Diabetic Emergency

by | Nov 21, 2011 | Blog, Medical/EMS

EMS 4 diabetic emergency at 123 Fox Street, at 123 Fox Street on TACH Channel 12 I stuff the rest of my sandwich into my mouth and gulp down some water as I rush out of the fast food joint to hop into my ambulance. As my partner signals RESCOM (dispatch) we’re en...

EMS Call: Respiratory Arrest

by | Oct 28, 2011 | Blog, Medical/EMS

Dianna is back for her monthly EMS post. I’d like to pass along my congratulations to her for winning in the ACFW Genesis contest this year! This is a much sought after award and will turn the heads of editors her way. I know we will be seeing her books published in...

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

by | Sep 14, 2011 | Blog, Medical/EMS

Dianna Benson is back for her monthly post discussing the different types of personal protective equipment healthcare professionals wear in different types of situations. As a writer, these will help you write authentically. As an EMT, a Haz-Mat-Operative, and a FEMA...

Medical Question: Submerged Vehicle Part 1/2

by | Jul 11, 2011 | Blog, Medical/EMS

Mart asks a fairly detailed medical question so I’m going to split this post up over two days. Today, our resident EMS expert, Dianna Benson, will offer the EMS response. Next post, I’ll cover the emergency department treatment. Mart asks: This is the scenario: Ruby,...

Dangerous EMS Scenes

by | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog, Medical/EMS

When Safe Scenes Turn Dangerous Unlike inside a hospital, EMS operates in uncontrolled settings and environments. At any given moment a scene can and does suddenly become unsafe for us while we’re in the process of medically treating a patient. As an EMS crew is...

Haz-Mat Decontamination

by | May 9, 2011 | Blog, Medical/EMS

Dianna’s back for her monthly blog post. Today, she focuses on HazMat Decon (otherwise known as cleaning gross stuff off of you that could kill you). I particularly love the photos she included to help aid the writer with those accurate descriptive details. Don’t...