EMS LHP – Episode 55 – Research from NAEMSP 2022 – Part 2

We’re back with the second part of our interviews with researchers from the NAEMSP 2022 conference in San Diego. In this episode, Dr. Jarvis interviews Dr. Brian Miller from Fort Worth, Texas, about his work on “MCD Walk,” i.e., the case of the migratory Lucas device, Dr. Sarah Frances McClure from UT San Antonio about the impact of EMS leadership engagement on a medic’s decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and finally Dr. Jim Menegazzi from Pitt about sodium bicarb in EMS Witnessed cardiac arrest. Abstracts: “MCD Walk” – Mechanical Compression Device Migration Leading to Inadequate Compression Depth. Kerby Johnson, BS, NRP William Gleason, BS, LP Brian Miller, MD, FACEP, FAEMS Veer Vithalani, MD, FACEP, FAEMS Office of the Medical Director, Metropolitan Area EMS Authority, Fort Worth, Texas EMS Leadership Presence Positively Influences EMS Provider’s Decision to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine Sarah Frances McClure, DO, FAWM, NRP Bryan Everitt, MD, NRP Mark Sparkman, MD David Wampler, PhD, LP Courtney Wenzell, EMT-P University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dept of Emergency Medicine & San Antonio FD Sodium Bicarbonate Use in EMS-Witnessed Out-of-Hospital Card…