EMS & ER Physician | KERPA Founder & Med Director | Innovator | Investor

Nelson, British Columbia
Joined November 2016
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We are at Bill's Heavy Duty Big Rig Show! on until 3pm TODAY! Come on out and see the new ERV3! Meet Dr's Sparrow and Krusche! Buy a raffle ticket and support KERPA!
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Never lose sight of the human behind the patient. Whether it’s a first breath, a final breath, a routine intervention or a fight for life - every interaction matters. Clinical excellence is essential. But so is kindness, compassion and simply being human. Treat the person 💚
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Great examples of joint working yesterday for @BASICS_SCAS & Hampshire IOW Air Ambulance with @SCASBASICSER201 dispatched by the Critical Care Incident Desk to a Cat 1 Incident + remote support and then later a joint response to a rural area. @scacharity @SCAS999 @HelipadHELP
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Today I received the 2026 John Hinds Scholarship Award, at the @ParamedicsUK Honours and Celebrations Event in Sheffield. In honour of Doc John Hinds. Roll on ATACC 🚑🎉 #delta7
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Our helicopters are flying emergency rooms 🚁 Bringing specialised doctors, paramedics and treatment when every second counts. We're there for those who need us most 24/7, 365 days a year.
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Some have said physicians responding to 911 calls "makes no difference." Here's what the rest of the world calls it: the standard of care.
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After a few days offline, the first stage of our @BASICS_HQ redesigned website is now live. Find out more about our pre-hospital courses here: lnkd.in/erxM4BCE, including our PHEC endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and ICC course working with FRS.
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Prehospital blood capability is the way to go! Fortunate that our @ornge paramedics also have that capability to treat our trauma patients here in Ontario.
If Chase Lancaster had been flown to the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center just a few years earlier, he likely would not have survived the trip. In part two of his story, see how advances in trauma care kept him alive as he lost 40 liters of blood.
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Its been a pleasure working alongside @ATACCGroup and partner agencies for the past few weeks during these exercises. It is vital we understand each others capabilities and priorities in order to help our patients should the inevitable happen.
Over the last few weeks, The ATACC Group has been privileged to support a number of Counter Terrorism exercises delivered across the North West alongside our emergency service partners. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Police, Fire and Rescue, and Ambulance Services for inviting us to assist exercise planners in facilitating casualty management during several training scenarios. These exercises play a vital role in strengthening multi-agency interoperability, testing systems and processes, and ensuring that responders are prepared to deliver effective casualty care in challenging environments. We would also like to thank the ATACC faculty members who volunteered their time to support these events and contribute to the wider learning process throughout the exercises and debriefs. In addition, thank you to the North West pre-hospital critical care charity for supporting us on selected exercise days and for their continued commitment to collaborative training and patient care excellence. Opportunities like these reinforce the importance of partnership working, shared learning, and continued training in preparing for high-threat, high-consequence incidents. Thank you again to everyone involved for their professionalism, dedication, and continued commitment to protecting our communities. #TheATACCGroup #CounterTerrorism #EmergencyServices #Interoperability #PreHospitalCare #MajorIncidentManagement #TacticalMedicine #Training #OrganisationalLearning
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This is incredible. A police officer in Chattanooga pulls up and immediately runs into a burning house to save a woman and her children. Heroes walk among us.
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Last week, we responded to 44 emergency calls 🚁 48% in Kent 16% in Surrey 34% in Sussex 2% in neighbouring areas Thanks to you we can reach people when they need us most ❤️
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Nic Sparrow retweeted
🟢 ATACC Ireland 🟢 ⚠️ A rare opportunity has just opened up on ATACC Ireland ⚠️ This is not your standard training. ATACC is the ultimate immersive pre-hospital emergency medicine experience - high-fidelity scenarios, complex decision-making, and advanced clinical skills designed to push you to the highest level of care. 📍 Course Dates & Locations • 18 June – The GAP, Glencullen (09:00–18:00) • 19 June – Alive Outside, Bray (14:00–22:00) • 20 June – Bray Fire Station (09:00–18:00) Book now - This spot won’t stay open for long! f.mtr.cool/edbvrotrnz #ATACC #EmergencyMedicine #PreHospitalCare #CriticalCare #EmergencyTraining #ParamedicLife #IrelandEvents
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Nic Sparrow retweeted
New in EMJ - free open access: Endovascular resuscitation: an expert practice review A practical overview of REBOA, SAAP and ECPR for emergency physicians managing the sickest patients in shock or cardiac arrest. Please read / comment / share DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2025-215376
🤖 Made with AI
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Recently, our #volunteer responders have been taking part in multi-agency training alongside partner agencies. Training together ensures each agency knows each other's capabilities for when we meet on an actual incident. #jesip #interoperability #Police #Fire #Ambulance
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As the first sustained pre-hospital ECPR program in the U.S., the MMRC ECMO truck enabled on-scene cannulation with efficient needle-stick-to-ECMO flow times, and neurologically favorable survival comparable to matched in-hospital ECPR when low-flow time was similar.
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Airway management of adults in the acute care setting CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/late…
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SPECIAL ISSUE: call for papers: @AirMedJournal is seeking papers for a special issue on Prehospital ECPR and Transporting Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Deadline - July 1, 2026. airmedicaljournal.com/ Send papers to submit.elsevier.com/AIRMEDJ
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KERPA CONTROVERSY - Founder and Medical Director Dr. Nic Sparrow addresses resistance from the Ambulance Paramedics of BC (APBC). Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=YJVeC-WE… only goal is better outcomes for the patients who need us most. #noresistance
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“We recommend antibiotics early, even though what little evidence exists are observational studies showing no difference, because we’re Really Worried About Sepsis.”
Replying to @PulmCrit
My favorite excerpt so far…
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