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Kathryn Chadason
@katchad.bsky.social
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former NYC paramedic. currently attempting to medic at higher altitudes in CA - airway nerd - first pass success is hot - 0pINiOnS mY OwN 🤡
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How to piss off all your coworkers, NYer in California edition:

order five guys instead of In-n-Out and say,

“I don’t get the hype, 5 guys is way better”

Very entertaining
January 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
katchad.bsky.social
Based on this picture how many hours of sleep did I get on shift last night? 🤡
December 5, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Reposted by Kathryn Chadason
jacemullen.bsky.social
#EMSsky
nmay.bsky.social Natalie May @nmay.bsky.social · Dec 4
Caution interpreting data showing many pts intubated for burns were extubated within 24-48h - this does NOT mean intubation was inappropriate or unnecessary. There are other factors beyond the burn itself informing the decision to intubate in the prehospital environment.
#LTC2024 #FOAMed #MedSky
December 4, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Kathryn Chadason
jacemullen.bsky.social
Whole blood is whole milk

Packed cells are 2%

Plasma is skim milk

I will not be taking questions at this time
December 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Reposted by Kathryn Chadason
joshkimbre.bsky.social
Going to provide a brief #MedSky overview of false electrical capture during transcutaneous pacing (TCP) by paramedics in prehospital 9-1-1 response.

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Articles of interest:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A junctional rhythm at a rate of 38 bpm is shown with pacing initiated. TCP begins with a black arrow at the center-top of the strip, annotated “Pacing 1 Started.” Note the placement of the black triangles, indicating the demand pacer’s recognition of a QRS from the underlying bradycardic rhythm. A black circle highlights a phantom complex, where an arcing electrical artifact was mistaken by paramedics as electrical capture.
December 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM
katchad.bsky.social
Woah blue sky actually shows me the old school med twitter content feed rather than random med twitter bot accounts that just repost “live failure mnemonics” - 5 stars will attend ⭐️
November 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM