Dan sits down in a pre-Conference interview with Dr. Mark Merlin, the head of the New Jersey MD1 physician response program, the largest EMS physician program in the USA
Dr. Merlin discusses the idea of physician response, how EMS physicians interact in the prehospital environment with paramedics and EMTs, the technology that they bring to the table, and using whole blood in resuscitation, to mention just a few things!
Physician response can augment your prehospital care and bring life-saving procedures right to the patient. Check it out!
MD1 is a fully-charity funded program, no patient or agency receives a bill; EVER. Check them out at:
The New Jersey EMS Fellowship:
University of Pittsburgh EMS Fellowship:
https://www.emergencymedicine.pitt.edu/fellowships/ems-fellowship
Paper on the impact of EMS Physicians on OHCA:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706668/
EMS Physicians on decision making at scenes:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4492931/
A couple items on the use of fresh whole blood in field resuscitation:
https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/group-o-whole-blood/
Here’s evidence that shows interruption of compressions for any reason has a negative impact on patient survival:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.014016