Teach me now

by dr-exmedic

When medicine changes–and it’s always changing–how quickly can an organization respond?

Golden Hour, Golden Schmour

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Sometimes a concept is just too flashy to die, no matter how silly it is.

From the “less is more” files

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I’m sure that you, too, were taught that “a little oxygen never hurt anybody.” A new study begs the question, how much is too much?

The hidden killer

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It’s always good to see prehospital research expanding to diseases not traditionally heavily treated–which is to say, beyond “cardiac” and “trauma.”

Studying synergy

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A study about EMS fitness: useful. A study that mentions how other countries handle EMS fitness: also useful. Having both in the same issue of a journal: priceless.

Doubling, tripling, quadrupling up

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In yet another effort to figure out optimal crew configuration, a group of researchers comes across an unexpected result.

Holding the line

by dr-exmedic

It’s yet another high-quality cardiac arrest trial, but one that won’t change very much.

The iron lung of CPR

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Imagine not ventilating a patient during CPR. Now imagine that being standard practice. Studies like this one point us in that direction, though we’re not quite there yet.

Thinking thoughts

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What should be the educational focus of a paramedic program?

Ve vill torture ze numbers until zey talk

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Does experience help when test time comes?