Preload VS. Afterload
Today, we talk about an important concept in cardiology - consider these tasks while transporting to your local healthcare system: Giving...
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Weekly posts about EMS education, patient treatment and whatever else comes to mind!
Nov 113 min read
Needle Decompression Methods
I'll start off by saying this.... true tension pneumothorax is rare, but when present, it must be treated promptly without delay. If not...
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Oct 283 min read
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Cancer is a diagnosis that nobody wants - but, unfortunately for a multitude of reasons, some potentially environmental -- most forms of...
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Oct 213 min read
Alarm Fatigue - A Tech Hazard?
Yep, it's a real thing, and it can certainly extend beyond medicine! Construction and weather-related alerts come to mind immediately. ...
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Oct 143 min read
The Bohr Effect and Physiology
To live and thrive - oxygen transportation mechanisms within us must work flawlessly. The human body and its many intricate processes...
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Oct 72 min read
Morel-Lavallée Lesions
Source: Ortho Bullets No, this isn't a French language course and don't feel bad if you have never heard of this injury before. This was...
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Sep 303 min read
Posterior Strokes
Maybe it's not just another case of vertigo, but something else more serious. Many times, dizziness can be misattributed to some another...
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Sep 233 min read
ECMO Life Support
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is more than just word salad and the image above really oversimplifies the life saving measure...
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Sep 163 min read
ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease
ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is arguably one of the worst diagnoses an individual could receive. It was first identified right...
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Sep 93 min read
Anti-PLTS vs. Anticoagulants
Pharmacology can be a daunting topic for both EMS and nursing alike. This week's blog will center on the cardiovascular system while we...
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Aug 263 min read
CO2 Narcosis
Have you ever been called for respiratory distress to find your COPD patient in respiratory failure, air hungry, and resisting any sort...
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Aug 193 min read
Heuristics in Medicine
Heuristics are nothing more than decisional shortcuts and we use them all of the time. Heuristics are practical, but they are not always...
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Aug 123 min read
Metabolic Syndrome: The Other Epidemic
This syndrome also known as insulin resistance syndrome was hardly talked about just a few decades ago. Today, however this group of...
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Aug 53 min read
Fencing Response: En Garde
Source: American College of Sports Medicine With the Summer Olympics in Paris in full swing, I couldn't think of a better time to talk...
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Jul 293 min read
Blaring Misconception: Education Standards DON'T Fuel Staffing Shortages
EMS education standards have long been a contentious topic in our world and the more recent push around proposed degree requirements is...
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Jul 223 min read
Suboxone vs. Methadone
The opioid epidemic has likely affected someone you love in a negative way. If you have never experienced addiction grabbing a hold of a...
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Jul 152 min read
Kotter Change Model
Firefighters love change right? WRONG!!!! We've all heard the saying, “100 years of tradition, unimpeded by progress.” Many are...
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Jul 82 min read
Rx Spotlight: Hydroxycobalamin
Source: cyanokit.com As you likely know by now the CYANOKIT is to be administered without delay if you suspect cyanide poisoning. ...
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Jul 13 min read
DKA: Let's Get Cellular
Diabetes and its associated complications continue to run rampant across this country. The reasons why are multifactorial, and we won't...
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Jun 243 min read
Pre-eclampsia
This disease is progressive, and it can be unpredictable. It obviously affects pregnant women usually after 20 weeks' gestation. ...
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Jun 172 min read
BRASH Syndrome: Bad Synergy
"BRASH" is an acronym for the myriad of symptoms shown below... it's really a perfect storm all triggered by an AV nodal blocker. The...
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Jun 103 min read
Pericardial Effusions: A Pathologic Compression
Similar to the pleural cavity, the pericardial cavity is only a potential cavity formed by two serous membranes that are closely apposed...
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Jun 33 min read
Burn Management: A HOT Topic
The management of thermal injuries and their sequela will soon become top of mind again for EMS agencies as we approach the 4th of July...
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