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Presentations:

Lethal Exposures: Carbon Monoxide and Cyanide [very large PowerPoint file] - revised version posted 24 Mar 2008
Video (optional) to accompany above slides [humongously large file]
Short version of Lethal Exposures: CO and CN [PowerPoint file]
Lethal Exposure: Carbon Monoxide [PowerPoint file] - California Fire Chiefs
Elephant on the Fire Ground: Secrets of NFPA 1584 Compliant Rehab [Power Point file - 2009 updated version presented at FDIC]
Handout for Elephant on the Fire Ground [PDF file]
JEMS H1N1 Webcast - June 2009 [Power Point file]
JEMS H1N1 actual webcast (in case you missed it and want to access the JEMS archive) [Link]
If Pigs Could Fly, Would They Carry Bird Flu? (H1N1 presentation for Vermont IAFF) [Power Point file]
Resilience: Coping with the Stress of Trama (LifeStar Trauma Symposium 2009) [Power Point file]
Oxymoron: Our Love-Hate Relationship with Oxygen (EMS Today 2010) [Power Point file]
Critical Care Monitoring Nuts and Bolts (EMS Today 2010) [Power Point file]
If Pigs Could Fly, Would they Carry Bird Flu? (2010) [Power Point file]
Capnography: The Window Into Your Patient (NTI 2010) [Power Point file]

Protocols - CO:

FDNY and Chicago Fire Dept CO treatment algorithms (PowerPoint file). Note that FDNY uses slightly higher thresholds which they base on the relative accuracy of the RAD-57 being + 3%.
REMO Regional protocol for use of the RAD-57 (REMO is the Upstate New York Medical Control oversight agency)
Carboxyhemoglobin SpO2 Findings - used by West Crescent FD (Mike McEvoy’s home dept) to report RAD-57 readings to the responding transport ambulance and suggest interpretation and treatment.
SpCO Assessment Guideline - a comprehensive algorithm for use in making patient treatment and transport decisions using SpCO.

Protocols - CN:

Acute Care Presentations: