Tag Archives: corona virus
Phase One
Connecticut began phase one of their reopening today. I left work early today after our monthly CME, which included a talk from our infectious disease doctor on COVID. He urged us all to continue to keep our guard up. It was another beautiful day. I came home to find my two daughters making doughnuts which […]
Universal Precautions
In the early days of the epidemic, EMS dispatchers used code to forewarn EMS crews that a patient had AIDS. “Patient requires Universal Precautions.” The meant, we needed to be sure to put our gloves on. In time universal precautions became standard language for what you were expected to do on every call. Put your […]
Time to Party?
Aside from a one day blip, Connecticut has seen twenty-one straight days of decreased hospitalizations for COVID-19. As a state we are soon approaching the May 20, 2020 date for phase one of our state’s reopening, which will include many retail stores, and permits restaurants to provide outdoor serving. (No word yet on opening swimming […]
“They are the frontline.”
The headline says Police, Health Care, Corrections Workers Have Lower Rate of Coronavirus Infection Than General New York Population. The Governor of New York used the new data to proclaim the PPE works. I thought great, maybe it does work, maybe all our complaining is just belly-aching. “We were afraid of what was going to […]
Infection Control
I was at an EMS meeting recently and we were talking about when if ever we will go back to the pre-Covid-19 protocols concerning infection control, and someone made the observation that maybe we shouldn’t go back. Just a year ago, we had an agenda item about how EMS was frequently observed not following standard […]
Shower
The fire department had three of their men in full gowns when we arrived. The patient was up on the fourth floor, unable to walk, they said. They weren’t certain what was wrong with him — he wasn’t answering questions–but he had been shaking and vomiting all morning, and he had just gotten out of […]
Peter Canning
Assassin
As cases have risen in recent weeks, Officials should have given warning residents to be particularly cautious over their Thanksgiving breaks this week as families gather to celebrate.
2020-11-25 06:06:17
Passengers
Breathtaking to read. I can not imagine what you are going through night after night. Stay strong and thank you for your service.
2020-11-25 06:02:17
EMS Drugs
In the calls that I have seen Narcan, Oxygen, Nitro, Dextrose are the top 4.
2020-11-07 00:32:28
Help is Always Right
I was inducted into street work in the late 80s by a Catholic Worker whose brother was an addict. He died on the street here in Austin in the mid-90s and that's where she got her bias against giving money, which she inculcated into me. My policy still to this day, but you have given…
2020-10-20 01:26:41
Maps
