Paramedic and EMS captain Randy Li rates nine medical emergencies in movies and TV, such as “Ambulance” and “Pulp Fiction,” for realism. Li breaks down the accuracy of emergency medical service protocols in “Ambulance” (2022), “Chicago Fire” (2019), and “9-1-1” (2019) starring Nicolas Cage. He looks at the realism of first-line treatments in “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015), starring Tom Hardy. He also breaks down first-aid procedures such as choking protocols, CPR, and defibrillation in “The Abyss” (1989), “Mrs. Doubtfire” (2005), and “Doctor Strange” (2016), starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Li has been a paramedic in New York City for the past 11 years. He also has a YouTube channel, where he covers all things related to emergency medical services.
You can follow Randy here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/RescueRandy
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Paramedic Rates 9 Medical Emergencies in Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
I'm a paramedic with 30 years service… your NY man was 110% correct on everything… Bravo Sir !
It's interesting to me what we "know" from movies/TV. We "know" that defibrillator paddles are used when someone flatlines, so movies/TV continue to depict this, even though it's inaccurate. According to this expert (and other videos), in reality, paddles are no longer used and if someone flatlines, it's too late for a defibrillator or anything else to work. This isn't a big deal with silly stuff (no, you can't shoot off a lock), but when it comes to emergency situations a person might actually experience, then Hollywood should aim to be accurate.
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Would have loved some parts of dr. House
Ned !? 😂
i realy like this rating videos but sometimes i think the experts forget that some movies arent real
mad max is a post apocalytic story, they dont have clean needles and stuff
Oh, he has a stethoscope around his neck; I totally believe he's a legit doctor now!
RE: pericardial centesis. You can do the procedure blind but for obvious reasons it's usually done with ultrasound. A LONG time ago the system I used to work in allowed medics to do blind pericardial centesis in the field. For what again I think are obvious reasons they took that out of the SOPs decades ago.
Ok so you had a New York City Paramedic and you didn't show Bringing Out the Dead??!?
“Elevation process failed”, very technical way of saying “dropped”
Nice. Great expert.
Great expert, can't wait to see more of him!
was naloxone even developed at the time of pulp fiction, in 1994?
“ that’s call murder “ 🤣🤣🤣 that part took me out
Very interesting but too many ads. I quit halfway 🥺
Yay top 418 and top 31 likes and comments. Love this series and this content. Best to all. Happy Tuesday
I would like to understand why movie makes cut corners so much?
Just off the jump, I would happily trust Captain Li with my life. His calm demeanor and professionalism just scream "trustworthy" at me.
Love the video but a huge missed opportunity to not show "Bringing Out the Dead"–one of Scorsese's best films and one of my personal favorites
Please improve sound quality sound is very low
I'm loving these series. Thank you, Insider!
I think the context of the scenes should be explained. The Abyss, its the man’s wife. And she drowned. I see the explaining the procedures, but if the video is about scenes from a movie, I think context would be cool for the expert to know.
0:29 The Mrs Doubtfire one….if I remember correctly, Stu said no pepper because he was allergic and Daniel dressed as Mrs Doubtfire snuck back and put a crapload of it on there before they brought the food out. So I'm not sure if he was choking because of anaphylaxis due to the throat narrowing and thus unable to swallow it or if he genuinely started choking unrelated to the pepper that Daniel put on.
Everyone is gangster until they almost choke to ☠️
Cheers from San Diego California
Remember, chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions
It doesn’t matter if it’s real or not it’s how the movie industry wants it real or fake
9:20 For a cardiac tamponade, the paramedic has ONE tool—
High-flow diesel drip.