The Knowledge Library
Clean Your Stuff
Alan starts each shift with a ritual of cleaning. I should be clear that I don't use the word ritual … [Read More...]
Two Good Habits for Safe Patient Interactions
In my latest Remember Two Things episode, I talk about two habits you can develop to remain safe … [Read More...]
Mass Casualty Incident Reality
I've been to a few mass casualty incidents over the years. They have ranged in severity and acuity … [Read More...]
From The Blog
Stop Cooling Those Burns
Do you ever get the feeling that everything you learned in EMT class was wrong? If you haven't yet developed that feeling, then you probably haven't been around long enough. Stick around. Sooner or later (depending on whether or not you are paying attention) you'll start to feel that every treatment guideline you ever learned was somehow flawed. I've been in EMS education long enough now to start … [Read It All...]
A Life Less Ordinary
"What do you desire? What makes you itch? What sort of a situation would you like? Let's suppose - I do this often in vocational guidance of students. They come to me and say: 'Well, um, We're getting out of college and we haven't the faintest idea what we want to do.' So I always ask the question, 'What would you like to do if money were no object? How … [Read It All...]
Medtronic Save-A-Life Simulator Scores
As frequent readers are aware, sometimes when I encounter a public service announcement or online training tool that is so clever that it amazes me, I feel compelled to pass it on. This month is American Heart Month and, in honor of the occasion, Medtronic Foundation has released a new online AED training tool called The Save-a-Life-Simulator. I've just finished playing with it and it is a … [Read It All...]
The TICkLeS (TICLS) Mnemonic for Pediatric Assessment
If you know me, you know that I'm a sucker for good, useful mnemonics for prehospital care. Since we've been discussing pediatric assessment lately, I thought it might be a good time to review an excellent mnemonic tool for pediatric assessment. That tool is the tickles (TICLS) mnemonic. The tickles assessment is a cornerstone of the PEPP (Pediatric Emergencies for Prehospital Professionals) … [Read It All...]
Sorting Out Our EMS Research Priorities
I'd like to pose a question to you. Perhaps this is one of those questions that I should be happy to be asking. The entire idea of me needing...or even wanting to ask this question bodes well for the future of EMS. So *deep breath* here it goes. What are the most pressing questions that EMS researchers should attempt to answer? The reason I'm asking this question today is because of a string of … [Read It All...]
EMS Assessment of Newborns
Babies make us nervous. It's a simple fact. And it's nothing to be embarrassed about. Assessment and evaluation of the newborn infant is the patient assessment equivalent of a high-wire act. The stakes are high and it's easy to make a mistake. Obstetricians and pediatricians spend years learning how to properly assess the neonatal patient. Even with their training and experience, proper … [Read It All...]
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