Posted on Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:30:18 UTC

Substantial cajoling and adult guidance from mom in a Santa hat was required to initiate an orderly process of taking turns, appreciating a gift after it was opened, and taking occasional pauses for a meal or to welcome additional relatives.

Posted on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:24:28 UTC

On a skill sheet, patient assessment is presented as a linear process: First size up the scene, then complete the primary assessment followed by the secondary assessment.

Posted on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:16:16 UTC

One of the things I'm most often asked by students and rookie EMTs is, "Kelly, how am I supposed to hear a blood pressure in the back of the rig?"

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:25:45 UTC

Slideshare is an online community and tool for sharing presentations.

Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:44:16 UTC

The batteries in your wireless cell phone, tablet or laptop are probably not the same old Duracells you used in your childhood walky-talkies.

Posted on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:03:14 UTC

If you have an OB patient about to deliver, do a U-Turn and put the patient backwards on the gurney. By placing their head at the "foot" of the gurney, this allows you to work out of the captain's chair and gives you more room. The hardest part of doing this is getting your partner to place the patient in this position. Old habits are hard to break and it may feel odd, but once in the truck ...

Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:02:20 UTC

What do you do when you must package that hip fracture in tight confines?

Posted on Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:54:18 UTC

We can recognize our responders and celebrate their victories every day using the tools of Social Media.

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:16:52 UTC

The first rule for managing burn patients is to stop the burning process.

Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:24:37 UTC

Most of us were taught to start our IV's bevel-up, but when you're trying to thread a plastic catheter into a child's vein, quite often the leading edge of your trocar pierces the opposite wall of the vein before you're ready to advance the catheter.