Emergency & EMS physician and health services researcher focusing on acute stroke care. Opinions ≠ my employers' nor med advice. Follows & RTs ≠ endorsements.
Ever wondered what a stent looks like? Dr. Matthew Smith shows how tiny stents and balloons can open blocked vessels in the brain and restore blood flow with minimally invasive care.
Great to see our Ohio MSU colleagues from Cleveland and Columbus here in Cincinnati this week at our quarterly state-wide MSU meeting!
@PRESTO_MSU@uc_health@BJHicksMD@shazamhussain
Very interesting results - HOB flat (vs 30 deg) until EVT for patients with LVO helps reduce early neurological worsening.
As @AnneAlexandrov presented, HOB flat can be considered a rescue procedure - a temporizing maneuver until EVT.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service is an often forgotten piece of Black history. In his keynote presentation from #NAEMSP2024, Chief John Moon spoke about its rise and fall. #BHM
The presentation is now available in full from NAEMSP and @ProdigyEMS: bit.ly/3SMo0IM
New this year, the EMS Physician Meritorious Service Award is conferred for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements as an EMS physician.
Congratulations to Jason McMullan, MD, FAEMS (@nmrs244) & Woods Curry, MD, FAEMS!
We are the 1st voice you will hear & the link to the First Responders in the field. Every call is different-Not one call is the same. We need your location. We must ask you questions. Our asking will NOT delay emergency services getting to you as fast as possible. #hcccoh911
Parts 1 and 2 of the review on prehospital stroke care are now up together - take a look!
Thanks to all our great co-authors!
@UCEmergencyEMS@UCStrokeTeam
The draft of the 2023 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations, addressing the most recent evidence reviewed by ILCOR, has been published online.
Read here 👉 bit.ly/40FgbF9