Paramedicine 101

Angioedema Sometimes referred to as Quinke's Edema, angioedema is that swelling we see that is most apparent around the mucosal areas ...

Greg Friese from EMS Educast  invited me to guest cohost on episode 67 .  On the show was David Page from the St. Paul EMS Academy . Mak...

Chronicles of EMS, A Seat at the Table takes on CPR effectiveness.  The Las Vegas video that they mention can be found below as well.  Keep...

I was asked a few months ago to review the American Heart Association's STEMI recognition educational software.  This software was crea...

In the popular and acclaimed JEMS article Experts Debate Paramedic Intubation , there were a few key points made that I would like to elabor...

Treating Tachycardia By Adam Thompson, EMT-P Tachycardia simply means a faster heart rate than normal.  With the sinoatrial node, which i...

Some stuff for you visual learners, enjoy. This one ends abruptly, but makes a point that I like to stress, DIAPHORESIS is BAD! Sorry for...

Ketamine  By Adam Thompson, EMT-P Since my beginning in the world of prehospital medicine, which wasn't too long ago, I have heard m...

I posted this article over at http://www.lifeunderthelights.com/ a few days ago and I thought it would good for here as well. I'm sorry...

12-Lead Differential Diagnosis: Syncope By Adam Thompson, EMT-P There are many causes of syncope. Syncope is the medical term for faint...