Pandemic Blues
This pandemic process was deactivated July 17, 2022
What are COVID hotzones?
All of these can trigger a helicopter air response
What are Autolaunch, scene call, hospital intercepts and IFT examples of?
It's PTN's equal
What is the PTO or patient transport office?
Discovered by Utako Okamoto in the 1950s, this drug was shown to be useful in trauma patients in the CRASH-2 trial
What is Tranexamic acid? (TXA)
This topical medication can be applied to skin tears and road rash at triage to assist management in the department
What is topical lidocaine?
Airborne and droplet precautions are used for specific symptoms
What are ILI/RI illnesses?
This process is required to complete every 5 years
What is accreditation?
IH's critical care transport team
What is the high acuity response team
This procedural technique was first described in the 1970s to reduce risk of aspiration of gastric contents during Emergency endotracheal intubation
What is rapid sequence induction? (What is cricoid pressure also acceptable)
This item found in the cafeteria can be useful in managing rectal prolapse and paraphimosis
What is sugar?
People in hospital, pregnant, at high risk of severe illness or those who may benefit for treatments such as Paxlovid and Remdesiver.
Who qualifies to get a PCR test?
Kelowna and Kamloops are the locations for these centers in Interior Health
Where are the level 2 tertiary trauma centers?
PTO Ironman 2022
Who is Brent Hobbs?
Published in 1987, the GISSI trial was the first major RCT to show a mortality benefit for this therapy for STEMI
What is intravenous thrombolytic (Streptokinase)?
This simple technique popularized in the last 10 years by Richard Levitan and Scott Weingart can prevent hypoxia during endotracheal intubation
What is nasal cannula apneic oxygenation?
Symptomatic health care workers, first responders and staff are eligible and meet the criteria for COVID treatments.
When is PCR testing is recommended for symptomatic health care workers, first responders and staff?
This BCEHS report usually starts out with "while backing up."
What is an occurrence report?
ESN
What is the emergency services network?
In Antarctica in 1961, Leonid Rogozov performed this surgery on himself with bare hands and only local anesthetic
What is an appendectomy?
This item found in many suture carts works great at stopping persistent leaks from paracentesis sites
What is medical tissue adhesive?
When fitted, worn and handled correctly, these act as a barrier and, in combination with other measures, can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
What are masks?
Penticton, Vernon, Trail and Cranbrook are all this level of care
What is a Level 3 regional trauma center?
Seniors Care Aboriginal Health and Wellness
Population health Mental health and substance use
Primary care Timely access and flow
What are some of IH's strategic priorities?
In 1972, the first dedicated Emergency Medicine residency program started at this Medical School
What is McGill University?
This item found in crash carts can be utilized to treat severe hyponatremia when 3% NS is not available
What is an ampule of sodium bicarbonate?