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Post something that you learned about medicine today. Maybe a new way to do a procedure, something about a part of the human body, etc.
 
not new; but review about treating PVC's (or not).

remember if you treat PVC's you may be dropping the patients heart rate also. Ex: patient has HR of 80, with bigemny perfusing PVC's: get rid of the PVC's and patient may now have a HR of 40.
 
I learned that you shouldn't break your hip if you live down a bumpy, unpaved road.
 
I didn't learn this in med school (cuz of course I'm not in it yet..) but my teacher told us today that when men are aroused they can't think properly because not a lot of blood is going to their brain.

She's an art teacher - very knowledgable ;) - and we definitely had an interesting conversation today! lol.

Emily
 
FutureParamedic609 said:
I didn't learn this in med school (cuz of course I'm not in it yet..) but my teacher told us today that when men are aroused they can't think properly because not a lot of blood is going to their brain.

She's an art teacher - very knowledgable ;) - and we definitely had an interesting conversation today! lol.

Emily
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So that's the problem????? :lol:
 
OH! I have one. Wasn't today, but it was back in my EMT-B class.

Our paramedic professor told us in regards to a pregnant woman in labor, the very first thing you should do is give her a baby-aspirin.

"Um, wait, doesn't aspirin thin the blood? Isn't that the last thing you want to do before a person goes though an experience that includes a lot of bleeding?"

"I never said you give it to her to swallow. You put it between her knees and tell her not to drop it until you get her to the L&D floor."

A lot of laughing resulted, of course. I imagine that is an old joke in EMS, but it still makes me laugh.
 
FutureParamedic609 said:
I didn't learn this in med school (cuz of course I'm not in it yet..) but my teacher told us today that when men are aroused they can't think properly because not a lot of blood is going to their brain.

She's an art teacher - very knowledgable ;) - and we definitely had an interesting conversation today! lol.

Emily
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I just want to clarify... before you proceed with incorrect information... that this is not true and your teacher was probably making a funny. Just making sure.
 
That kidneys are far more complicated then I knew, and that EMTs definitely shouldn't be able to decide if a patient is ALS or BLS.
 
PapaBear434 said:
I learned that you shouldn't break your hip if you live down a bumpy, unpaved road.
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Did not learn this today, but FYI......" When the penis (visible on the x-ray as a shadow) points towards the same side as a unilateral medical condition (such as a broken bone), this is considered a "positive John Thomas sign", and if the shadow points to the other side, it is a negative John Thomas sign"........"

R/r 911
 
That the amount of BS calls and wild goose chases is in direct proportion to how bad your headache is.
 
Ridryder911 said:
Did not learn this today, but FYI......" When the penis (visible on the x-ray as a shadow) points towards the same side as a unilateral medical condition (such as a broken bone), this is considered a "positive John Thomas sign", and if the shadow points to the other side, it is a negative John Thomas sign"........"

R/r 911
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You read Dr. Whitecoats blog!!!!
do your read happy hospitalist too?
 
Started the Fall semester and began the Infectious Disease chapter. Learned quite a bit about the Hepatitis alphabet and immunity.
 
Ridryder911 said:
Did not learn this today, but FYI......" When the penis (visible on the x-ray as a shadow) points towards the same side as a unilateral medical condition (such as a broken bone), this is considered a "positive John Thomas sign", and if the shadow points to the other side, it is a negative John Thomas sign"........"

R/r 911
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Oh god... From the Wiki...

The sign is employed as a humorous aside.[1] However, some analysis of its validity has been performed.[3][2] Genital asymmetry correlates with handedness,[4] and a relationship between handedness and injury has been proposed as a mechanism for the sign.[2]

They are actually doing serious studies related to one of the oldest jokes I know of from the medical field... THIS is where our money goes.
 
"How's it hangin'?"


"To the left"




HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
 
I learned me where them Kingtube/ResQPod kits will go in a rig.
 
VCEMT said:
I learned me where them Kingtube/ResQPod kits will go in a rig.
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I cannot believe they are giving the Ds the king tubes. There is a medic on every emergency scene in ventura county....
 
Linuss said:
"How's it hangin'?"


"To the left"




HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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"Sir, You say you felt a 'pop' in your left leg immediately before the pain? I need to check something..."

*Zzziiiiippp*

LMAO




Back on topic...I have been out of school for a few months, so I may not learn new things every single day, but today I read a few nice articles on necrotizing fasciitis. A family friend nearly lost her leg because of this and then a JEMS article got me researching it.
 
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daedalus said:
I cannot believe they are giving the Ds the king tubes. There is a medic on every emergency scene in ventura county....
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I think the BLS rigs have them, I don't know. I know all the fire departments' apparatus will have them.
 
I was reminded of something last week..

The primary complaint is not necessarily the highest priority, the pt can have more than one condition and they can in concert resemble other conditions, and that sociopaths make cruddy historians.
All on one pt, so I counted that as "one".
 
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