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Jay Van Zeeland | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Author Archives: Jay Van Zeeland. It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Education! August 8, 2016. I came across an article written by Dr. Bryan Bledsoe that really got me thinking recently. In it he suggested that we adopt a different model of pre-hospital education that is based upon competencies rather than simply hours. Over the … Continue reading →. Can Young Adults Care for Others?
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Trauma’s Deadly Triad | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Should Traction be Tossed? Trauma’s Deadly Triad. July 20, 2015. July 20, 2015. Trauma is defined as an outside force acting on the body causing injury. As EMT’s and patrollers we see trauma frequently, whether through a crash on a ski hill, a significant fall or automobile injury. Trauma can be very deadly and generally must be treated very quickly. Trauma’s deadly triad includes:.
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MacGyver Medicine | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Diagnose Like a Doctor. Can’t Touch ‘Dis →. August 10, 2015. His mind is the ultimate weapon . . . So is yours! This tagline from the MacGyver television show sums up a lot of how we as medical providers should look at our abilities. The tools needed to care for someone cannot be found in our ambulance or first aid kit, but rather in our mind. This entry was posted in Airway. You ar...
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Diagnose Like a Doctor | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. MacGyver Medicine →. Diagnose Like a Doctor. August 3, 2015. Really. . . So how do we figure out where our problem really lies? This comes from Diagnosis. I’ve heard many people say that we don’t diagnose, but we must and do frequently. When our car sputters and stops, we diagnose that it needs more gas. Without diagnosis, we really have no idea how to fix a problem. Most of these a...
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Can’t Touch ‘Dis | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Can’t Touch ‘Dis. August 17, 2015. Mark Twain once said that the proper method of raising children was to, at 12, stick them in a pickle barrel and feed them through the hole. At 14 cork the hole and walk away. I’m sure that there are many parents who want to leave this post now to check Amazon for pickle barrels, please don’t. The line is a lot greyer than people suspect. As medica...
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Pump It Up! | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Trauma’s Deadly Triad. Diagnose Like a Doctor →. July 27, 2015. Let’s put some pressure on the situation . . . Pump it up! We take their blood pressure. The flow measurement is no longer accurate. As we listen thorough the stethoscope we hear the blood flowing through the arteries; known as Korotkoff sounds, these occur in 5 distinct stages during cuff deflation. According to the mo...
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Do C-Collars Help or Hurt? | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. To Board or Not to Board. Should Traction be Tossed? Do C-Collars Help or Hurt? July 6, 2015. July 6, 2015. Last week we discussed criteria to prevent unnecessary immobilization, this week we’ll take it a step further. The, often too large collar, will also apply traction to the upper vertebrae; the exact place that we don’t want. This can exacerbate a high cervical injury or cr...
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Should Traction be Tossed? | Medical Mondays
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Do C-Collars Help or Hurt? Trauma’s Deadly Triad →. Should Traction be Tossed? July 13, 2015. July 13, 2015. We still have equipment that is used because we think that they may work, yet there is no empirical evidence to their benefit. Traction splints are still carried on an ambulance and with patrols, yet are used without any proven relevant benefit. Let’s do an experiment; break ...
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Medical Mondays | Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers | Page 2
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Promoting Knowledge and Updates for Pre-Hospital Providers. Pine Mountain Ski Patrol. On the Lighter Side. A Medic’s World. Newer posts →. What’s Your Potential? March 21, 2016. The internet is an amazing place! When we find articles online, it’s best to take them with a grain of skepticism. Even the M and M adviser Snopes is nothing more than a husband and wife searching google to create their own digital form of Mythbusters. Okay, in this case, she is definitely having a stroke). The first lesson that ...
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