I want to share with you a quick technique I've been experimenting with for the past few years. I first came up with this while working as a supervisor in the private ambulance service. At that point … [Read more...]
Mastering The Head-To-Toe Assessment
February 8, 2010 By 15 Comments
You probably practiced your head-to-toe assessment a bunch in your EMT class. Maybe more than any other skill in the EMT curriculum. If your class was or is anything like mine (as a student or a … [Read more...]
How To Set Up An IV Line – Firefighter Style
February 4, 2010 By 14 Comments
You've been there before. You're getting ready to start an IV. You pull out the necessary supplies, you hand off the IV bag and drip set to a nearby firefighter and he (or she) looks back at you a … [Read more...]
The Art of Using Trauma Shears
January 26, 2010 By 26 Comments
I got a request recently from a maker of trauma shears to give their product a test drive and see what I think. I'm more than happy to give their shears a few turns around the block and kick the tires … [Read more...]
The E-Book is Coming!
January 14, 2010 By 6 Comments
OK, I can't keep this to myself any longer. It's time for the big announcement. With the final draft still in the mail from my editorial team and the final design still lacking a few details, it would … [Read more...]
CPR Right Now
January 12, 2010 By 13 Comments
I helped teach CPR to our latest EMT class this past week. This class is always a good reminder of how fast emergency medicine changes. Here in their first week, the new students are beginning to … [Read more...]
The Art of The Pulse Check
December 19, 2009 By 22 Comments
Fast or Slow, Strong or Weak, Regular or Irregular I'd like to teach you how to take a pulse in three seconds or less. Yes it's possible. I am, quite possibly, about to contradict … [Read more...]
The Art of The Nasopharyngeal Airway
December 8, 2009 By 19 Comments
I would surely rank the nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) as one of the most under-rated / under-utilized pieces of equipment in the EMT bag of tricks. They're useful, simple and versatile. As a group, … [Read more...]
Test For Unconsciousness: The Sternal Rub
November 17, 2009 By 7 Comments
Ahhh the embattled sternal rub. Revered, reviled ... the sternal rub is the Ann Coulter of medical interventions. Abrasive, annoying, loved by many, hated by many more. The subject of the usefulness … [Read more...]
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