Oxygen Is a Drug: The Dangers of the Reflex Non-Rebreather
The patient is breathing hard and you reach for the oxygen. It is the most reflexive move in EMS — […]
Clinical Pearls
Shock Lives in the Microcirculation: Why a Normal Blood Pressure Can Lie
You are called for a “weak and dizzy” patient. A 68-year-old woman, pale but talking, sitting on the edge of
Traumatic Arrest Is a Different Game: Stop Defaulting to Medical CPR
High-speed MVC, driver unrestrained. You arrive and your patient is pulseless. Your partner grabs the Lucas device. Someone starts pulling
Cold Sepsis: Why Hypothermia in Infection Should Terrify You
Dispatch sends you for a “generally unwell” patient. You walk in and find a 74-year-old man in his recliner. He
What Sepsis Actually Is (And What It Isn’t)
You have seen the patient. Nursing home, found altered, temp of 38.9, heart rate in the 120s, blood pressure holding