There’s a little MacGyver in every good paramedic and may be required for the Needle Cricothyrotomy when the commercially available jet ventilation kit is not available. The attached link provides a few examples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6PBV5ZDq08&fmt=18 I vaguely remember an old black and white television movie (ask your parents or grandparents what black and white TV is) where [...]

POCUS technology has become more affordable and more widely available. The clinicians in these areas of practice are thus ready to have this tool at their disposal. The biggest question from active prehospital providers is, 'why?'

Improving Helicopter EMS activation through a recommendation of joint standardization  White Paper For The helicopter emergency medical community   JD Graziano Boston University School Medical School Health Care and Emergency Management Program *Article published with full permission of author Introduction Disasters represent a large challenge to helicopter emergency medical services and transport teams, including the sudden [...]