Posts Tagged: Tom Bouthillet
69 year old female CC: Shortness of breath, weakness
Here's a case submitted by a faithful reader who wishes to remain anonymous. He has submitted several cases before and they are always excellent so thank you, Mr. Anonymous!
EMS is called to the residence of a 69 year old female who is complai…
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Episode 2 of the Code STEMI Web Series – RACE Program in North Carolina
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In this episode Tom Bouthillet sits down with Christopher Granger, M.D., Mayme Lou Roettig, R.N and James Jollis, M.D. from the RACE Program in North Carolina. In the course of our "unplugged" session some incredible insights are…
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Team EMS 12-Lead brings home Judges’ Choice for 2012 EMS Blog of the Year
On behalf of Team EMS 12-Lead (Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind and Christopher Watford) I am pleased to officially acknowledge that the EMS 12-Lead blog won Judges' Choice for 2012 EMS Blog of the Year.
This contest was hosted by EMS1, Fi…
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88 year old male CC: Chest pain – Conclusion
This is the conclusion to 88 year old male CC: Chest pain. You may wish to go back and review the history and clinical presentation.
First, let's look at the rhythm strip.
This shows an undetermined regular rhythm at a rate of about 60 with deman…
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88 year old male CC: Chest pain
EMS is called to a 88 year old male with a chief complaint of chest discomfort.
On arrival the patient meets EMS at the front door. His skin is slightly pale and moist. He appears anxious.
Past medical history: "Cardiac", pacemaker, hypert…
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Wednesday Missive: On Innovation and Gratitude
As most of you know by now, "Team EMS-12 Lead" had a lot to celebrate at the EMS Today conference in Baltimore. Tom Bouthillet received his well deserved EMS 10 award, and his Code STEMI Web Series premiered as well. Lots of great stuff going o…
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Update from EMS Today 2012
Photo credit: Kelly Arashin
"Team EMS-12 Lead" (Christopher Watford, Tom Bouthillet and David Baumrind) at the EMS 10 Awards
It's been an amazing week at EMS Today 2012! As you probably already know (if you've been following our Fa…
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Premier episode of Code STEMI Web Series to debut at EMS Today 2012
Heading to EMS Today 2012? Then we have an announcement for you!
Episode 1 of the Code STEMI Web Series will released at EMS Today 2012 in Baltimore! This is the rural episode that features the emerging system of care in South Dakota and the work of A…
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Why we need health care reform
Image credit: whitehouse.gov
I went to the emergency department with a kidney stone yesterday.
Here's the estimate I was provided at discharge.
ER Level 4: $4,631.94
Insurance contractual discount: -$4,154.03
Adjusted estimated char…
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AHA changes acceptable time to primary PCI from 90 to 120 minutes for acute STEMI
Thanks to Ivan Rokos, M.D. for pointing out an important change in the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Photo credit: Code STEMI Web Series at First Responders Network
For years now many have complained about the …
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90 year old male CC: “Possible stroke” – Conclusion
This is the conclusion to 90 year old male CC: "Possible stroke". You might want to go back and familiarize yourself with the details of the case. Let's take another look at the 12-lead ECG.
Now with the computerized interpretive algorit…
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90 year old male CC: “Possible stroke”
EMS responds to a 90 year old male with a "possible stroke".
On arrival the patient is found sitting on the toilet (lid down). His spouse states that he had walked outside to retrieve the newpaper when he lost his balance and skinned his knee.…
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Code STEMI Web Series – EMS 12-Lead Podcast Episode #6
EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #6 - Code STEMI Web Series (Special Episode)
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As you probably already know if you've been following EMS 12-Lead or First Responders Network on Twitter or Facebook, we're working on a new web series ca…
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Product Reviews from EMS World Expo 2011 Part 2 – EMS 12-Lead Podcast Episode #5
EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #5 - Product Review from EMS World Expo 2011 (Part 2)
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In this episode Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind, Executive Producer Jamie Davis (MedicCast and ProMed Network) and Rob Theriault (Paramedic Tutor and EMS …
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Product Reviews from EMS World Expo 2011 Part 1 – EMS 12-Lead Podcast Episode #4
EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #4 - Product Review from EMS World Expo 2011 (Part 1)
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In this episode Tom Bouthillet and David Baumrind are joined by Executive Producer Jamie Davis (MedicCast and ProMed Network) and Rob Theriault (Paramedi…
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83 year old male CC: “Cardiac patient in distress” – Conclusion
This is the conclusion to 83 year old male CC: "Cardiac patient in distress". You may wish to check out the previous post for details about the patient's clinical presentation.
Let's take another look at the 12-lead ECG.
This ECG sh…
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83 year old male CC: “Cardiac patient in distress”
EMS is dispatched to a "cardiac patient in distress".
On arrival paramedics are led to the bathroom where the patient is found sitting on a foot stool. He is conscious but appears acutely ill. Skin is pale and he is slumped over. He states tha…
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12-Lead ECG Challenge app now available for Android and Apple iOS
In a previous review of the ACLS Review app by Limmer Creative I announced that I was working together with Limmer Creative to create a 12-Lead ECG Challenge app.
I'm pleased to announce that the app is now available for Android and Apple iOS! The…
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Conclusion to 88 year old male CC: Chest pain
This is the conclusion to 88 year old male CC: Chest pain. You may wish to review the previous post for the history and clinical presentation.
Let's take another look at the 12-lead ECG.
Now with the computerized interpretation.
This 12-lead E…
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Syncope and sudden death in student athletes Part 2 – EMS 12-Lead podcast Episode #2
EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #2 - Syncope and sudden death in student athletes Part 2
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In this episode Tom Bouthillet and David Baumrind are joined by Trudie Lobban of STARS (Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures) -- a not-for-profit …
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88 year old male CC: Chest pain
EMS is called to the residence of a 88 year old male patient with a chief complaint of chest pain.
On arrival the patient is found standing at the front door. He appears anxious and acutely ill.
Skin is pink and warm but diaphoretic.
The patient is le…
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Syncope and sudden death in student athletes – EMS 12-Lead podcast Episode #1
EMS 12-Lead podcast - Episode #1 - Syncope and sudden death in student athletes.
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Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind and Christopher Watford are joined by Dr. John Mandrola from the Dr. John M blog. We discuss sudden death in student athletes…
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47 year old male CC: Crushing chest pain – Conclusion
Here is the conclusion to 47 year old male CC: Crushing chest pain.
You may want to go back and read the original case presentation to see how we got to this point.
When we left off we had this rhythm on the monitor and surprisingly the patient was con…
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Review of the ACLS Review app by Limmer Creative
If you've been following my fan page on Facebook you've probably already heard about the ACLS Review app by Limmer Creative.
To give you some background, Dan Limmer is a well known EMT textbook author with lots of street cred. You might recall…
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47 year old male CC: Crushing chest pain
Here's an awesome case submitted by Phil, an Intensive Care Paramedic from Australia. Some minor changes have been made to ensure patient confidentiality.
EMS is called to a track and field event for a 47 year old male patient with chest pain.
On a…
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