Recent content by kaisardog

found online: national double blind study and research trial now soliciting a-fib patients: this funded study at a number of major teaching hospitals nationally is to ascertain whether group 1: pt s w/ a hx of a-fib, who are dx d and rx d eliquis by their...

thanks. I'm in a rural area w/o fast ambulance access to ERs. various articles on stat pearl and suggest a valsalva maneuver and carotid massage as effective pre hospital techniques to reduce SVT (or stable a fib. ) carotid massage is appropriate for use...

there are some studies about carotid massage having the potential to bring a patient out of a fib. has anyone had training on this, or any experiences in the field ?

just attended a mandatory professional rescuer refresher. I and the instructor were the only one wearing apple watches. asked him why he thought, he said : had a call recently where a bike rider took a header and smacked his he'd on the concrete...

thanks . i need to get a list of all the frequencies the sar group uses and check w fcc. i m in the process of transferring out for many more reasons i won t go into here...

so a local volunteer search and rescue group encourages individuals to each buy their own baofengs . does the sar admin need to hold a license for our group to send/ receive in the 700 public safety band ? or otherwise , all of us radio users who get caught can be fined ? i just got my...

just curious: would you 'turn this pt on his side ' to keep his airway clear with those sx: " deformed nose, bleeding and compromising his airway, crepitus in the chest, decreased lung sounds on R, and deformation to the R femur..."

one of the sad aspects of this was that the nurse was being observed by an 'orientee.' had the nurse viewed her situation of no pharm rx and no access in pyxsis as a teaching opportunity, the scenario could have gone like this: i have an oral order for versed, but the...

pittsburgh is in the middle of a legal fight about whether public service union employees need to be 'residents of 'the city of pgh.' to get a pgh. union job. so til some judges on high decide this, look carefully at where you'd want to live. the city of...

i was just an off duty passerby when i saw the car ahead of me hit a 6 year old girl, then leave the scene. i stopped, called 911 , kept the child from moving while we waited for ALS. facial fx, suspected c-spine, broken leg. state police were very glad i...

It is troubling that the med student did not ID himself as a med student not an MD to airline personnel before assuming authority over the pt. A med student missing an acute asthma dx and/or not using appropriate airline kit meds to rx and/or not calling for...

teh Wilderness medicien guys a re spearheading the use of inflatable air mattresses that conform better to the pts. whether the AP powers who be will change too reamins ot be seen, the logrol is still in the protocols and on the practicals. :unsure:

CDC has some recent info on the unusual complication of carditis secondary to lyme disease. http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/healthcare/index.html 3 middle-aged pts had had fatal heart attacks. all tested positive for undiagnosed lyme disease with carditis. some sx included...

why not write about CPR :what it is . why more citizens don't know it. why it is good to know. how many lives could be saved, etc.

some people are falsely claiming their dogs are 'service dogs' just to get them into restaurants and hotels. in CA this will get you a $1000 fine. under the ADA, a service dog is one trained to assist its master /mistress with a recognized medical condition...