Social Networking - For Good and Bad
Decision makingLine of Duty DeathSocial NetworkingI have been continually impressed with the number and quality of EMS blogs and podcasts out there today. Not only have we seen some great content but...
View ArticleMore on Guidelines and Non-Linear Thinking
CPRDecision makingAn educator recently wrote me with a question:How often should a patient’s vital signs be reassessed during transport to the hospital after he has had his pulse restored by the AED?...
View ArticleMedical Emergency in Adventureland
Decision makingEMS EducationI was sitting in Adventureland (one of the areas within the Magic Kingdom in Disney World) when out of the corner of my eye I see a man guiding an apparently limp woman to...
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Five Questions for...
CDCDecision makingFive Questions for...ResearchFive Questions for is a new feature on the EMS Classroom Blog. We strive to bring interesting and relevant content to our readers. This feature will...
View ArticleRules, Guidelines and Critical Thinking
Decision makingEMS EducationNREMTPatient AssessmentThe question posted on our Facebook page brings about three important points for students.Patient positioning is importantThere are clinical concepts...
View ArticleQuestion of the Week - Suction and the ABCs
CPRDecision makingEducation StandardsEMS EducationPatient AssessmentThere is no area in EMS where critical thinking is more important than in the primary assessment. This is why it is so sad that we...
View ArticleConfidence: What is it and who has it?
Decision makingEMS EducationI had a colonoscopy this week. Don't worry. No life-changing revelations at the hands of the gastroenterologist (yes, slight pun there)--and no details. But any time a...
View ArticleQuestion of the Week
Decision makingQuestion of the weekTraumaFor a while now, we have been posting a question of the week on our Facebook page and then it hit us- "DUH- We should be doing these on our blog too!"...
View ArticleQuestion of the Week 10/12/11
AirwayDecision makingQuestion of the weekQUESTION OF THE WEEK- You are treating an unresponsive but breathing 54-yr-old female. Complaint was respiratory distress prior to becoming unresponsive. You...
View ArticleSurviving Mass Shootings
Decision makingEMTSafetyScene Size UpI scan several news feeds every morning. It is inevitable that I see at least one mass shooting incident every day. I define this as a situation where one or more...
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