Early notification must be > or = to the amount of time it takes the cath lab to be ready to accept the patient to achieve optimal benefit.

The death watch for spinal immobilization on a long backboard continues to gain steam.

If you are miserable and hate our patients, I don’t want you working with me.

Many people believe that once you enter the hospital doors, you are no longer in charge of your patient.

Sickle cell patients are so used to pain that they rarely show it.

A paramedic is only as smart as all the calls he has ever done minus those he has forgotten about.

You are the dispatcher for the cath lab.

I recently participated in a podcast at EMS EduCast on pain management.