Episode 71: What The Actual, Sedgwick?

Ed and Dan are the hosts for our latest “What The Actual…” episode, where we take a look at an EMS train wreck and try to learn from it…or at least try to figure out what the heck happened.

This time, we travel to Sedgwick County, Kansas, where a prehospital attempt at palliative care goes way off the rails, resulting in everyone involved being sanctioned…except the one you’d think.

All kidding aside, there are important takeaways from this case; and as clinicians, we need to look at things when they go wrong so that we don’t repeat the situation.

It bears stating that Sedgwick County EMS is a VERY progressive agency, and their medical director is nationally known as a member of the Eagles medical director group, which makes this case even more surprising.

Sedgwick County EMS website:

https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/ems/

The Wichita Eagle article:

https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article250294435.html

The Kansas City Star:

https://www.kansascity.com/news/article250313094.html

More about the Eagles:

https://www.emsworld.com/press-release/1223388/gathering-eagles-officially-moves-south-florida