Recent content by Michael

This is a joke! I treated a medic who didn't know better when someone told him this. Quite a bit of bleeding, and two chipped teeth.

I've found that we somewhat frequently do have to tell family members that their loved one is dead. When we got termination of resuscitation protocols, we did talk about this a bit, and did a bit of training. One big thing that has caught on is informing the family members prior to finally...

They also would benefit from antiemetics, which would make it ALS.

On the original topic, percussion isn't generally taught in a basic course, so there is one. The abdominojugular test is another one. If we include a stethoscope, you could add heart sounds, and carotid bruits, and if you include a bp cuff, the ABPI would be another. Then you can add...

Since your in Indiana, and if everyone has not already scared you out of flying. Clarian's Lifeline service does allow ride alongs, info is posted on their public page. http://www.lifelinecriticalcare.com/services.html I also know people who have flown with PHI, & Samaritan, but I'm not...