Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 20 years of watching patients fight with ventilators like they’re wrestling alligators, I’ve learned a thing or two about making NIV less miserable. Those fancy Hamilton T1s aren’t much good if your patient’s fighting it tooth…
Reading Time: 13 minutesECPR: Giving the Grim Reaper a Run for His Money Alright folks, gather ’round the digital campfire, and let’s talk about ECPR. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “ECPR? Sounds like a fancy dance move they do…
Reading Time: 10 minutesAlright, folks, let’s talk about PEEP and inspiratory time (I-time). These two ventilator settings can be powerful tools in our arsenal for improving oxygenation, but they can also be a double-edged sword if used incorrectly. Think of…
Reading Time: 6 minutesPATI in EMS Leadership: Breaking Free from the “Chain of Pain” After 20 years in EMS – from running calls to somehow ending up with a white shirt and too many meetings – I’ve learned one universal…
Reading Time: 8 minutesOpening Rant: The Irony of Forgotten Memory Aids I’m guessing most of you didn’t read my previous blog about mnemonics. You probably saved it with a clever acronym like “READ LATER” (Really Exciting Article Discussing Learning And…
Reading Time: 6 minutesLook, we’ve all been there. It’s 3 AM, and dispatch sends you to a private residence for an “agitated hospice patient.” Your partner’s half-asleep, you’re on your fifth cup of coffee, and this kind of call needs…
Reading Time: 8 minutesAfter 20 years in EMS and another decade teaching the next generation of life-savers, I’ve seen some things that make my mustache curl (and I don’t have one). But few things get under my skin quite like…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy that same paramedic who still watches too many crime shows Listen up, investigators. Today we’re conducting a thorough interrogation of an increasingly popular witness in our prehospital investigations – the point-of-care ultrasound. Like that rookie detective…
