Reading Time: 4 minutesHey there, fellow EKG enthusiasts! After 15 years of staring at heart rhythms in the back of a moving ambulance (while trying not to spill my coffee), I’ve developed quite the appreciation for one of cardiology’s more…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 20 years of wrestling with stretchers, teaching paramedic students, and trying to keep my cool during the third cardiac arrest of a night shift, I’ve learned that leadership in EMS isn’t just about knowing your protocols…
Reading Time: 15 minutesReferences and Resources (Because Everything Worth Knowing Came from Somewhere) Clinical Research and Guidelines Transport-Specific Resources Practice Guidelines Equipment and Technical Considerations Pediatric-Specific Considerations Transport Safety and Monitoring Quality Improvement Resources Note: As medical knowledge evolves rapidly,…
Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction: Code Blue in the Business World Hey there! The Humbled Medic here. After 20 years on the streets, I’ve seen my share of cases where resistance to change had lethal consequences. But today, I want to…
Reading Time: 11 minutesAfter 20 years of pushing the stretcher, teaching the next generation, and collecting enough patches and pins to start my own merit badge sash, I’ve found myself in the middle of our industry’s great chicken-and-egg debate: Which…
Reading Time: 10 minutesHey there fellow medical nerds! After 20 years of playing with fancy medical equipment and teaching the next generation of life-savers, I thought it’s about time we dive into one of my favorite respiratory tools: High Flow…
Reading Time: 4 minutesListen up, medical warriors. After years of developing Intubation/RSI Checklist and reviewing hundreds of Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) protocols, I’ve discovered something that makes me cringe harder than a first-year medic attempting cricoid pressure – between 80%…
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou associate sweet potatoes with many things: Thanksgiving and sweet potato fries! However, I recently had the chance to learn that sweet potatoes can be cold-blooded killers! Let me set the scene for you. It’s a day…
