Leadership in EMS is not simply about the select few whose collars are branded with brass-colored pins. Let's face it - the problems in...

Source: bbraunusa Thumb through your local protocols and you will find that after you "zero in" on a differential diagnosis -- the work...

Ketamine was first synthesized six decades ago as a PCP derivative, but the medication has just recently become a hot button topic in EMS....

Source: Active Wizards The topic of medical research has been around for centuries, but many times we forget that EMS [while a...

Communication is a cornerstone of our profession, but what does that have to do with cancer. Let's set the stage. The human burden of...

“Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes” – John Donne We are all on the same trajectory. Death is...

Service above self, is a statement that resonates with all of us, after all, our profession is centered around service to others. At...

As we settle into the holiday season, many regions of the country are in the grips of a polar vortex. The artic wind chill is dangerous...

The advent of winter, the holidays, and the celebration of a New Year brings joy, hope, and renewed optimism to many across the globe. ...

We are all aware of the intimate relationship between hemorrhage and trauma mortality. In our initial education we also find out how...

December 4, 2022 Author:  Joshua Ishmael, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, NRP It’s no question that Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a vital public...

November 28, 2022 Author: Joshua Ishmael, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, NRP Respiratory Syncytial Virus [RSV], is the most common causative agent...

​For quite some time, Dopamine has been taught in paramedic programs across the country as the "Gold Standard" as a vasopressor in...

It's been a while since we've left you with a blog post, so hopefully this one was worth the wait. In this post, we are going to cover...

"Some good news, sir...you're not having a heart attack..." How many of us have either said that or have overheard someone else telling...

What is it? Apneic oxygenation (ApOx) is a passive flow of oxygen into the alveoli during apnea, typically at 15 liters per minute (LPM)...

​ABGs we got several requests for today's post to be about ABGs and ABG interpretation, so here we go! ABGs have always been a stumbling...

Under normal conditions, the left ventricle is larger than the right ventricle, because it carries more of a workload (thanks to...

The papillary muscles protrude off the inner lining of the heart (the endocardium); off of these muscles, are the chordae tendineae. The...

​Some of the most notable causes of JVD in the pre-hospital setting are right sided heart failure, cardiac tamponade (think Beck's ️),...

At the end of your EMT class or Paramedic Program you will start to hear your classmates talk about the number of questions they took on...

Commotio Cordis occurs when there is a sudden blunt impact to the chest that causes sudden death. This is also known as an "R on T...

When an Inferior Wall MI is identified (ST segment elevation in II, III, aVF) perform a right-sided 12 lead EKG. To do this, move V4 to...

You will hear a lot of "tips and tricks" to pass the NREMT exam on the first-time. Some will be helpful, some...not so much. Here's ours,...