In this episode, we explore the RENOVATE study, comparing high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV or BIPAP) for acute respiratory failure. Discover the pros, cons, and practical takeaways for using HFNC in the ICU and ED.

We welcome back Nicole Cook, APRN and CNS to talk all about sepsis... and Nicole shares a personal story about sepsis we won't soon forget.

Allan and Rob continue the conversation with Nicole Cook about neurotrauma. If you haven't listened to episode 26, part one of this conversation, then we suggest you go back to do so. However, we wouldn't recommend listening to us anyway. Nicole's paper on Co2 - https://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-1383(21)00624-0/fulltext

Today Allan and Rob get the opportunity to talk to the one and only Nicole Cook. She's a trauma nurse specialist, neurotrauma expert, and a great Twitter follow (@TraumaSoapBoxes). This episode is part 1 of a 2 part series on neurotrauma nursing care in critical care environments big and small.

For better or worse, Allan and Rob are reunited as they rehash some of the early COVID-19 literature and scientific direction for ED and critical care nurses.

This episode features two brilliant guests: Nick and Hussein. Nick is a husband and father. He also has cystic fibrosis and is a double lung transplant recipient. Hussein is an ICU and emerg doc with specialty in ECMO. His ECMO team helped bridge Nick to his transplant.Listen to their experience!

We are proud to be project managers for (as far as we know) the only international, free, open source nursing course with the sole intention in fighting COVID-19.covid19.epicclearning.caAuthors from Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand and Australia have volunteered to help support nurses caring for patients with COVID-19.We recorded a podcast this week to give you more background if you'd like to hear.

The CDC recommendation for homemade masks has lit a firestorm among health care providers. In this episode, we give our take on the recommendation. We also break down some interesting data on disease transmission.AS ALWAYS, READ THE PAPERS AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSION.ReferencesCDC. Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.htmlDoremalen, N et al. NJEM. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973Ong et al...

Sara, ICU RN is on the show to share her firsthand experience battling severe COVID-19. She shares what she has learned, tips to get you prepared, and touches on the human side of caring for the sick COVID-19 patients.ResourcesARDSnet - http://www.ardsnet.org/University Washington Medicine - https://covid-19.uwmedicine.org/Pages/default.aspxNicole Kupchik, CNS - https://www.instagram.com/nicolekupchik/?hl=en

In our COVID-19 Critical Care series we are hitting you with the fundamentals of critical care that you may need when caring for COVID-19 patients. In this episode we cover non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. ReferencesKeenan, S. et.al. (2011). Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting. Canadian Medical ...

This podcast was recorded on March 13, 2020. The content of the podcast may change as new information becomes available. Always check with your local resources and sources with credible references.One of the places resuscitation begins is at the front door. In this episode we provide practical tips for nursing care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.... in fact, this information could be generalized to all patients with undifferentiated dyspnea. The Internet Book of Critical Ca...

We are pleased to have the trailblazer Tammy Lowe and THE Korbin Haycock on the show to share their amazing Nurse Point of Care Ultrasound program, one of the only programs in the world (to our knowledge - please correct us if we're wrong... we'd love to learn more!). Their Nurse Point of Care Ultrasound program was published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine in 2017. The link to the paper is HERE.Tammy is a boss level Registered Nurse and the Clinical Administrator for Critical Care at a l...

Allan and Rob have the privilege of having a chat with Alin Gragossian about the days before her illness, heart transplant, and return to her work as an emergency medicine resident. Follow Alin! Website - https://www.achangeofhe.art/Twitter: @ag_em33Instagram: @a_change_of_heart_blog

Do ED ICUs save lives? Probably. The paper in question is by Gunnerson et al and can be found here.Scott Weingart's work on ED ICUs can be found here.

Allan and Rob talk about learning in the clinical environment.Main topics - The relationship mattersIntentionality in clinical conversationsWhat's the yield on your clinical questions?Some interesting papers - Eva, Kevin & Regehr, Glenn. (2008). “I'll never play professional football” and other fallacies of self-assessment. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions. 28. 14-9. 10.1002/chp.150. Eva, Kevin & Regehr Glenn. (2007). Knowing when to look it...

Nyssa from The Q Word Podcast is on the show to talk about the one thing we should be practicing the most: Resuscitation Langauge, coined Resuscitese.Referenceshttps://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(14)00878-6/fulltexthttps://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Improving-Verbal-Communication-in-Critical-Care.pdfhttps://emcrit.org/emcrit/learning-speak-resuscitese/https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201412-552PS (particularly the sections titled “Ask the Other...

Allan and Rob's final ResusX Series Podcast where they talk about the Zero Point Survey and its place in the resus room with our friends EM Centered (emcentered.com) and Salim Rezaie (rebelem.com). Zero Point Survey further reading-Cliff Ried's Paper - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166036/EMCRIT's post with Cliff Ried - https://emcrit.org/emcrit/emcrit-wee-zero-point-survey-video-by-cliff-reid/St. Emlyn's blog post - https://www.stemlynsblog.org/jc-the-zero-point-survey-o...

We had the opportunity to present The Nurse Led Code and facilitate a Code Choreography workshop to the attendees at ResusX. Needless to say, it was a humbling to learn alongside the curious, bad ass physicians that attended.We even had the chance to talk to Scott Weingart about The Nurse Led Code which was pretty cool, given that his podcast was the first place we heard of it.ReferencesThe fun piece of The Nurse Led Code is that it hasn’t had direct, published data. So, if you’re a nurse loo...

Allan and Rob have the privilege of sitting down with Salim Rezaie of RebelEM to talk about cervical spine collars and backboard in the ED. RebelEM has has already extensively covered the evidence on collars and backboards. You can find their blog posts and links below. 1. Spinal immobilization in trauma patients2. Cervical spine evaluation and clearance in the intoxicated patient3. Stiell et al. (2018) - A Multicenter Program to Implement the Canadian C-Spine Rule by Emergency Departme...