Chris Root
@ChrisRootMD
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EM, EMS and flight doc in New Mexico. Former NYC paramedic. Once described as “More upset by systemic dysfunction than his peers.”
Joined October 2014
I don’t care if you’ve done the procedure a million times. Always check your equipment. Especially if you just woke up.
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RT @OscarJMitchell: 🚨Beyond excited to share this with you all!. Announcing REVIVE – the resuscitation conference of the future! . ⚡High-i….
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RT @georgenh_: Hot off the press! 📰. Prehospital endotracheal intubation success rates for critical care nurses versus paramedics.( https://….
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We're hiring flight paramedics! If you're interested in one of the coolest jobs in flight medicine, look no further. Sunny Albuquerque is calling your name. #EMS #Paramedic #FlightMedic #HEMS.
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RT @cliffreid: 🧵 Managing Challenging Behaviours in Resuscitation Teams: A Thread for Team Leaders (1/13). Every resuscitation team leader….
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Really excited to attest the notes while my resident does all the work today in the trauma bay.
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RT @jameshorowitzmd: You don’t want to miss: . 💥☠️ #CARDIOTOX 🤮💥. Coming 10/25-26 at #critcarecards24 featuring: . @emcrit .@StephanieGolob….
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RT @le_chadd: Now that I’m at a job where “safety naps” are encouraged Im realizing how silly&unsafe it was for my prev EMS gig to write u….
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RT @cliffreid: Crashing or Arrested Pulmonary Embolism. Quick Reference Guide I made for MY OWN practice in non-ECMO centres without access….
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RT @HansvanSchuppen: Any prehospital services/HEMS use a small bedside invasive bloodpressure monitor for arterial lines? I have seen the c….
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RT @amerelman: If you’re interested in elevating your airway practice check out PAC 25! .An incredibly unique, high-quality two days of air….
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RT @TheSGEM: The majority do not include naloxone in their OHCA protocol. @ChrisRootMD @HeartandStroke @AHAScience….
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RT @TheSGEM: Naloxone in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)? #PaperinaPic by @KirstyChallen #EBM .
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RT @TheSGEM: Does your EMS system have a protocol that includes giving naloxone to adult patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (O….
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RT @MDtheDO: I love this method for RSI we use on flight: the 3 stop-cock IV method. Closest to patient: sedative.Middle: paralytic.Farthe….
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RT @TheSGEM: @paramedic_tutor @EMSWorldOFCL @hp_ems @OverrunEMS @ChrisRootMD @JAMA_current Link to podcast discussing naloxone for OHCAs ht….
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RT @TheSGEM: Skeptics' Guide to EM podcast reviewing a study on naloxone for OHCA with guest skeptic @ChrisRootMD is now available. https:….
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RT @MDtheDO: Are you interested in becoming an EMS/prehospital physician? Join me and @joshkimbre Tuesday night for a webinar on "A Day in….
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RT @expensivecare: If I was 🔫 or 🔪 , I’d rather be transported to 🏥 in the back of a 🚓 than in the back of an 🚑. Am I crazy? Find out on….
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Can naloxone raise the dead in cardiac arrest? . Dillon et al “Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California” looked at this question. The results challenged what I’ve thought for a long time. Check out @TheSGEM here:.
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