Fast AF

Whether its Fast AF or as Simon would prefer... Atrial Fibrillation with a Rapid Ventricular Response (RVR), this is a condition that any paramedic or emergency clinician worth their salt should be able to assess, diagnose and manage... well luck for you, this month we cover all that and more. Be sure to listen in if you want to know a potentially fatal error to avoid in for patients with AF in the presence of Wolf Parkinson white... exactly why and how to give metoprolol to these patients and how the decision around rate verses rhythm control is made. Find the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.ukThanks to Geeky medics for supporting this podcast check out their back catalogue at www.geekymedics.comSupport the podcast by buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

If you like Simon are have been preparing for the Diploma in Immediate medical care (DipIMC) or perhaps another examination or OSCE season, you'll have been trying to get your heads around toxidromes. Well let us help, this month we're talking about Cholinergic emergencies. We look at organophosphate poisoning, nerve agents like Novichok and muscarin containing mushrooms. As well as what is happening in cholinergic toxicity, how we manage it and what drugs we have available as antidotes. Find the article at www.generalbroadcast.org.ukThanks to Geeky medics for supporting this podcast. check out simchat.ai Support the podcast by buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

This month we're looking at Crush Syndrome, this is the presentation of Traumatic Rhabdomyolysis, Hyperkalaemia, Hypovolaemia and Compartment syndrome following a prolonged entrapment . We look at the faculty of prehospital cares consensus statement examining the physiology involved, our managment such as whether torniquets are still needed and where calcium may or may not fit in as well as practical tips from our expereinces. Find the references and back catelogue at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS, check out their offerings at www.geekymedics.com including their new simchat.ai feature. If you like what we're doing you can support the podcast at Ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

In our choking podcast we discussed the differential diagnosis of Oesophageal food bolus. In this breif episode Simon talks us through exactly what this condition is, how to recognise it and what treatments work (and dont work) to help manage this condition. Find our other work at www.generalbroadcast.org.ukThis Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out their range of online revision material at www.geekymedics.com.Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

This month we're taking a look at the management of the most time critical airway emergency... choking. You might think there's not much to talk about here, but we wanted to share really practical tips for how paramedics, EMS workers and other emergency clinicians can deal with this time critical problem. From assessment of true choking, threatened or partial obstructions, to tips for supporting prehospital removal or management whilst undertaking transport to definitive care, this episode has you covered. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Bundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) remains one of the most frequently encountered yet potentially life-threatening presentations in acute and pre-hospital medicine. While it may initially present with tremor or anxiety, it exists on a spectrum that includes seizures and delirium tremens (DTs), both associated with significant morbidity and mortality and something paramedics and EMS staff need to be comfortable managing. This month we take a look at why alcohol withdrawal occurs, how we can use the CIWA-Ar score to aid assessment and what care we can offer to these patients. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠⁠⁠Everything Bundle⁠⁠⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

Late yes! But very much worth the wait.... Not ones to be left out, this month we're jumping on the resuscitation bandwagon and discussing the most recent updates to the UK resuscitation guidelines 2025. Join us as we discuss whats new, what we're adopting into our practice, and what we're going to take with a pinch of salt. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠⁠Everything Bundle⁠⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast Check out our Hypoglycaemia episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Bksa0s4XQ7URuHjG9MiLh?si=ea53285467394784https://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/blog/hypoglycaemia

With over 400,000 type 1 diabetics living with the disease in the UK, the likelyhood  paramedics and emergency responders will encounter a patient in crisis is quite high. Diabetic ketoacidosis is undoubtably a problem that you will have encountered in your practice and effective prehospital recognition and management is key to starting a potentially life saving pathway of care. This month we’re taking a look at DKA, we look at the pathology of the disease, what common triggers are that can send a patient into DKA and how we can recognise and treat a patient who is suffering with it. So if you dont know why we need to tailor our fluid rehydration carefully in this patinet group, you’re not sure how to tailor your history to look for precipitating causes or you just want to know more about how these patients are managed in ED and ITU then this is the episode for you. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast on heck out our other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠Everything Bundle⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast Check out our Hypoglycaemia episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Bksa0s4XQ7URuHjG9MiLh?si=ea53285467394784https://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/blog/hypoglycaemia

In this Episode we reflect on a case of Beta Blocker overdose, we examine the pharmacology with toxicity, look at specific drugs like propanolol and how these differ, as well as the evidence behind the treatment and management of patients who present with beta blockade toxicity. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast on heck out our other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on our Everything Bundle with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

This throwback TMT is a segment from our podcast interviewing the head of the national tracheostomy safety project Dr Brendan Mcgrath. In this segment he describes how to effectively oxygenate and ventilate patients with tracheostomies. Find the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hbE3h2DPxJb6nTHqfbXdw?si=408c7f2439954c4cand the article at www.generalbroadcast.org This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out their range of online revision material at www.geekymedics.com.Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast