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BLS v ALS – my rant prompted by the EMS Garage

Written a while ago and saved for later publication: A recent  past episode of the EMS Garage (“BLS Care Is Not Dead”) they …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 5 min read Uncategorized

Said at Inservice Tonight

We were discussing possible causes for sycope in paediatric patients: NA: Could be cardiac. Maybe a congenital heart defect? Lecturer: …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 1 min read Uncategorized

CPR Recert Revenge

In my feeble attempts to make myself more valuable, I went ahead and got an AHA Instructor certification. Yes, I am a CPR instructor …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 3 min read Uncategorized

Lessons in communication and narcs

I’m responding to a sports injury, paged as a broken arm. Upon arrival we quickly triangulate the patient’s location from …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 2 min read Uncategorized

University took my circadian rhythm and shot it between the eyes

… but napping is keeping it on life support. As a university student, EMT, and someone who has worked in technical theatre …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 5 min read Uncategorized

It’s very difficult to do compressions on a pug

Last night I went to an annual Christmas after-party at a close friend’s house. He’s graduating from vet school this year, …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 2 min read Uncategorized

We’ve got a bleeder!

Tones drop for a male with a bleeding disorder that cut his finger. Band-aid brigade to the rescue! We arrive to find our patient …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 4 min read Uncategorized

Coolest. iPhone. app. ever.

Ever wish you could visit the cadaver lab in your spare minutes between classes? Or even during a boring class (cough dramatic …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 1 min read Uncategorized

Most beautiful blog ever

Part of the reason I did so well in anatomy was because I developed a deep love for the human body and the beauty of it’s …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 1 min read Uncategorized

Maybe that acting class was useful after all

Tones drop. EMS respond on a mid 20’s male having an asthma attack. Patient does not have their inhaler. First though: This …
Last updated on 2022-10-26 3 min read Uncategorized