The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast exists to foster knowledge translation from peer-reviewed scientific journals to the street. Join Mike Verkest and Dr. Jeff Jarvis as they shine the bright light of science on EMS practice in an informative and fun way.
Latest Episodes
Ep 92 - Mechanical CPR in InHospital Arrest
We know the literature on mechanical CPR devices on mortality in out of hospital cardiac arrest (we DO know this literature, right?), but what about in-hospital arrest...
Ep 91 - The Bloody Details
New Orleans implemented a blood program and assessed the impact of the program on mortality. Dr Jarvis dives into the details of the paper and then Dr Remle Crowe join...
Ep90 - IV vs IO in OHCA
We've reviewed several papers in the past that suggest there might be an advantage to using IV access compared to IO access for medications in cardiac arrest. Is that ...
Ep 89 - IM Epi in OHCA, Part II
Back in episode 80 we discussed a feasibility study out of Salt Lake City that showed IM epi resulted in 3-minute faster administration in cardiac arrest. It was under...
Ep88 - Naloxone in Cardiac Arrest?
Do you give naloxone to patients who are in cardiac arrest? Should you? Can it possibly provide any benefit at all once you are already providing effective ventilation...
