Ep. 157: Special Episode - Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries

Happy Turkey Day! Join host Dr. Phil Moy as we dive straight into a topic that has "stirred up more conversation than a potluck dinner at an EMS station": the prehospital management of spinal injuries. We are here to highlight the critical manuscript "Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries, an NAEMSP Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Literature", a pivotal document within the Prehospital Trauma Compendium.

To discuss this hot topic, Dr. Moy welcomes two very special guests. First, we have Dr. John Gallagher, an emergency and EMS physician from Kona, Hawaii, and one of the authors of this comprehensive review. Second, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ken Milne, recognized as the podcaster from The Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine. Our goal is to provide an objective discussion about the pros and cons of this manuscript so that you, our EMS clinicians and NAEMSP audience, can make your own informed decisions based on the facts.

Featured Article:

• Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries – A NAEMSP Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Literature: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903127.2025.2541258

Link to The Skeptic's Guide to EM review of this paper:

• SGEM#493: You Can't Hold Me Down with Spinal Motion Restrictions: https://thesgem.com/2025/11/sgem493-you-cant-hold-me-down-with-spinal-motion-restrictions/

As always THANK YOU for listening.

Hawnwan Philip Moy MD (@pecpodcast)

Scott Goldberg MD, MPH (@EMS_Boston)

Jeremiah Escajeda MD, MPH (@jerescajeda)

Joelle Donofrio-Odmann DO (@PEMems)

Maia Dorsett MD PhD (@maiadorsett)

Lekshmi Kumar MD, MPH(@Gradymed1)

Greg Muller DO (@DrMuller_DO)

Ariana Weber MD (@aweberMD4)

Rebecca Cash PhD (@CashRebeccaE)

Michael Kim MD (@michaeljukim)

Rachel Stemerman PhD (@steminformatics)

Nikolai Arendovich MD