Episode 40 - COVID-19: An Interview with Colby Redfield, MD-Tent Triage, Telemedicine, PPE, and EMS

<p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">EMplify April 2020 – Colby Redfield, MD</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Contact us: </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:emplify@ebmedicine.net">emplify@ebmedicine.net</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">1-678-336-8466, ext. 128</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">COVID-19 Topics: </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: left;">1.Triage Tent Implementation (02:35)</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: left;">2.Telemedicine – In the tent, in the department, and in follow up. (08:45)</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: left;">3. PPE (16:30)</p> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">Reusing N95s</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Using elastomeric full and half face respirators</li> <li style="text-align: left;">CDC, FDA, Osha</li> </ul> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: left;">4. EMS (22:44)</p> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">Crew Safety</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Criteria for transport</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Viral filters</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Handoff to the ED</li> </ul> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Helpful Links: </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: left;">1. Novel 2019 Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): An Updated Overview for Emergency Clinicians</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/COVID-19">https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/COVID-19</a></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: left;">2. Reusable Facemasks and COVID-19</p> <p class="MsoNormal" st