A Dive Into Drowning - Dr. James Gilbertson
On this episode, we're joined by Dr. James Gilbertson with the Ottawa Hospital, and Cst. Caroline Gallant with The Ottawa Police Marine, Dive and Trails (MDT) Unit. We take a dive into drowning and co...
31 Aug 20231h 4min
Substance Use and the Paramedic Role - Jen Bolster
In British Columbia 7 people per day are dying as a result of a highly contaminated toxic supply of drugs. Since the announcement of the public health crisis related to illicit drug toxicity deaths in...
24 Juli 202358min
No Statistical Difference - Dr. Ken Milne
"No statistical difference" On today's episode of Critical Levels, we chat with Dr. Ken Milne of the Skeptics' Guide to Emergency Medicine (https://thesgem.com; @thesgem). We start with a high-level d...
24 Maj 20231h 4min
Preparing Paramedics: Palliative Care - Cheryl Cameron Tyne Lunn
Paramedics receive little education on grief and bereavement. As paramedicine integrates palliative approaches to care, it has become very apparent paramedics are under-prepared for the crucial role t...
30 Apr 202348min
Episode 29 - High Performance Cardiac Arrest Management - Adam Perrett and Mike Humphrey
On today's episode, we carry on last month's conversation about cardiac arrest management and care. Recorded at the Paramedicine Across Canada Expo (PACE) Conference in Saskatoon in September 2022,...
30 Jan 202338min
DOSE VF with Dr. Sheldon Cheskes
On today's episode, we chat with Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, principal investigator of the landmark DOSE VF trial. In this study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Cheskes and his team w...
19 Dec 20221h 7min
Episode 27 - Pediatric Pain with Dr. Samina Ali
Pain is a condition that we often see in the prehospital world, yet for a variety of reasons, we're bad at treating it. On today's episode with pain expert Dr. Samina Ali, we go through what pain is, ...
21 Nov 20221h 3min
First Responder Mental Health with Dr. Simon Hatcher
Join us this month as we chat with Dr. Simon Hatcher, psychiatrist at the Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Inner City Health, about First Responder Mental Health Who gets PTSD, what's the pathway/differen...
8 Sep 202253min
