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Looks like we have conflicting articles.... wonder which one is right. The article I read said the Pt was decontaminated before transport: http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11689084?nclick_check=1 I happened to drive past the area where the incident began, and it looked like a...

Definitely. I just went shooting with my 15y/o son last weekend. We always review the basic gun safety rules: 1) Treat every gun like it is loaded. 2) Always point the muzzle in a safe direction. And both my kids know that there is no handling a gun without an adult supervising. They...

Good stuff, Epi-do. A good Mentor is so important.

Link doesn't work for me. All I see are advertisements....

Successful choking save (airway cleared). Unsuccessful MI resuscitation attempt. Sounds like the off-duty paramedic on scene gave the gentleman a good chance to survive.

RIP, brave doc. Thank you.

I agree with the Mythbusters angle on your statement. By hitting the brakes hard (straight-line, dry road, nobody on your rear bumper), you reduce the final impact speed. The lower the final impact speed, the lower the impulse from the impact, and so the lower the plastic deformation (damage)...

Pretty unskilled driver, IMO. Hit the deer doing 55 instead of 25. Plenty of time to brake hard and safe on the dry road. Bet the driver didn't do so well in the review of the video with his supervisor. That's a lot of extra damage to the rig due to his not watching the road and reacting...

I volunteered a couple weeks back as EMT Standby at an Irish football game tournament in San Francisco. Think they called it "Footie", but I'm not sure. It was an All-Stars Exhibition, so surprisingly few EMS incidents. If it had been for-real, it looked to be a pretty rough game, kind of...

Does it work if you go to the main CNN website and click on the video link at the right? http://search.cnn.com/search.jsp?query=samaritan&type=web&sortBy=date&intl=false I still get a dang commercial before the video, though. Don't see an obvious way to bypass the commercial.

This would seem to be the key point in the opinion: Even under the Good Sam regulations, you have to act reasonably. The harder aspect of all this is figuring out what standard to use for "due care" and "reasonably" when referring to the general (idiot) public. I hate it when lay people...

Thanks for the clarification; yes that helps. I just honestly didn't understand what you were trying to say with: "Blood pressure first reading would be systolic 100/ - . Problem is with that high of pressure one has a diastolic just improper assessment." BTW, that steeles.com website you...

All vitals were WNL. Skin temp was good (no fever), and perfusion was good. Patient was just in severe pain.

Sorry, too many typos in your post to understand what you are trying to say. Care to post again with edits? This EMT is pretty good at recording vitals, including in the amblance over speed bumps, and at rock concerts, and with a Pt who won't sit still....

I agree 100%. I think I didn't word my post correctly. My patient clearly needed transport immediately -- the parents agreed, the FFs that responded agreed, and the ambulance crew agreed when they got there. The level of the patient's pain was a clear indication that she needed to get to the...

Worked on a young patient the other day who was complaining of severe abdominal pain with acute onset. Pain initially was in lower back and abdomen, moving over several minutes to mainly the LLQ. LRQ was relatively pain free for most of this, including rebound palpation. All vital signs were...

Yeah, keep in mind that Morse Code is no longer required for getting your HAM license. The FCC removed that requirement over the past few years, in order to encourage more folks to get their licenses and be available to help out with emergency communications. www.arrl.org

I sure couldn't understand why the *US* government made him sign a paper saying he would not divulge where he was and what happened. Made no sense. Then I saw the quote in the story, and it made a little bit of sense, but still seems pretty lame: I'm glad he's able to talk about it now...

Sounds like a good use of HAM radio, John, and good practice. I'm the ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Newark in Northern California. We integrate our HAM radio activities with our local CERT teams and other ARES/RACES teams in our area, mainly in preparation for response after...

Thanks for the great website. My name is Mike, and I've been certified in basic first aid and CPR forever (I'm 50 now), but upgraded to EMT-B in early 2008 because I do a lot of volunteering for my city's CERT team and for my company's ERT. I also run into wilderness first aid situations and...