No Statistical Difference - Dr. Ken Milne

“No statistical difference”


On today’s episode of Critical Levels, we chat with Dr. Ken Milne
of the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine
(https://thesgem.com; @thesgem).


We start with a high-level discussion and literature and
evidence, and then apply these concepts to ‘lyse’ and ‘bust’ some
of the predominate prehospital myths.


Find links to the primary literature on our
website.


We examine:


2:00 - The importance of primary literature


4:10 - Why? 


10:10 – Literature, critically appraising articles, & levels
of evidence


13:20 – Evidence Based Medicine


17:30 – Guidelines & Protocols


22:22 – Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest


28:30 – Sodium Bicarbonate in Cardiac Arrest


32:10 – Advanced Airways


36:10 – “Treat the patient, not the monitor”


42:05 – TTM (Targeted Temperature Management)


48:22 – “Be Skeptical”


51:15 – TBI Management/TXA


61:05 – Final Thoughts