EM, EMS and flight doc in New Mexico. Former NYC paramedic. Once described as “More upset by systemic dysfunction than his peers.”
Joined October 2014
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24 Sep 2020
I don’t care if you’ve done the procedure a million times.
Always check your equipment.
Especially if you just woke up.
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11 Jul 2025
🚨Beyond excited to share this with you all!
Announcing REVIVE – the resuscitation conference of the future!
⚡High-impact lectures
👐Hands-on training
🧠Real-world skills
Find out more and register -
revive-conference.com
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9 Jan 2025
Hot off the press! 📰
Prehospital endotracheal intubation success rates for critical care nurses versus paramedics
(tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…)
TL;DR - both groups are awesome.
Just in time for #NAEMSP2025, too!
@cmartingill @Guyettef @stat_medevac @PittEMSDocs @upmcem
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9 Dec 2024
We're hiring flight paramedics! If you're interested in one of the coolest jobs in flight medicine, look no further. Sunny Albuquerque is calling your name.
unmhjobs.com/job/albuquerque…
#EMS #Paramedic #FlightMedic #HEMS
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Chris Root retweeted
17 Nov 2024
🧵 Managing Challenging Behaviours in Resuscitation Teams: A Thread for Team Leaders (1/13)
Every resuscitation team leader can face difficult team dynamics
Here are 6 key challenging behaviours you'll encounter and how to manage them effectively in real-time 🚨
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8 Nov 2024
Really excited to attest the notes while my resident does all the work today in the trauma bay.
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22 Oct 2024
Prehospital ECMO simulation training with Albuquerque Fire Rescue’s ECMO-1, UNM EMS Physicians, and UNM EM-Critical Care #EMS #EmergencyMedicine
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Chris Root retweeted
20 Oct 2024
You don’t want to miss:
💥☠️ #CARDIOTOX 🤮💥
Coming 10/25-26 at #critcarecards24 featuring:
@emcrit
@StephanieGolob
@ToxNyu
@TaniaAhuja
@drmishbloom
#RanaBiary
#RobertHoffman
W Moderators @CardsNYC @stevehollenberg
#toxidrome #antidotes #cardioonc
bit.ly/47g6P83
Endorsed by @SocietyOfCCC @ACVCPresident @NYSCACC @theCT_ACC @accpchest @AAHFN
20 Oct 2024
An entire section dedicated to cardio toxic!! Stop!!! Stoked for this!!! 🫀💊💪🏼 #critcarecards24
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20 Oct 2024
Now that I’m at a job where “safety naps” are encouraged Im realizing how silly&unsafe it was for my prev EMS gig to write u up/threaten to fire u if u got caught napping b/w calls. I know, it’s a PR thing, but maybe posting on a street corner for 16 hrs is the issue, not naps?🫶
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Chris Root retweeted
19 Oct 2024
Crashing or Arrested Pulmonary Embolism
Quick Reference Guide I made for MY OWN practice in non-ECMO centres without access to inhaled nitric oxide or other specific pulmonary vasodilators
Evidence base = thin
Official endorsement = none
Experience = limited
Not for junior clinicians to veer from accepted guidelines!
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Chris Root retweeted
17 Oct 2024
Any prehospital services/HEMS use a small bedside invasive bloodpressure monitor for arterial lines? I have seen the compass but this only shows MAP.
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Chris Root retweeted
10 Oct 2024
If you’re interested in elevating your airway practice check out PAC 25!
An incredibly unique, high-quality two days of airway education including anatomy lab in NYC. I’m looking forward to it.
theprotectedairway.com/pacli…
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Chris Root retweeted
26 Sep 2024
The majority do not include naloxone in their OHCA protocol.
thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem453-… @ChrisRootMD @HeartandStroke @AHAScience
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26 Sep 2024
Naloxone in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)? thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem453-… #PaperinaPic by @KirstyChallen #EBM
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Chris Root retweeted
24 Sep 2024
Does your EMS system have a protocol that includes giving naloxone to adult patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)? #EBM #FOAMed
thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem453-…
@ChrisRootMD @EMSWorldOFCL @EMS1 @hp_ems @EMSBlogs @OverrunEMS
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27 votes • Final results
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Chris Root retweeted
24 Sep 2024
I love this method for RSI we use on flight: the 3 stop-cock IV method.
Closest to patient: sedative
Middle: paralytic
Farthest: push-dose pressor
Streamlines your med delivery for rapid, efficient, and safe intubation. #EMS #RSI #emergencymedicine
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Chris Root retweeted
23 Sep 2024
Link to podcast discussing naloxone for OHCAs open.spotify.com/episode/6KL…
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23 Sep 2024
Skeptics' Guide to EM podcast reviewing a study on naloxone for OHCA with guest skeptic @ChrisRootMD is now available.
thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem453-… #EBM #FOAMed
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Chris Root retweeted
22 Sep 2024
Are you interested in becoming an EMS/prehospital physician? Join me and @joshkimbre Tuesday night for a webinar on "A Day in the Life of an EMS Physician" followed by a Q&A! @NAEMSP #medicalstudent #emergencymedicine #EMS
calendar.app.google/9muuqB9A…
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Chris Root retweeted
22 Sep 2024
If I was 🔫 or 🔪 , I’d rather be transported to 🏥 in the back of a 🚓 than in the back of an 🚑.
Am I crazy? Find out on the latest episode of Clinical Conversations as @JamesOz1 and I talk penetrating trauma.
22 Sep 2024
“For every one minute of scene time, mortality increases by one percent.”
@expensivecare and I discuss priorities in pentrating trauma.
open.spotify.com/episode/0oE…
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21 Sep 2024
Can naloxone raise the dead in cardiac arrest?
Dillon et al “Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California” looked at this question.
The results challenged what I’ve thought for a long time.
Check out @TheSGEM here:
thesgem.com/2024/09/sgem453-…
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