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By: Written Protocol vs. Common Sense

Written Protocol vs. Common Sense — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:15:06 +0000

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By: Blog Posts by Paramedic Steve Whitehead | RethinkingEMS

Blog Posts by Paramedic Steve Whitehead | RethinkingEMS — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:58:59 +0000

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By: The EMT Spot » Safe At Home

The EMT Spot » Safe At Home — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:22:59 +0000

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By: The EMT Spot » Don’t Forget To Ask The Patient

The EMT Spot » Don’t Forget To Ask The Patient — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:20:48 +0000

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By: The EMT Spot » Back In The Day

The EMT Spot » Back In The Day — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:40:59 +0000

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By: The EMT Spot » Chest Pain: Is EMS Really Best?

The EMT Spot » Chest Pain: Is EMS Really Best? — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:03:29 +0000

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By: The EMT Spot » Atypical Cardiac Chest Pain

The EMT Spot » Atypical Cardiac Chest Pain — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:01:14 +0000

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By: J

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:06:23 +0000

A few things I keep wondering about are the indiscriminate application of oxygen and the usage of CPR in at unwitnessed arrest and/or when A(C)LS is more than 10 minutes away. I recently came across a few articles suggesting that oxygen might actually *promote* tissue death in MI ( http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/95/3/198 ). That said, oxygen can be very comforting to a variety of patients (and anything that makes a patient feel/be better without causing harm is great). Preventing dehydrated patients from sipping water is another one, especially if ride to the hospital is >20 mins. There’s a lot of folklore in the protocols, and it will take a long time to sort out what can be backed up with good evidence.