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Josh and Cody unpack this clinical practice theory of Audacity. Cody posted a few months, this topic and here is what he said in the post.Audacity is having the balls to make a decision, when you know you need to make it, with only your thought processes and clinical judgement to defend you.Why, because blindly following a protocol that was not written for the exact situation you are in… is stupid. That is reckless and careless. Why? Because if you merely find the title of a protocol that “matches” the complaint you are dealing with, you are not collecting dots. You are forcing the patient into a box they may not belong in. In so doing, you doom them to suffer treatments from a recipe that does not even fit their problem.You are a clinician. You have to develop the situation and develop a gestalt or an impression.When you have to defend yourself. This is how you do it.“Here is the picture I made with the dots I collected. That is what drove the decision.” —> this avoids outcome bias. When people understand HOW you made the decision they tend to focus a lot less on the RESULT of the decision.You highlight and defend the thought process, NOT the result. You don’t control the result, you only control your responses to the information you gathered.You also cannot judge YOURSELF by the outcome. You hold the mirror up to the integrity of your process, how well you crafted a solution, and how well it was executed.

There is more to airway burns than thermal injury. Cody and Josh are going to unpack that idea.

Cody and Josh discuss a recent blog post about COPD patients and the care that we provide them. They talk about concepts that are not commonly talked about in initial paramedic education and how we should change our approach to these patients.https://emsairway.com/2026/04/30/copd-upgrade-what-i-wish-they-taught-me-in-paramedic-school/#grefhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK580644/table/ch1.tab1/

Summary generated by Riverside AIThis episode explores the integration of critical care into 911 EMS, featuring insights from Wes Rogers and Don Rose from Austin Travis County EMS. Topics include the development of the PL6 program, benefits of critical care in prehospital settings, and strategies for training and implementation.

This episode explores non-traumatic thoracic and abdominal aortic dissections, emphasizing anatomy, risk factors, physical assessment, and treatment strategies. Hosted by experts in emergency medicine and critical care, it provides vital insights for pre-hospital providers and clinicians.