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Weekly posts about EMS education, patient treatment and whatever else comes to mind!
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Suction: Across the Lifespan
If the patient doesn't have a patent and self-maintained airway, their hemodynamics and overall clinical status is going to decline with...
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Dec 163 min read
Critical Care Rx Spotlight: Mannitol
Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic, and its mechanism of action is a little different than the typical loop diuretic you are most familiar...
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Dec 93 min read
EMS Ethical Dilemmas: Revisited
Back in the Fall of 2023, we discussed ethics in a broad sense and went back to the basics. This week I wanted to continue that...
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Nov 253 min read
Vesicants
EMS carries several IV vesicant drugs; it is important to know that they aren't just limited to chemotherapy related medications you may...
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Nov 183 min read
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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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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Nov 42 min read
Malaria
Malaria is potentially fatal condition caused by infection of red blood cells with parasites. Malaria is transmitted to humans by the...
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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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