Emscep Radio – Ems Continuing Education

This is another edition of EMSCEP Radio, from our on-location coverage of the Fairfax Fire Rescue EMS Week Training Symposium, during EMS Week. In this episode, we talk to Brandon King about LVAD devices.  In EMS we tend to think of them as a temporary solution and expect patients to potentially be pulseless.  Brandon will have some new data about growth of the devices, and some newer pulsed technology. Brandon King BSN, RN, CCRN MedSTAR Transport               Brandon is a member of MedSTAR Transport where he has been a Flight Nurse since 2012. Prior to flight, Brandon gained his experiencing working in both the Cardiac Surgical ICU and Cardiovascular Recovery Room at MedSTAR Washington Hospital Center. During this time, Brandon focused on caring for patients in the Advanced Heart Failure Clinic, as well as rotations through MedSTAR Trauma. The MedSTAR Trauma unit serves as the designated intake center for Long Term Mechanical