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Weekly posts about EMS education, patient treatment and whatever else comes to mind!

Focal Seizures (Aware or Unaware)?

Source: teesneuro.org TO REVISIT THE TITLE ABOVE - WITH FOCAL SEIZURES, IT COULD GO EITHER WAY In the simplest explanation seizures can...

Succession Planning

Source: thehrteam.com EMS and Fire service leaders shouldn't stay at their post forever -- some would argue after a decade it can...

Rules of Patient Care

The image above represents a man considered "near royalty" in the trauma and pre-hospital arenas. This gentleman had an illustrious four...

Dunning-Kruger Effect (No Foolin')

Turn back the clock to when you received that paramedic and/or nursing license. The feeling of personal accomplishment after completing...

BRUE - Acute Events of Infancy

Also known as Brief Resolved Unexplained Events Formerly known as ALTE - Apparent Life-Threatening Events In the mid-1980's ALTE was used...

Rx Spotlight: Solu-Medrol

This corticosteroid also known as Methylprednisolone works by suppressing both chronic and acute inflammation and helps potentiate smooth...

Hepatic Encephalopathy

The diagnosis is certainly a mouthful and comes with a lot of syllables, but more simply put, Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is an abrupt or...

Upper GI Bleeds - Pathology and Risk Factors

Hematemesis, coffee ground emesis and melena will certainly get your attention as a prehospital provider. This is one of the hallmark...

RhoGam Background + Applications

RhoGAM is a sterile solution containing immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-D (anti-Rh) for use in preventing Rh immunization. It is manufactured...