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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP

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Medical educator, attorney, paramedic Focused on physical restraint, chemical sedation, resuscitation, airway management & pts with special healthcare needs. TheHardWork.org

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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 1

NEJM: “Handcuffs and Unexpected Deaths—‘I Can’t Breathe’ as a Medical Emergency”
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

This article by me & two co-authors brings attention to needed changes in the way physical restraint & chemical sedation are carried out, with the goal of reducing the risk of death.
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Handcuffs and Unexpected Deaths — “I Can’t Breathe” as a Medical Emergency | NEJM

Cases in which someone in apparently good health is physically restrained by police and has a cardiac arrest represent a failure of the medical profession — not just of law enforcement.

www.nejm.org

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brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 12h

"One of the officers struggling with the man said he wanted paramedics to sedate him so he could be taken to hospital...
The man under arrest started having trouble breathing, losing consciousness at 8:15 p.m., and officers began CPR."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

N.S. police watchdog raises concerns about health-care system after man's death | CBC News

The 25-year-old man was suffering from psychosis and had waited several hours in the ER before leaving on the day he died.

www.cbc.ca

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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 1d

Why give the Hep B vaccine at birth?

Because early protection lasts a lifetime. Hep B can cause lifelong liver disease & it’s far easier to prevent than to treat.

👉 Talk to your pediatrician if you have questions about vaccine timing. #MedSky

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks! Yes, I do think it can make a difference.
But it takes time to change culture and practice. And meanwhile more tragic events unfold.

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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 12d

Pediatrician here. Please, please talk to your healthcare provider to get accurate info. Sadly, every single sentence in this statement is inaccurate & harmful. #medsky

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13d

When people start rationing their healthcare bad things happen. Ask anyone who has to pay for insulin. Hell, people already literally die in this country because asthma inhalers still cost $50 with insurance because of corporate price manipulation.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 13d

Millions more who aren't facing QUITE as insane rate hikes will instead have to downgrade to a worse plan (from Gold to Silver, from Silver to Bronze, from PPO to HMO, etc) in order to escape some/most of the hikes.

That means higher deductibles/co-pays & more paperwork/hoops to jump through.

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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 13d

@netflix.com Wow! Netflix managed to make me so upset trying to login that I cancelled the account I’ve had since 2012. I tried to login using my new computer and it gave me an enormously hard time about using my account. All done. I just wanted to watch some TV after a long day.

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Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach.bsky.social · 16d

hi, medical toxicologist that knows a lot about Tylenol here👋 Claiming that tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism is fearmongering

here's what you need to know 🧵

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ACOG @acog.org · 16d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18d

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 19d

Two babies have died of Whooping cough in Louisiana, a vaccine preventable disease.

All pregnant patients and their families should be vaccinated to protect the newborn.

This is Louisiana's worst Whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 30 years. buff.ly/pez25q3

#medsky #pedsky🛟😷

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Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social · 19d

Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:

Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:

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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · 19d

Sigh.

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njerdoc.bsky.social @njerdoc.bsky.social · 19d

Also, important to point out that, using the same logic, seatbelts, helmets, parachutes and bulletproof vests are not effective

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 19d

Milhoan is now indicating that since COVID19 vaccines don’t always prevent infection, it’s not effective.

The COVID19 vaccine prevents hospitalization and death very effectively. One might argue that this is an important fact.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29d

Amen: “If you’re putting out a report that’s supposed to address how to help our children stay healthier, and you’re not even mentioning the No. 1 cause of childhood deaths, you ought to be embarrassed,” said Bruce Mirken, a spokesperson for Defend Public Health”

Kennedy commission child health report ignores gun violence, the leading cause of child death

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said violence could be fault of antidepressants, social media and video games, but not guns.

www.latimes.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 3

Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Sep 4

Can’t say I’m a fan of the trajectory that our growing understanding of microplastics has taken

Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds

Particles are small enough to burrow into lungs, says report, with health impacts ‘more substantial than we realize’

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 2

The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.

And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.

Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.

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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · Sep 1

Anticipate hypotension in every RSI patient. The literature says that post-intubation hypotension is extremely common, regardless of which medications or dosages you select. In some studies 40% to 50%.

Push dose epi prepped for EVERY RSI. And if at all shocky, start low dose norepi infusion.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Aug 19

The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 19

Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions

www.theverge.com/news/761338/...

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot Al to help ...
theverge.com
The Verget-4.1-mini Al model | 5
successor to the LABS.GENERATIVEAI function Microsoft started experimenting
with in 2023.
Microsoft notes that you can combine its new Al function with other Excel functions, including IF, SWITCH, LAMBDA, or WRAPROWS. The company adds that information sent through Excel's COPILOT function is "never" used for AI training, as "the input remains confidential and is used solely to generate your requested output."
The COPILOT function comes with a couple of limitations, as it can't access information outside your spreadsheet, and you can only use it to calculate 100 functions every 10 minutes. Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT "can
give incorrect responses."
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Seth Boo!-ger Trueger @mdaware.org · Aug 17

if only we had some sort of way to hire experts to study stuff and then make recommendations about stuff

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 17

the other thing is i have just run out of sympathy for these people. "how could i have known that this was bad for me?" i don't know, use your brain.

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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · Aug 13

Prominent medical journal refuses RFK's call to retract a vaccine study flip.it/d8bIK3 #MedSky

Prominent medical journal refuses RFK's call to retract a vaccine study

A recent study that confirmed that aluminium in vaccines doesn't pose a risk to children has sparked a war of words between the RFK, Jr. and a U.S. medical journal.

flip.it

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · Aug 13

One of my persistently unpopular takes is that scientists who refuse to engage with areas like ethics and art and language and society and culture aren’t that smart. Otherwise they’d see the value.

Relevant, because the ones who do this are all convinced that they’re the reincarnation of Einstein.

Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · Aug 13

In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.

“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”

Unyoke the Sciences From the Humanities

Arts and sciences typically cohabitate. Should they?

thedispatch.com

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josh farkas 💊 @pulmcrit.bsky.social · Aug 3

super yikes 😬

{generally healthy person}
+
{cardiopulmonary symptoms a few weeks after knee arthroscopy}
=
PE until proven otherwise

this happens a LOT

@IM_Crit_ @imcrit.bsky.social · Aug 2

ICU/ED (Real) Stories:

A 45 yo patient presented to an urgent care center with chief complaints: "elephant sitting on my chest" & "cannot breathe". Per report, the physical exam was unremarkable. Patient told his examiner that he underwent knee arthroscopy two weeks before

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Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP @ericjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 20

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EMS World Preconference Session Oct. 21 8a-5p
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Reach out to me if I can help. More info can be found at TheHardWork.org.

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