? A Standardized Strategy for Mentoring Simulation Faculty.

Can You Trust Me? A Standardized Strategy for Mentoring Simulation Faculty.

Mentoring faculty to facilitate simulation properly is challenging. This qualitative research process was used to derive a deliberate series of formative assessments designed to prepare simulation fac...

29 Huhti 20231h 1min

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