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At a motorcycle track, a middle-aged man suffers a massive crash off a jump. By the time our team arrives on scene, the man is inflating like a balloon, suffering from massive, structurally distorting subcutaneous emphysema. The massive air pockets completely obliterated his normal anatomy, leaving them to guess: Do we blindly plunge decompressing needles into his chest where the landmarks have completely vanished, or do we prioritize and secure the airway using advanced, focused techniques? Listen in as our team learns in real time that ego has no place beside the patient. How does this case turn out? Listen in!

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A man in a high-speed, rollover motor vehicle crash experiences a multitude of symptoms, including hemorrhagic shock and profound respiratory distress. As our team assesses him, they attempt multiple needle decompressions to relieve pressure and improve breathing. None are successful. Having recently received training and approval to perform a finger thoracostomy, they speak with their lead clinician and decide that it is the best course of action. Listen in as we hear from the team on the ground, experience their decision-making, and find out what happens.

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On this episode of AMPED, our team responds to a scene call for a pediatric head-trauma involving a 10-month old.

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At first, everything seems normal and under control, but in that calm, one of our clinicians senses something isn’t right and believes the patient may be in immediate danger. Should he defer to the physician on scene, who assures the team that everything is fine, or trust his instincts, voice his concerns to his partner, and take action? Listen in to hear how the case unfolded, and how it continued to affect our clinicians long after the call.

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