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Are you still working cardiac arrests on scene? If you’re thinking of not doing so, someone has finally compared all the rules for stopping resuscitation in one study.

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As an example of the (probably misattributed) Mark Twain quote about “Lies, damn lies, and statistics,” I found an example of an EMS study whose abstract is remarkably easy to misuse to support a point.

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There are proven remedies, and unproven remedies–and remedies that are slowly being shown to not matter. This latest study provides a little more wood for the coffin that may one day contain spinal immobilization precautions.

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There aren’t too many central repositories of EMS research, but the Canadians are trying.

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If you’ve ever wondered whether anything you say makes any difference after dropping a patient off, an unpublished study might give you a hint.

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The only thing more annoying than a stale Hootie and the Blowfish reference: actually, there may not be such a thing. But a timepiece that doesn’t get used is a pretty close second.

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There are more data collection types in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in my philosophy.

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Want to freak someone out with medical reporting? Just misunderstand the journal article you’re covering, and put something extremely scary in the first graf.

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Why is it easier to turn off some monitor/defibrillators in the middle of a code than to turn off my cell phone?

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If someone is plus-size, does the extra neck fat act like a cervical collar? The answer might be yes.

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