In November I attended the American Ambulance Association (AAA) conference in Las Vegas . The conference was the first I have attended, to my knowledge, that had a conference app. Available for free download in the iTunes store and Android market the app was a guide to the conference,…
Tuberculosis which appears to be totally resistant to antibiotic treatment has been reported for the first time by Indian doctors. Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar incurable TB emerging in Italy and Iran. Doctors in Mumbai said 12 patients had a “totally drug resistant” form…
Short screencast I made after discovering how to make sure lines were specifically 30 degrees apart. Any guesses on what medical concept I was illustrating that I needed to create this graphic? Read related posts and tips: Video: Create a Gameshow Spinner with PowerPoint I used PowerPoint to animate…
– How dangerous is spinal immobilization? We discuss that on First Few Moments . On this Spinal Immobilization podcast, Kyle David Bates , Russell Stine , Bob Lutz , Dr. Laurie Romig , Kelly Grayson and I discuss the lack of evidence of any benefit from spinal immobilization and…
Challenges in 2012 As I look ahead to 2012 I see several challenges on the horizon: 1) Continuing to build on the momentum and success I have in my job at CentreLearn, as well as my passions like the EMSEduCast podcast and writing projects like this blog and my…
Join the fight to get every young person knowing how to save a life before they leave school. Having Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills should be as important as learning to read and write. Knowing how to stop bleeding, open an airway or perform CPR should be considered as important…
There are critical decisions made in the prehospital emergency care of unstable patients with penetrating trauma. The crew heard a “Pop, pop, pop” nearby, and knew it wasn’t just a car backfiring. The dispatch was for “someone shot,” and they were two blocks away. Law enforcement worked quickly to…
One of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedics was found guilty of misconduct for not making sufficient attempts to resuscitate the youngster. No inquest was held into her death, but now the Doncaster Coroner, Nicola Mundy, has decided there should be one. A preliminary hearing will be held in February…
– According to firetender, paramedics need to learn more about pharmacology. Want to be an effective Paramedic? Become a Pharmacist! I agree. – Image credit. We do not begin to understand enough about the drugs we give to patients. We assume that the drugs we give have only one,…
The Medic Madness blog has a regular series of humor posts about celebrity paramedics . I proposed to Sean and other bloggers that we write posts about “If Tim Tebow was a Paramedic.” [Scene - Emergency Department Trauma Bay] Dr. Elway : Great save Medic Tebow. You pulled another…