Recent content by awildstein

I'm not even old enough to drink a beer and barely tall enough to ride a roller coaster at Six Flags; but, I must say, I have had very few problems while working. The patients seem to be mesmerized by the uniform and don't mind. The ED staff hasn't given me any issues [more than my other...

I see two possibilities that would also explain the conjugate gate palsy. One: hyperemisis due to pregnancy has lead to a thiamine deficiency and thus Wernike's encephalitis. Or, two: the patient is suffering from a lesion in the temporal area of her brain. Pregnancy means a much greater risk...

Yes, epi does increase ROSC greatly. However, this doesn't mean we just need better post resuscitation care as the epi may behind the post rescus cardiac dysfunction.. Take a look at the attached article. This one is definitely worth reading in full. It address the clinical pharmacology...

I agree with the vast majority of this post. BLS is infinitely more important than any ALS intervention in the setting of cardiac arrest. It is a very important point to be made. Where EMS tends to drop the ball on cardiac arrests, I would argue, is 1 interrupting compressions to intubate and...

I was wondering how other organizations manage patient follow-ups/case review. The volunteer organization I am part of does not have any formal case review meetings; however, crew chiefs can put in a request to the hospital for the patient's charts. I feel such information is very useful in...

That's quite the introduction to ems!

That's crazy. Wonder what's next

U bought a police tricycle? No way!

What a great addition to your community. Kudos to you!

I agree with the two previous posts. I am just 5 feet and I get the same thing all of the time from people that don't know me. from a the wife of the 300 lb cardiac arrest victim chuckling when in walked in the door to the firefighter who insists on carrying the oxygen bag to the er aid that...

Medic One: this is SO not over. You just wait until "Mandy Wild" strikes again!

We have no formal police training and our patches say "emergency medical service" there is nothing on our uniform to suggest we are, in fact, a division of the police dept.

Wow the similarities between the organization you work for and I work for are striking! PM if you want to know more.

yoU have quite an iNteresting profile piCture. that can't be recent, can it? anyway, after researching this at LEngth, i aM interested in thIs program. but, i must warn you, i don't exactly have the best tracK rEcord with bicycles. then again, who hasn't had a fall or two ... perhaps on the...

Honestly, I am not exactly sure why command was call. I am not familiar enough with that hospital's protocols to say if the call was completely necessary, though it does seem like common sense that a clear airway takes top priority. Mind you, these types of births are rare occurring in about 1...