03/14/2017 - EMS care of the kidney dialysis patient

This episode of EMS Live in Wisconsin was recorded on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

March is Kidney Awareness Month.  Our guest was Dr. Ashraf El-Meanawy, Director of Dialysis at Medical College of Wisconsin and MCW Associated Hospitals at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

We discussed:

What makes dialysis patient different from regular patient?

Are dialysis patient at higher risk for cardiac arrest and why?

What are pit-falls EMS personnel can fall into when responding to a call from dialysis patient?

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