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Back to the Basics: Pediatric Trauma
By Chris Ebright Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children,…
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What Does Mechanism of Injury Tell Us?
EMS loves mechanism of injury. The excitement of pulling up to a big crash, examining…
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Test Your 12-Lead ECG Knowledge
ECG Practice ECG QUESTION: 58 year old male resuscitated from cardiac arrest. Initial arrest rhythm…
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American Heart Association Guidelines 2020 To Be Released
What will the release of the American Heart Association Guidelines mean for providers and how…
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Why Are We Still Stuck On Oxygen?
By Dan Limmer I love formative discussions with other educators—the kind that I can’t stop…
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Back to the Basics: Chest Trauma
Chest Traumas are the second most common traumatic injury, and come with the highest cases…
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Back to Basics: Perfusion
Perfusion is the necessary component to transport the goods of ventilation and external respiration throughout…
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Back to the Basics: Ventilation v. Respiration
This installment of Back to the Basics discusses respiration and ventilation and how these physiological…
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Back to the Basics : CHF vs. Chronic Bronchitis: Shortness of Breath
Let's compare and contrast a common chief complaint: shortness of breath.
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Predictions for EMS in the New Decade
By Dan Limmer Each January, I write out my predictions of things to come in…
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Drowning: The Danger of Dihydrogen Oxide
Case Study: A three-year-old male is found floating face down in a swimming pool.
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Hyperoxia: Too Much of a Good Thing
Research shows that routine and unchecked high-flow oxygen administration reaches toxic internal levels within minutes.…