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Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
How do you check the L5 medial hamstring reflex?
ON ALIEM, By Michelle Lin, MD
Traditionally in medical school, it is taught that lower extremity deep tendon reflexes for L4 and S1 nerve root levels can be elicited by tapping on the patella and Achilles tendons. It was just taught that …
Drug therapy for typical arrhythmias in emergency patients
Atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial flutter, AV-nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) with rapid ventricular response, atrial ectopic tachycardia and preexcitation syndromes (AVRT) sometimes combined with AF or ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTA)…
Nasal Cannula for Pre-oxygenation & Apneic Oxygenation: How to do it
In this article, Josh Farkas assistant professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Vermont, tells us about his experience about Preoxygenation and Apneic Oxygenation with the nasal cannula.
Ischemic stroke management: a short review from MEDEST118
Thrombolysis is nowadays the preferred therapy for ischemic stroke management.
Many controversies on his safety and discussion on evidences that support benefits on long term outcomes, aroused from most of the studies supporting the use of…
Synthetic vaccine sought to finally eradicate polio
BBC - An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio. The disease is very close to being eradicated, with only a few hundred cases now reported worldwide each year. The hope is that the…
Trauma-Induced coagulopathy: Methods, Trigger and Mechanism of Early TIC
Trauma is the leading cause of death among people under the age of 44. Hemorrhage is a major contributor to deaths related to trauma in the first 48 h.
This pdf is an extract from Springer Science, by: Jeffrey W. Simmons • Jean-Francois…
CHADS₂ Flags Atrial Fibrillation in Noncardiac Patients
PHOENIX, MEDSCAPE — The CHADS₂ index, developed to gauge stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, can also predict postoperative afib in noncardiac patients undergoing thoracic or vascular surgery, according to a study presented…
Arming medics with firearms: is this the answer or not?
FROM EMS LEADERSHIP ON LINKEDIN BY SKIP KIRKWOOD - So - we had a long discussion in response to Randy's poll question about arming medics with firearms. it's pretty clear that the leaders who have responded believe that (a) arming medics…
Being ready for the arrival of tornados and twisters, instructions for survival
The two terms are in fact synonyms, even though the first is usually considered more violent than the other. Tornados generate the strongest winds that exist in the natural world. Wind speeds can exceed 500 km/hr and the upward currents can…
Community management of Opioid Overdose
These guidelines were produced by the Management of Substance Abuse unit of the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the WHO HIV Department. Vladimir Poznyak and Nicolas Clark coordinated the development…