Hypothermia
Hypothermia is becoming the treatment of choice for the cardiac arrest victim who has had a return of circulation. Hospitals and emergency rooms have implemented the Hypothermia Protocol differently...
View ArticleExcellent Compressions
When resuscitating the cardiac arrest victim one must consider the importance of external chest compressions. The person who is performing chest compressions must push hard and fast in order to...
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Post Cardiac Arrest Treatment
The new hypothermia protocol set forth by the American Heart Association has proven to be a win win situation for the patient as well as the family. For many years, people who were successfully...
View ArticleCareer Burnout
Have you been in the medical industry for over 20 years? Are you in the burnout stage? Have you decided you are ready for a different career. You may want to rethink your decision before leaving the...
View ArticlePerfusion of The Myocardium
Perfusion of the myocardium is of the utmost importance matter what the situation is with the patient’s medical condition. Systemic circulation cannot be achieved unless the heart is functioning...
View ArticleFluid Bolus
Patients that are said to be volume depleted or dehydrated should receive a fluid bolus of normal saline. Volume replacement is paramount for the patient to maintain perfusion. Those individuals who...
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Childbirth
Childbirth also known as labor, birth, or parturition is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the expulsion of one or more newborn infants from a women’s uterus. There are...
View ArticleStroke Signs and Symptoms
A stroke also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) which occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. Strokes can happen at...
View ArticleLiver Complication
The buildup bilirubin in the blood that causes yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, and whites of the eyes is known as jaundice. The yellow colored pigment that is produced by the breakdown of old...
View ArticleModern EMS
Emergency medicine is moving rapidly into the new millennium. Emergency room physicians are looking forward to the new technologies that will bring the prehospital patient to the forefront. EMS...
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