While on a 30-mile transport today, my mind wandered to this question: If normal anatomical position is of the person standing, why supine the preferred...
I actually use a semi-Fowlers with the patient reclined at about 45 degrees (also good if you want to check JVD), unless the patient is in respiratory ...
Good Question. I never really thought about it, I just assumed it was due to artifact. Less artifact and muscle tremors when someone is laying flat. Just a...
In a message dated 3/4/2007 1:30:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Station2Medic@... writes: Many of the things we do are done by convention, so there is no...
So we're enjoing some downtime, wathing "Napoleon Dynamite", and my partner (25 yoF) says, "My heart is doing that funky thing again--go get the monitor". She...
Possibly a diaphragm spasm? _____ From: ekg_club@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ekg_club@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kavinin@... Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007...
... offers free ... Unless I missed something, I don't see anything noteworthy on the strip. So, did I miss something? I have known people (like me) to have...
Sorry for the late post on the subject(s). There has been some discussion of what treatments work for AMI. A lot of that has been focused on why the treatment,...
Excellent Post Tim!!! Patrick ... Sorry for the late post on the subject(s). There has been some discussion of what treatments work for AMI. A lot of that has...
BTW, she is in good shape, exercises (treadmill, bike, weights) nearly daily (former college discus/shotputter). Eats properly, no caffeine (doesn't do well...
What was interesting is that the event (if I didn't know better, I'd call it artifact) is only shown in the inferior leads--Lead I is unremarkable... What...
Tim please define "Yet, EMS seems to insist on illogical reasons for treatments that are considered standards of care." It is important to have evidence based...
McCarthy, Thomas
TMCCARTHY@...
Mar 6, 2007 1:36 pm
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Hey Tom The parachute argument is very old but absolutely does not apply to medicine. In has been used to basically explain things which are self evident. It...
The guidelines recommend supplemental oxygen for suspected ACS to maintain SpO2 > 90. I think most of us are in agreement that it's pointless with a room air...
Mike thanks for the response. The parachute argument, old or not, absolutely does apply. The reasoning's, etiologies, etc. are placed into curricula, by far...
McCarthy, Thomas
TMCCARTHY@...
Mar 6, 2007 3:03 pm
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Actually, there ARE isolated examples of people who have jumped out of planes without a functioning parachute, and survived. Recently there was a man who fell...
Hey Tom Ill reply to each point. The parachute argument, old or not, absolutely does apply. The reasoning's, ... No, it dosent. Ive been teaching paramedic...
There you go Hank You totally backup up the fact that everything should have research behind it as opposed to blind belief. (of course the intent of that old...
I'm looking for an EKG (single or multiple-lead) showing a lengthened QT interval. I'm sure this has been posted in the past, but I was unable to find it in...
... From: Forinash, Ken To: ekg_club@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:04 PM Subject: [ekg_club] Long QT I'm looking for an EKG (single or...
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 08:31:47 -0500, "McCarthy, Thomas" ... Well, you give us one example of an illogical application of science. Why would anyone jump out of an...
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:02:39 -0500, "McCarthy, Thomas" ... Actually, no. There are many things that are in the various protocols that are based on "expert...
... I've read that Epi is stuck as a Class IIb recommendation since no IRB will approve a study where Epi is not used on a patient in arrest. Anyone know the ...
Isn't a hiccup a diaphragm spasm? What's the difference in this situation? She can feel the "pulse" when it happens, too, btw, fwiw, also. ... Jon Kavanagh ...
I am looking for the study and have yet to find it, I honestly don't recall whether it was posted here, at EMS Research or on the Paramedicine list (the 3 I...
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