Archive for February, 2010

Whats your Diagnosis?

Categorized Under: Ambulance 3 Commented

I have recently seen a patient that confused me, two of my colleagues and a number of ED Doctors, so what do you think is wrong with this patient….?

…..responder on scene about 3 minutes ahead of you. “The patient is presenting with shortness of breath, bi-laterally bubbly chest sounds and maybe a wheeze.  I’m thinking [...]

Smash the Place Up

Categorized Under: Ambulance 3 Commented

Emergency call to an old peoples home nearby, elderly male with alzeihmers, threatening to smash the place up….

…what made them decide an ambulance would be a good resource to send???

Chronicles of EMS – Episode 1

Categorized Under: Everything Else 2 Commented

The first Episode of the Chronicles of EMS (COEMS) was launched last night in San Fransicsco and online.  So as all the people at the launch party were Tweeting that they were on their way home from the party, I got up and watched it online.
If you have no idea what COEMS is you can [...]

Paediatrics, one job I couldn’t do!

Categorized Under: Paramedic Education 2 Commented

Its been a while since my last post, however I have been doing my final set of clinical placements and am due back on the road this week.

One of my placements was on a Paediatric ward at a far away hospital.  It was during this placement that I realised that I couldn’t work on a [...]