Monday, June 24, 2013

The EMS Engine...How to be an EMS assault team.

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The concept of the ALS Engine has been a great posititive impact on the fire service and the communities we serve. The engine's job on a...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

Oh the Humanity...Hauling the Homeless

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Each patient, whether you work in a 911 system and encounter repeat callers or you work in a non-emergency transport system where you routi...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Paramedic's Most Important Job

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The single most important role a paramedic can play in any patient's healthcare experience is to properly set the stage.  Yes, we must a...
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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Just encountered another BLS abdominal pain...NOT

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Elderly female 24 hours status post lap cholecystectomy having abdominal pain from the surgery. Not so much! Don't let the elusive MI sl...
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RSI Part 1...Rapid Dosing for RSI...S,M,L,XL

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I have been performing RSI in the field for ten years now.  I have developed systems for each phase of the incident to make this low-frequen...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

When to Put on Your Fireman Suit

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Over the years I have noticed that persons assigned to an EMS unit have a habit of wandering around dangerous environments in half of their ...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Prehospital Abdominal Assessment Part 4..MI?

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For the upper right quadrant we are not going to concentrate on bleeding ulcers, any stomach disorders, or the spleen.  As I have said befor...