The Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), the group that forms the basis for the AHA ACLS guidelines, has released a new draft guideline on Advanced Airway Management During Adult Cardiac Arrest. The guideline is available for public comment until April 2, 2019. Advanced Airway Management […]
Check out this powerful You-tube video When I see another provider who is burned out, my reaction has always been: “Get another job. You have no business doing this kind of work.” Until I saw this video, I never really considered the concept of moral injury. If a fellow paramedic hurts his back lifting or […]
There are many qualities I appreciate in a BLS partner (Our system pairs either each paramedic with an EMT.) These are my ideal attributes: Strong, can lift. Solid EMT. Knows where they are going. Pleasant disposition. Over the years I have worked with partners who are missing some of these. I have learned to work […]
Connecticut, following the leads of states such as New York, has just expanded the scope of practice for EMTs to include injecting medications. This means instead of carrying two $600 Epi-pens, EMTs can now draw up 0.3 mg of epi from a $5 vial and administer it to a patient suffering a severe allergic or […]
The official death numbers for 2018 are out from the Connecticut Medical Examiner’s office. Connecticut Accidental Drug Intoxication Deaths 1017 people died in Connecticut of accidental overdoses, down 21 from 2017. This is the first decline (albeit minor) after six years of escalation. 746 people died in Connecticut due to the presence of Fentanyl, up […]