Buck Feris, a paramedic and EMS educator, discusses the role of vasopressin in cardiac arrest resuscitation. For a long time epinephrine has been the fist line medication for Vfib/Vtach. Buck is hearing that vasopressin might fully replace epi in upcoming ACLS guidelines. Listen and find out why. Do you agree with Buck? Respond to Buck […]
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Paramedic, author, and blogger Tom Reynolds is the guest on episode 2 of Copy Code Three, the podcast by our friend Buck Feris that is about ordinary people that do extraordinary things. I really enjoyed Tom’s insights about EMS in London and matter of fact story telling. Listen, enjoy, and subscribe to Copy Code Three.
Buck Feris, a regular contributor to EverydayEMSTips.com, is producing a new podcast – Copy Code Three. The debut episode is an interview with a soldier and paramedic. From the show description: “Story of a paramedic who gave up his patch, and went to the Middle East to avenge the death of four family members. He […]
Copy Code Three is an exciting new podcast from Buck Feris. In each episode ordinary people tell stories about their extraordinary lives. The premier episode of Copy Code Three is July 13th. [display_podcast] In this short interview Buck preview’s the first episode of Copy Code Three, his inspiration for the show, and gives a glimpse […]
Buck Feris, a paramedic and EMS educator, shares his tip for using capnography during nasal intubation. Buck describes initiating inline capnography before inserting the ET tube. As the tube nears the trachea a wave form will develop showing proximity to the exhaled CO2 from the trachea. Buck also reminds listeners of the best time to […]
Buck Feris describes how to use Capnography to determine the need for intubating a COPD patient in this Everyday EMS Tips interview with Greg Friese. Buck explains how the capnography reading is an objective measure of whether you should intubate the patient. The tip involves assessing a conscious patient’s exhalation with a end tidal carbon […]
Buck Feris discusses paramedic field determination of death in a short audio recording (5 minutes). Paramedics need to remember that less is more when writing documentation of death in the patient care report. Buck has observed too many instances where inappropriate or excessive information is gathered that often times disturbs a potential crime scene. Buck […]