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“She’s always confused.” The care aide says it with a shrug as you assess your 84-year-old patient. She is disoriented […]

You find him unresponsive in the bathroom stall. Pinpoint pupils, respiratory rate of 4, SpO2 in the 70s. Classic opioid

The nursing home calls for “weakness.” Your patient is an 82-year-old woman who has “been off” for a day or

You have just given the most thorough handoff of your career. Detailed history, complete vitals trending, mechanism of injury, treatments

The call comes in as “nausea and weakness.” Your patient is a 67-year-old diabetic woman who swears it is not

The Two Big Traps in Rural Trauma It is 2 AM on a county road slick with rain. You are

BVM Is Your First Advanced Airway We have all felt it. The adrenaline surge on a critical call, the pressure

Task Management Under Stress The tones drop. Multi-vehicle collision, highway, reports of multiple injuries, one person entrapped. You arrive to

The Stroke Mimic You Will Miss at 3 AM It is the 3 AM call for an “unresponsive person.” You