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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Real Enough? Simulation vs. Clinical Experience in Paramedic Training

Real Enough? Simulation vs. Clinical Experience in Paramedic Training

This month's PCRF Education Journal Club dives into a systematic review exploring simulation-based education in paramedic training. With clinical placements under pressure, could sim labs be the futur...

2 Mai 20251h 4min

Breathing Easier: The TRAUMOX2 Trial and Oxygen Strategies for Trauma Patients

Breathing Easier: The TRAUMOX2 Trial and Oxygen Strategies for Trauma Patients

In this episode of the Prehospital Care Research Forum's Journal Club, we examine the results of the TRAUMOX2 Randomized Clinical Trial, which compares early restrictive and liberal oxygen strategies ...

28 Apr 20251h 1min

Balancing Act: Stress, Empathy, and Competency in Paramedic Education

Balancing Act: Stress, Empathy, and Competency in Paramedic Education

How do stress, empathy, and coping strategies impact the clinical competency of paramedic students? In this episode of the education journal club of the Prehospital Care Research Forum Podcast, we del...

10 Apr 202558min

Take-Home Naloxone: Exploring Receivers Perspectives on Opioid Overdose Prevention

Take-Home Naloxone: Exploring Receivers Perspectives on Opioid Overdose Prevention

In this episode of the Prehospital Care Research Forum's Journal Club, we discuss the findings of a qualitative study examining the acceptability of providing take-home naloxone kits by EMS to individ...

13 Mar 20251h 1min

Closing the Loop: How EMS Providers View Hospital Outcome Data

Closing the Loop: How EMS Providers View Hospital Outcome Data

In this episode of the education journal club of the Prehospital Care Research Forum Podcast, we explore the groundbreaking pilot study, "Perceptions and Use of Automated Hospital Outcome Data by EMS ...

6 Mar 20251h 1min

Guiding the Field: Unpacking the 2024 Evidence-Based Prehospital Care Guidelines

Guiding the Field: Unpacking the 2024 Evidence-Based Prehospital Care Guidelines

In this episode of the Prehospital Care Research Forum's journal club, we take a deep dive into the 2024 Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care. From groundbreaking update...

12 Feb 20251h

Risperidone on the Road: Exploring Prehospital Treatment of Agitation

Risperidone on the Road: Exploring Prehospital Treatment of Agitation

A new potential treatment for patient agitation and safety intervention for EMS: oral risperidone. While the medication has been around since the early 1990s, it has only recently been used in EMS. Jo...

28 Jan 20251h 2min

Beyond the Books: Empowering Medical Students in Clinical Training

Beyond the Books: Empowering Medical Students in Clinical Training

Healthcare students often describe the leap from classroom learning to clinical and field as one of their most challenging transitions. But how can health education better prepare them for the realiti...

26 Jan 20251h 2min

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