Sharing Your Experience and Knowledge First Responder communities have an ever growing reliance on online resources for the tools they can use to keep their people safe as well as exceptional training programs. Many First Responders have launched their own websites/blogs to share their personal experiences with others around the world. What First Responders need […]
Don’t Be Scared: Mechanical Ventilators
Because we are not physicians where we are grilled on a daily basis for four years plus some, we find some procedures and medical decision-making difficult. This makes sense. We are expected to go out into the world and snatch people from the clutches of death with only a survey course in emergency medicine. However, […]
3 Steps for a Successful Active Shooter Plan
0039 hours July 20th 2012, the first units were dispatched to the Century 16 Theater. The short report stated someone is still shooting in the theater. The first officers arrived in 2 minutes after dispatch, followed shortly by the first engine companies. With no knowledge of what has or is happening, officers rush in, and […]
Your words = Your mindset
Dr. Carol Dweck is internationally renowned for her inspiring work in the field of motivation. Her book, Mindset, has generated lots of interest particularly in the area of “growth mindset”. Teachers from around the world have capitalized, expanded and interpreted her work through catchy slogans, creative bulletin boards and colorful posters. After taking a look […]
How to get Water from a Rock: Lessons learned from Anaesthesia
In the prehospital and retrieval medicine field there is always the push to put as much of the hospital out there as possible. Scott Weingart calls it maximally invasive care everywhere. This is not without certain hurdles and those of us involved in the work on the PHARM know this all too well. One aspect […]
Excuse me, do you have the time?
No matter what you do or where you go everything is driven by time. Our shifts at the airport, emergency department, operating theater, and even our hobbies are based on time. Whether we want to admit it or not, a clock is the thing the rules us all. Those twelve numbers […]