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Changes to Pennsylvania Protocols – Post-Resuscitation Care – Part I

– Pennsylvania’s new protocols, both BLS and ALS, go into effect by July 1, 2011 at the latest. There are some important changes that may shock some people, but they do follow the research on best EMS patient care practices. First, some of the problems with the Post-Resuscitation Care…

EMS Today 2011 JEMSCast Day 2 – Advanced Airway in EMS – Part II

– Continued from Part I . – Further along (at about 14:30) in EMS Today 2011 JEMSCast Day 2 – Advanced Airway in EMS with Jennifer Berry , Chris Montera , Charles Eisele , and Criss Brainard is this explanation of a problem with extraglottic airways. Actually, the problem…

Vacation Time Favorites

The original Family vacation movie is one of my all-time favorites. I love the line, “Sorry folks parks closed. The Moose at the gate should have told you.” Outdoor Paradise I am back from my own family vacation. Last week I packed up the metaphorical family truckster with my…

Patient Safety Versus Workplace Safety – Stun Gun Debate Illustrates Dueling Federal Mandates – Part III

– Continuing from Part I and from Part II . – Griffiths said CMS would not discuss whether hospital security should carry stun guns or other weapons because that is a “law enforcement” issue that falls outside CMS jurisdiction. [1] The CMS approach is dial 911 and hope that…

On Pain – A Personal View – Part II

– Continued from Part I . commenting on RevMedic’s description of his experiences of severe pain. On Pain – A Personal View . – One of the interesting things about the pain of calculi is that the typical medicines for severe pain sometimes do not work as well as…

Sleaze Returns to Times Square with a Vengeance – Part I

EMS Today 2011 JEMSCast Day 2 – Advanced Airway in EMS – Part I

– One of the live podcasts from EMS Today was EMS Today 2011 JEMSCast Day 2 – Advanced Airway in EMS . The discussion of the appropriate way to manage an airway is something that is often controversial and this has a few things I want to comment on….

Your Character

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Original Source of Your Character

Podcasting, rather than doing taxes

– – I am on a couple of podcasts this week. At EMS Garage we were discussing money, conflicts of interest, and reimbursement. Three in One: EMS Garage Episode 130 with Chris Montera , Dr. “Anonymous” Mike Sevilla , Kyle David Bates , Scott Kier , Russell Stine ,…

Book Review: Poke the Box

Poke the Box  is the first manifesto published by Seth Godin’s new venture the Domino Project. The premise of the book is: 1. You have ideas. 2. Start working on an idea. 3. Ship the results of your idea. 4. Repeat. You can do this. Go. Ship. Now. Read…