This is a guest post by critical care paramedic and attorney John C. Fekety, J.D., EMT-P. If you want to guest post or review on this blog, check out the guidelines here . In a past life, as a juvenile court probation officer, an attorney corrected me on a…
– I already replied to a comment on Appropriate Morphine Dosing for Opioid Tolerant Patients in One Comment on Appropriate Morphine Dosing for Opioid Tolerant Patients . This comment is from KC, who writes paramedic pulp fiction . – RevMedic had written – I would also strongly consider (as…
I have found some amazing deals on new or like new bikes, bike trainers, kitchen equipment, and camping equipment on CraigsList. Regularly visiting and scrolling through the listings is a pain. So I create an RSS feed based on my search query and then view new posts in my…
– This is an example of some of the complications of the routine IV (IntraVenous) administration of epinephrine to people not expected to be pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital. – The man, who does not want to be named, said he was running to work when he…
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– Continuing from Amiodarone for Cardiac Arrest in the 2010 ACLS – Part I and Amiodarone for Cardiac Arrest in the 2010 ACLS – Part II . – Antiarrhythmics There is no evidence that any antiarrhythmic drug given routinely during human cardiac arrest increases survival to hospital discharge. Amiodarone,…
– Also posted over at Paramedicine 101 (now at EMS Blogs ). Go check out the rest of the excellent material at these sites. There is a new research podcast specifically for EMS – EMS Research Podcast . On episode 2 we discuss several topics, including the research on…
Three reasons to play EMS Monopoly : 1. Prove your encyclopedic knowledge of street names and addresses. 2. It’s a suitable alternative to Dirty Jobs or Mythbusters when you can’t find the remote control in the day room. 3. There are no posting locations only Free Parking. Click Here to…
– Christopher, of My Variables Only Have 6 Letters , poses an interesting question in response to Amiodarone for Cardiac Arrest in the 2010 ACLS – Part II . I wonder if Nexterone, the new formulation for amiodarone, would have any impact on these studies? Less cardiotoxic == better?…
One of the gifts bloggers can give one another is the gift of linking. Check out these posts from some of my favorite bloggers: 2010 EMS Gift Guide from the Social Medic . A Special Thank You to EMS professionals from public speaking coach Lisa Braithwaite . If you…