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Responding to Head Injuries

July 11, 2009 By Steve Whitehead 6 Comments

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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...]

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Learning DCAPBTLS (A word of advice)

June 18, 2009 By Steve Whitehead 27 Comments

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I first heard the BCAPBTLS acronym sometime around 1998 while helping a group of EMT's practice their skills. I hadn't been involved in EMT education for several years and I had missed the whole … [Read more...]

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Responding to Head Injuries

Learning DCAPBTLS (A word of advice)

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