The Synapse Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Podcast
The Synapse is a Critical Care and Emergency Medicine podcast breaking down topics and case studies into simple easy-to-digest segments to help build paramedic, nurse, and other pre-hospital and hospital clinicians into more robust providers. This podcast is open to any and all Emergency Medicine and Critical Care healthcare providers both in and out-of-hospital. Every effort is made to put out as many various topics to cater to everyone's interests and levels. Leave your technician hat outside, put on your clinician hat, and join us!
**Disclosures:
1) This is a non-monetary podcast, created and edited for free for your enjoyment and learning purposes.
2) The opinions and information presented in these podcast episodes is based off of up-to-date research, the latest evidence-based-guidelines, and/or anecdotal experience/opinions of the author.
3) Under no circumstances does this podcast or the information presented within each episode serve as authorization to work outside your guidelines, protocols, or workplace rules otherwise. When in doubt, contact Medical Control for guidance.
The Synapse Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Synapse Season 4 Episode 16 - Trauma Diamond of Death Isn't So Shiny Now
Most of us are familiar with the trauma triangle of death. Recently the trauma diamond of death was touted as the shiny upgrade, focusing heavily on calcium's role amongst the three other components. However, is there more to this than meets th...
The Synapse Season 4 Episode 15 - Dopamine Revisited...Can I Change Your Mind?
So many people lately seem to have very negative views of Dopamine. And for good reason! I have heard the arguments of how bad of a drug it is, how there are so many better options out there, how it causes all kinds of issues and is unpredictab...
The Synapse Season 4 Episode 14 - Trauma Arrest Management
Stop killing our trauma arrest patients...sounds weird to say right? But many of them may not actually be in arrest. So yes, stop killing them with improper care! Let's look at what happens when the right thing is the wrong thing here, and how ...
The Synapse Season 4 Episode 13 - MetHb Detection, Effects, and Treatment
What is MetHb? How does it affect our body? Is this something that occurs naturally, or is a foreign invader of sorts? Once we know what it is, how do we detect it, and what can we do to lower the levels?
The Synapse Season 4 Episode 12 - Ketamine, Propofol, and Etomidate in Status Epilepticus
What do these three sedative drugs have in common when it comes to status epilepticus? Are there uses for them? Together or separate? How do they work in our favor and our patient's favor? Tune in to find out!
