Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a paramedic with years of calls behind me and now a classroom full of eager faces in front of me, I’ve come to realize something powerful: my students, with their endless curiosity, are often the ones…
Reading Time: 5 minutesAlright, flight nurses and medics—pull up that wobbly camp chair, because this old paramedic’s got some tales and a nudge for you. I’ve been rattling around in these tin cans since pagers were the hot ticket, and…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBandit Heeler from Bluey is the dad I’d trade shifts with any day—cool as a cucumber, sharp as a tack, and always dialed into his girls, no matter how nuts things get. I’ve binged that show with…
Reading Time: 8 minutesAfter 15 years of teaching future and current healthcare heroes, I’ve come to a conclusion that might ruffle some feathers in our education department: it’s time to unplug the projectors and reclaim our whiteboards. PowerPoint has dominated…
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Hamilton T1 Ventilator: A Paramedic’s Field Guide to ASV Mode Listen up, folks! After 20+ years of watching chests rise and fall in the back of a moving ambulance, I’ve seen my fair share of ventilators.…
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…
