Archive for March2014
Connecticut to Allow BLS/First Responder IN Narcan
Yesterday the Connecticut Emergency Medical Services Medical Advisory Committee reversed its position from a year ago and voted to approve Intranasal Narcan as a sponsor hospital option for first responders and BLS services in the state. This does not mean that all first responders and BLS responders will be giving Narcan. It only means that […]
BLS Narcan
There was a recent editorial in the Hartford Courant, First Responders Could Help Cut Heroin Deaths, citing the rash of recent heroin deaths and calling for all first responders to be equipped with Narcan in order to stop the rise. Narcan is provided to first responders in some of our neighboring states, and the editorial […]
Gathering of Eagles 2014 Presentations
One of my favorite moments of the year is when the presentations given at the annual Gathering of Eagles conference are posted online. Here’s the link: Gathering of Eagles 2014 Presentations Among the topics dealt with are Ketamine, BLS Narcan, the LUCUS Device, Getting Rid of Long Back Boards, and my favorite each year, Dr. […]
Sirens
There is a new TV comedy series on the USA Network called Sirens (Produced by Dennis Leary) whose main characters are EMTs/paramedics at a private ambulance company in Chicago. According to Entertainment Weekly, Sirens is one of the “12 best new shows” on TV. At the three minute mark of the first episode the crew […]
New Hampshire Spinal Video
Hooray for New Hampshire! They have come to the forefront in recognizing that the use of a long backboard for spinal immobilization has no evidence of benefit and can instead cause harm to patients. Check out their Spinal Injury Training Video: Here is an excerpt from the new New Hampshire Spinal Trauma protocol: – Apply a cervical […]
New World Heroin
There is a heroin on the streets in the North East now that is putting many abusers into respiratory arrest and killing those who do not get medical attention. The heroin is mixed with fentanyl. It seems every several years this mixture comes out with predictable results. Twenty years ago, it was called Tango and […]
Peter Canning
Where Has all the COVID Gone?
Thanks for the comments. I am afraid we will eventually face additional waves. Let's hope out leaders provide us with accurate data. best, Peter
2020-05-30 19:32:41
Where Has all the COVID Gone?
Please keep posting about what you see in your line of work. I'm very worried that testing is being restricted again, or that reporting is being altered. For example, reportedly Florida's pneumonia deaths are double normal, but COVID is plummeting. People are still dying, but they're not reporting it as COVID.
2020-05-30 13:17:45
Where Has all the COVID Gone?
Third, here is a copy and paste from an email i sent to a local policymaker about the historic behavior of pandemics. In response to a request for a rapid expert consultation, the National Academy of Sciences pointed out that the ten influenza pandemics over 250 years did not display seasonality. Instead, there was a…
2020-05-30 12:14:27
Memorial Day Weekend
Unacast is being used as a measure of social distancing in Austin/Travis county TX. https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard?view=county&fips=09003 Travis County and TX got Fs, as did Hartford county. CT had one D and the remainder Fs.
2020-05-27 05:05:49
Nursing Home
Co-worker's relative is in a skilled facility near his home. To protect the patients, staff were told that if they worked in more than one facility, they had to choose. Either work just for that facility, or don't work there at all. 40% of the staff resigned immediately.
2020-05-12 04:38:01
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