Episode 10 – Tactical Paramedicine – Ben Jolicoeur

Episode 10 – Tactical Paramedicine – Ben Jolicoeur

Tactical paramedicine is the provision of prehospital medicine within a hostile environment, that requires knowledge of tactics, special equipment, and specialized personalized protective equipment (PPE). The PPE and the training, is really what separates this team...
Episode 9 – Cognitive Biases – Dr. Vanessa Bohn

Episode 9 – Cognitive Biases – Dr. Vanessa Bohn

Emergency medicine and paramedicine, one can argue, are highly cognitive professions. One of the pitfalls to this specialty however is the level of risk involved. Medical error is the 6th leading cause of death in North America, and some studies have shown that...