Tamingthesru
The Little Things that Matter
We were fortunate, a couple weeks back, to have Dr. Brian Burns of Sydney HEMS come and speak to us. In his lecture, “When the 1% Makes All the Difference” which you can find here, Dr. Burns hit on a number of excellent points. We sat down and talked with Dr. Burns a bit more extensively over a couple of the themes of his lecture.
In this podcast, we cover some of the plus/minuses of checklists, the importance of high fidelity continuous training practices (simulation, routine case debriefing, intensive induction training), and the role of cognitive factors in running resuscitations.
Should resuscitations run like a jazz quartet or a Formula 1 pit crew? Are checklists simply in the way or do they cognitively unload the team members to improve performance? How do you train cognitive factors in resuscitation?
When That 1% Makes All the Difference
Just prior to SMACC (the Social Media and Critical Care Conference), we were lucky enough to have Dr. Brian Burns of Sydney HEMS stop through Cincinnati. In the video below you can see his lecture on when the 1% makes all the difference. Dr. Burns talks about how we should strive for excellence in prehospital care not simply meeting minimum standards. Watch the lecture below to hear Dr. Burns discuss the importance of incremental changes, cognitive offloading, checklists, and continuous improvement and training through simulation.
"Flights" - Shaken Recap & Expert Commentary
Thanks to everybody who commented and contributed to the discussion on our final “Flight!” If you missed out on the case, check it out here. Below you’ll find a curation of the comments to each question and a podcast with expert commentary from Jenn Lakeberg, APRN. This was the final “Flight” for this spring/summer. Look for the cases to return again in January 2016 as we begin Flight MD Orientation with the next class of future Air Care Flight Docs.