Dec. 22, 2025

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

In our first ever live episode of Clinical Conversations, James Oswald (CPG specialist and paramedic) is joined by Ambulance Victoria Medical Director Dr David Anderson for an end-of-year Q&A on the latest CPG updates.

We work through staff questions on the “why” behind key changes—including respiratory care and oxygen targets, NIV expansion and mask issues, airway and RSI updates (including crash induction and consultation for single-responder MICA), and several medication updates such as magnesium compatibility, levetiracetam after midazolam, IV GTN in APO, and opioid choice and multimodal analgesia. They also cover practical operational issues like VVED wait times and what to do when access delays are affecting crews.

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