This pandemic word has been getting tossed around a bunch in the media lately. Ever since the World Health Organiztion started raising the pandemic alert level back in April of 2009 the media … [Read more...]
What Is Muscular Dystrophy Anyway?
September 17, 2009 By 5 Comments
Since we've been talking about the fill the boot campaign the annual MDA telethon, why not use our "what is" series to take a closer look at the group of diseases we commonly refer to as muscular … [Read more...]
Written Protocol vs. Common Sense
September 5, 2009 By 10 Comments
Steve Valdez only wanted to cash a check. In retrospect it seems so simple. The check was written to him from his wife's account at Bank of America. He had two forms of ID, both with photos. The … [Read more...]
Wrong Medicine
August 13, 2009 By 8 Comments
Some of the stacks of trip reports were nearing four feet high and they filled the musty closet. Dividing them up, we started sorting through them in earnest. The dates indicated that the calls had … [Read more...]
Beyond The 1-10 Pain Scale
August 11, 2009 By 3 Comments
How bad does it hurt? I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that this is, quite possibly, the most common question we ask in EMS. And it can be a difficult question to answer. How bad compared to … [Read more...]
What Is GHB Anyway?
July 25, 2009 By 9 Comments
Let's face it, there are a whole bunch of street drugs out there that we as EMS caregivers should understand. While we can't always be expected to identify the exact drug a patient has ingested. We do … [Read more...]
Treatment of Head Injury
July 16, 2009 By 3 Comments
Part three of a three part series In our last two installments we looked at the way heads get injured and the various ways the brain tends to bleed. In this, our last installment in the head injury … [Read more...]
Types of Brain Hemorrhage
July 13, 2009 By 2 Comments
Part two of a three part series In our last post (part one) we introduced the subject of head injuries with an overview of trauma patterns typically found in head injury patients. Today let's talk … [Read more...]
Responding to Head Injuries
July 11, 2009 By 6 Comments
Part one of a three part series. It seems that after the tragic deaths of both Natasha Richardson and Billy Mays, head injuries have been getting a lot of play time in the media. Richardson died of … [Read more...]
What Is The Good Samaritan Law?
June 25, 2009 By 3 Comments
The term "Good Samaritan" comes from the gospel of Luke. In the parable told by Christ, a Samaritan helped a Jew who had been beaten and robbed. At the time, the Samaritans and Jews were mortal … [Read more...]
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