44 - Fraud, Tourniquet Application, Young Cardiac Arrest, IAE, The Pitt , and more... | The 2 View

Welcome to Episode 44 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants!

Show Notes for Episode 44 of “The 2 View” – The Pitt, Cardiac Arrest in Young People, and Influenza Associated Encephalopathy.

Segment 1 – Fraud and Conspiracy and Schemes, Oh My!

Florida Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty to a $7.3 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy. United States Attorney’s Office: District of New Hampshire. United States Department of Justice. Justice.gov. December 3, 2024.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/florida-physician-assistant-pleads-guilty-73-million-health-care-fraud-conspiracy

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For $11.2 Million Disability Loan Fraud Scheme. United States Attorney’s Office: Sothern District of New York. United States Department of Justice. Justice.gov. February 5, 2025.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-five-years-prison-112-million-disability-loan-fraud

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. BCEN. February 17, 2023.
http://www.bcen.org

Segment 2 – Prehospital Tourniquet Application

Rittblat M, Gendler S, Tsur N, Radomislensky I, Ziv A, Bodas M. The cost of saving lives: Complications arising from prehospital tourniquet application. WILEY Online Library. Acad Emerg Med. December 16, 2024.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.15070

The Center for Medical Education. 2 View: Emergency medicine PAs & NPs: 41 - RCVS and CVT, CPR Care Science, Prehospital Tourniquets, Blood Pressure. 2 View: Emergency Medicine PAs & NPs. January 22, 2025.
https://2view.fireside.fm/41

Segment 3 – Cardiac Arrest in Young People

Chia MYC, Lu QS, Rahman NH, et al. Characteristics and outcomes of young adults who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). NIH: National Library of Medicine – National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubMed. Resuscitation. February 2017.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27923113/

Parekh S. Teen athlete saved after cardiac arrest speaks out: What to know about lifesaving role of CPR, AEDs in schools. GMA. ABC News. September 6, 2024.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/teen-athlete-saved-after-cardiac-arrest-speaks-lifesaving-113460919

The Center for Medical Education. 2 View: Emergency medicine PAs & NPs: 42 - Pink Cocaine, Holiday Heart Syndrome, Pertussis, Research Updates, and More! 2 View: Emergency Medicine PAs & NPs. February 12, 2025.
https://2view.fireside.fm/42

Tseng Z, Nakasuka K. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Apparently Healthy, Young Adults. JAMA Network. Jamanetwork.com. February 20, 2025.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2830678

Segment 4 – Influenza Associated Encephalopathy

Fazal A, Reinhart K, Huang S, et al. Reports of Encephalopathy Among Children with Influenza-Associated Mortality - United States, 2010-11 Through 2024-25 Influenza Seasons. CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. February 27, 2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7406a3.htm

Surtees R, DeSousa C. Influenza virus associated encephalopathy. NIH: National Library of Medicine – National Center for Biotechnology Information. PMC: PubMed Central. Arch Dis Child. June 2006.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2082798/

Segment 5 – The Pitt

Max. The Pitt | official trailer | Max. Accessed March 27, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufR_08V38sQ

The Pitt. Max. Accessed March 27, 2025. https://www.max.com/shows/pitt-2024/e6e7bad9-d48d-4434-b334-7c651ffc4bdf
Recurring Sources

Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org

The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org

The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx

The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com

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