Transporting a patient who just had a below the knee amputation and he is talking about how long the recovery is going to take and I reply - just take it one step at a time .......... Fortunately the patient thought it was very funny.
Look up Chris Solomons Rescue on YouTube - I always play it when I teach CPR - it's a great discussion piece about how AED and CPR is in real life vs on a mannekin
Can anyone recommend gear bags to store everything needed (lunch, clothes etc) whilst working? I have a backpack right now and it is not at all practical.
First of all don't talk to anyone else taking it on the actual exam day - there are so many people there with different answers/opinions that it can make things a lot more stressful. Second, read the question carefully and work by process of elimination - there are generally one or two answers...
I happened across a guy who had committed suicide in his garage - his Mom had just found him so I helped her call EMS (i am not qualified yet - the guy was a neighbour) kept her out of the fume filled garage and helped her call her husband. She was relatively calm, ambulance and fire truck...
What a horrible thing to happen. I used to live near there and the younger boys always used to use this area for racing as the road is very long and straight - let's hope they get what they deserve......
I wonder if they will guarantee that people will not have reactions to it - personally I would not put this to the test. Here's a fact you might not know about nut allergies - some of the stoned fruits are in the same family as tree nuts and can cause a similar reaction so when asking about...
I have been eating Paleo for almost 6 months and my body will not let me go back! If I eat bread now it's like taking sleeping tablets as I feel so drowsy! And food tastes so different - am loving the way I can enjoy eating good fresh veggies as much as I used to enjoy eating burgers! My only...
I wonder if this would be considered a bad day to get called out to!
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/traffic-officials-investigating-massive-qe2-chain-reaction-crash-1.1205638