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Olympic Fever

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The many athletes are in their prime, and often well-acquainted with strain, injury, acute care, and rehabilitation. Translators are available for this polyglottal population. So, I offer applause and best wishes to those who represent us in meeting the health challenges of such a large enterprise honoring sport and peace. "Citius,

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The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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An example would be the recent ACLS graduate who tells the airway manager, who is ventilating the patient well without a leak, that he/she is holding the mask “upside-down”. This deliberate choice is known to the expert, but not well-published in basic literature. Ars Technica blog.

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Erratum in Mouth-to-Airway [adjunct]

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In the last blog entry, I expressed my belief that the Venti-Breather® was perhaps the commercial version of the Roswell Park Rescue Breathing Mask (sic) designed by James O. The reference that I had ordered arrived well after the posting. I was wrong. I worked from a contemporary faulty memory. 1967 November; 14(9): 236–249.

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NALOXONE ACCESS: Good News and Bad News

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In the 55 years since its discovery [Wikipedia] , it has garnered a well-earned reputation as an unparalleled specific antidote or remarkable safety. Mother Jones magazine’s motherjones.com blog & commentary. California , for example, now permits pharmacists with a one-hour in-service training to prescribe such to the public.

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

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A natural one, and especially suited for increasing capability without regard to physician residency program output of graduates, and in less-well-served rural areas. Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog. Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog. Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog. Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog. 10/20/2013.

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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

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All went well. Status Asthmaticus in Pregnancy from Life in the Fast Lane Literature Review by Dr Chris Nickson NEW Link added after initial posting of blog. Not in the textbook, but it worked. Usually, in the ED, the simple and great goal is to get the parturient upstairs to OB-GYN, if you have one, as soon as possible.

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Ballistic Follies

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If you think your patient is the perpetrator, he may well be an innocent, or even an off-duty or undercover officer. It is not possible during acute resuscitation or at any time before a complete investigation, or even trial, to know who is innocent, guilty, or what occurred during the altercation. Do not compromise your care. Khoshdel, A.