Here's a great case submitted by "Phil"… As usual, some details have been changed to preserve patient confidentiality. It's 9 am, and you and your partner are called to an apartment complex for a 46 year old female, injuries from a fall which occurred the previous night. You arrive to find the woman seated in […]
EMS 12-Lead podcast – Episode #1 – Syncope and sudden death in student athletes. Tom Bouthillet, David Baumrind and Christopher Watford are joined by Dr. John Mandrola from the Dr. John M blog. We discuss sudden death in student athletes, the controversy surounding the prescreening of student athletes, the need for AEDs in the schools, […]
If you've been following my fan page on Facebook you've probably already heard about the ACLS Review app by Limmer Creative. To give you some background, Dan Limmer is a well known EMT textbook author with lots of street cred. You might recall his appearance on the EMS EduCast live from the conference floor at […]
Here's an awesome case submitted by Phil, an Intensive Care Paramedic from Australia. Some minor changes have been made to ensure patient confidentiality. EMS is called to a track and field event for a 47 year old male patient with chest pain. On arrival the patient is found lying on the grass with a cold, […]
It's a snowy afternoon, when you and your partner are called to a local doctor's office for an 89 year old female with "flu-like symptoms", including nausea and vomiting over the past two days. You walk into Room 2, and find a sick looking woman lying back on the exam bed…She is alert and oriented, and […]
10 Questions with Jodi Doering, RN – South Dakota AHA Mission: Lifeline Director 1.) How long have you been working with AHA Mission: Lifeline? Do you enjoy your job? I have been with MLSD (Mission: Lifeline South Dakota) since September 16, 2010. My background prior to that is in EMS and as an RN in […]