General Broadcast is a free online learning resource aimed at clinicians and students who have an interest in out of hospital, urgent and emergency care. Podcasts are short summaries of topics designed to refresh memories and provide links to other resources for further learning. If you want to improve your knowledge and the care you provide to patients, then this podcast is for you!
Whether its Fast AF or as Simon would prefer... Atrial Fibrillation with a Rapid Ventricular Response (RVR), this is a condition that any paramedic or emergency clinician worth their salt should be able to assess, diagnose and manage... well luck for you, this month we cover all that and more. Be sure to listen in if you want to know a potentially fatal error to avoid in for patients with AF in the presence of Wolf Parkinson white... exactly why and how to give metoprolol to these patients and how the decision around rate verses rhythm control is made.
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11 Jul 2026
Cholinergic Toxidrome
If you like Simon are have been preparing for the Diploma in Immediate medical care (DipIMC) or perhaps another examination or OSCE season, you'll have been trying to get your heads around toxidromes.
Well let us help, this month we're talking about Cholinergic emergencies. We look at organophosphate poisoning, nerve agents like Novichok and muscarin containing mushrooms. As well as what is happening in cholinergic toxicity, how we manage it and what drugs we have available as antidotes.
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15 May 2026
Crush Syndrome
This month we're looking at Crush Syndrome, this is the presentation of Traumatic Rhabdomyolysis, Hyperkalaemia, Hypovolaemia and Compartment syndrome following a prolonged entrapment .
We look at the faculty of prehospital cares consensus statement examining the physiology involved, our managment such as whether torniquets are still needed and where calcium may or may not fit in as well as practical tips from our expereinces.
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