Obesity is a contributing cause to many or most (all?) of the medical problems EMS professionals encounter. How has your agency adapted to assess, treat, and transport the increasing number of obese adults? To learn more about assessment, treatment, and transport of view the lesson on that topic at RapidCE.com.
Change is one of the few things we can count on in life. The things we once did we no longer do. Things we do now we might not do in the future. Are you open to change? What facts, testimonials, or influence do you need to implement change? Medicine is dynamic. We don’t do […]
EMS Professionals that understand the kinetics of trauma can better understand the likely injuries there patient has suffered during a traumatic incident. Injury patterns are different for lateral motor vehicle collisions versus frontal impact collisions. If you want to learn more about kinetics of trauma use these Everyday EMS Tips: 1. Visit RapidCE.com and complete […]
Have you ever been confused about the difference between Awake and Responding to Verbal stimulus in the AVPU scale? Or noticed that a co-worker, student, or dispatcher is confused? My recent Everyday EMS Tips column at EMS1.com clarifies the difference between A and V. Check it out and remember to appropriately determine level of consciousness […]
EMS instructors this EMS1.com Everyday EMS Tips column explains my favorite interactive classroom activity to reinforce the importance of being a good detective and asking patients good questions. Read the explanation – really short – and try this activity during your next class. Then email me or write in the comments how it went. No […]
Read ten quick tips for blood pressure assessment in the Everyday EMS Tips column at EMS1.com. Blood pressure is a measure of perfusion pressure during the contraction and refilling phases of the heart beat. Like any vital sign it is most useful when it is trending over time. Updated 11/16/2011Read Kelly Grayson’s blood pressure assessment […]
Although H1N1 (swine flu) has faded from the evening news headlines it has not gone away. This map from the CDC shows the geographic spread of H1N1 in the United States as of July 11. What is the incidence of H1N1 in your state? Scroll down for Everyday EMS Tips on staying up-to-date about incidence […]
Wendy Goldband, author, and Bill Davis, a father of an autistic child co-authored the book Dangerous Encounters: avoiding perilous situations with autism (Amazon link) contributed this post to Everyday EMS Tips. This post is an excerpt from the book. Wendy Goldbland and Bill Davis write: About one in every 150 children in the U.S. is […]
Stroke symptoms – facial droop, one-sided weakness, inability to speak – are fairly easy to recognize with prehospital stroke assessment tools. More and more EMS providers are going to be asked by patient’s family members or caregivers or directed by protocols to transport stroke patients to a designated stroke center. What does it mean for […]
I recently read that 1 in 150 children have some form of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Information and training on Autism specific to EMS providers is limited. Check out these three websites to learn more about Autism and assessment of autistic patients.