I work as an attending emergency physician, as well as a flight physician and medical communications lead for STARS in Calgary.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Joined December 2012
HEMS colleagues, I was asked by a friend about my service's policy for pregnant air medical crew. Can anyone else share theirs if allowed?
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Great case of Dewinter syndrome last evening. A must recognize ECG finding for emerg docs. goo.gl/a8QlSX goo.gl/D4Igbn
#FOAMed SOTD: 0% survival rate in cardiac arrest if all 3 criteria met: -Unwitnessed by EMS -Nonshockable rhythm -No ROSC before 3rd epi
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The PESIT Trial: Do All Patients with 1st Time Syncope Need a Pulmonary Embolism Workup? rebelem.com/the-pesit-trial-… #FOAMed
Over Banff going to Golden
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Day at the office yesterday
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BMJ - Doctors are emotionally “damaged” by complaints. Most are exonerated but put through hell. Toxic culture careers.bmj.com/careers/advi…
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Replying to @STARSambulance
@STARSambulance Thank you for your hard work and dedication and thanks for the flyby in Saskatoon this afternoon!
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Ryan Deedo retweeted
Want to see how many times STARS flew to your community last year? Here's Alberta's 2015-16 mission record: stars.ca/ab/what-we-do/missi… #STARSAB
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Ryan Deedo retweeted
STARS has dispatched secondary aircraft from #YEG > Lac La Biche for #YMMfire to remain on standby for emergencies:
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Simulation of hover exit onto a boat dock. Getting ready for lake season in Manitoba.
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Replying to @TBayEDguy
@TBayEDguy PONG! The STARS checklist is available at bit.ly/STARSchecklist formal education ongoing, asynchronous ED starting next week!
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Replying to @drsgrier
- @drsgrier @laing_simon - here is algorithm from paper in EMJ this year m.emj.bmj.com/content/early/…
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Complications of Procedural Sedation rebelem.com/complications-of… #FOAMed
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Shorter Times to Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion are Associated with Decreased Risk of Death in Trauma QxMD.com/r/27050884 #FOAMems
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Shorter Times to Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion are Associated with Decreased Risk of Death in Trauma QxMD.com/r/27050884 #FOAMems
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Ryan Deedo retweeted
Prehospital resuscitation efforts should be continued for 40 min. in all adults with OHCA goo.gl/c1ggHz
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