"We Need a Doctor to the Radio": Medical Keys and Risk Management When Providing Online Medical Control for out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Monday, April 24, 2023
4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CST
Location: Salon ABC-3rd Floor
CE: 0.25 Credits
Disclosure(s):
Joseph Weber, MD, FAAEM, FAEMS: No financial relationships to disclose
Out of hospital cardiac arrest management has become increasingly complex and consequently so has the role of the online medical control physician. This session will briefly review the latest science on out of hospital cardiac arrest. I will use actual online medical control calls to help the audience learn the science and best practices for managing an out of hospital cardiac arrest from the EMS radio. The main points covered include 1) When to transport? Work patient on scene versus expedited transport. 2) When to terminate? Termination of resuscitation science including how to incorporate ETCO2 into the TOR rules.
Learning Objectives:
Interpret information presented on the radio by EMS scene providers to determine the best course of action for the patient
Demonstrate an understanding of cardiac arrest criteria that warrant continued on scene field resuscitation versus expedited transport to the hospital and understand the medicolegal ramifications of expedited transport.
Describe the science underpinning out of hospital cardiac arrest field termination of resuscitation guidelines and demonstrate an ability to determine when resuscitation should be terminated in the field.
