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So You Think You Can EKG?
June 23, 2014 | ACLS, Als, EKG, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, Paramedic, paramedic education, Training | Ckemtp | 1 Comment
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I have a love/hate relationship with our friend the 12-lead EKG. I tend to obtain a lot of them in the course of my field care, and I’m a regular reader/lurker over at the Prehospital 12-lead EKG blog that our friends Chris and Tom et al write in their spare time. I love them because […]

The “Pre-Clear” & Other Tricks to Reduce the Perishock Pause
March 7, 2014 | ACLS, aed, AHA, CCR, Emergency room, EMS, ems 2.0, ems education, EMS Topics, EMS training, hospital, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management | Ckemtp | 3 Comments
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Push Hard. Push Fast. Don’t Stop. By now, every single healthcare person out there should know that in order to improve a victim of cardiac arrest’s chances of meaningful survival, chest compressions are where it’s at. Blood needs to keep circulating in order to keep a person’s heart and brain alive and functioning. High quality […]

Everyone Gets a Card! The Diminishing Importance of ACLS
January 27, 2014 | ACLS, Administration & Leadership, American Heart Association, CCR, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Topics, hospital, Paramedic, paramedic education, Patient Management, politics, Training, Training & Development | Ckemtp | 23 Comments

My Boy Scout first-aid merit badge was a big achievement in my formative years. Little did I know that decades later as a professional paramedic I would get to consistently re-live the experience.