J.A.M.B-ing

The recent event involving Robin Williams has spawned a lot of comments and discussion on the subject of depression and suicide, a topic tha...

A successful resuscitation requires a well-executed bundle of interventions that are interdependent. To borrow from Dr. Snyder in Wake Count...

A lot of positive progress has been made in the process of resuscitating cardiac arrest victims. Our understanding of the physiology has imp...

Over the last few weeks, I have been reading a lot of medical research on resuscitation. This has made me ponder about the realistic ability...

Histotoxic hypoxia is the inability of cells to take up or utilize oxygen from the bloodstream, despite physiologically normal delivery of o...

Recently, you could find many articles talking about doctors in Detroit that tested a man for a stroke because his text messages were "...

From time to time, viruses evolve that seem to kill a disproportionate number of the young and healthy. In certain cases  like the “Spanish...

A recent case posted on an EMS related Facebook page asked providers if they can and would treat dystonic reactions in the field. Dystonia ...

Dr. Bryan E. Bledsoe, D.O., one of the foremost authors of EMT Text books stated: “The EMT of today must be knowledgeable in all aspects of...

The art of ECG interpretation has become a mystery to me.  I know the basics.  I can pass the National Registry exam with flying colors. Bu...