by Heather | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog, Emergency Medicine for writers
Man down, unknown problem is one of the most common things we hear over the pager. Often this happens in a public setting where someone is passing through town (especially at a gas station), but sometimes we get it at a residence as well. Too often these patients have...
by Heather | Jun 13, 2011 | Blog, Emergency Medicine for writers
This week I’m going to discuss what happens when you have a broken femur (in case your anatomy class was too long ago-the femur is the really big bone in the thigh). There are lots of ways for people to break a femur. Occasionally we’ll get it from car accidents, but...
by Heather | Jun 6, 2011 | Blog, Emergency Medicine for writers
Last week I talked about scene safety and what EMTs do when there’s a danger at the location where we might be needed to check a patient. You can find it here. This week I’m going to talk about roadside dangers. Toxins or explosives on semi-trucks, shipping companies...
by Heather | May 30, 2011 | Blog, Emergency Medicine for writers
A few years ago I critiqued a manuscript for a friend where one of the characters was shot, the perpetrator was still armed and in the area, but the ambulance crew ran up the hill to take care of the victim with the police anyway. I talked to her about safety protocol...
by Heather | May 23, 2011 | Blog, Emergency Medicine for writers
Last week I talked about what happens on the EMT side of things when we get called out to a heart attack, so this week I’m going to approach it from the other direction. I think most people are aware of the usual signs: pain in the jaw radiating down the left arm (or...
by Heather | May 16, 2011 | Blog, Emergency Medicine for writers
So I’ve been mulling over this idea for a few days and decided to try something new on my blog. For anyone who doesn’t know, I’m an EMT with a volunteer ambulance service, which means that I have a good practical background to medical and trauma...
