Sam Ireland7 min readThe Brown 20I once worked with a prehospital practitioner who at one time worked for a service that drilled 20 minute scene times in their head. If...
Sam Ireland3 min read2 Quick CALCS You Must KnowI will reluctantly admit that I am an AHA instructor... Whenever I teach ACLS or PALS classes and run students through scenarios, I hear...
Sam Ireland4 min readBrains and Eyes - 2Consider a couple possible scenarios that may occur while testing a patient's pupillary reflex: Scenario 1: While shining a light into...
Sam Ireland4 min readBrains and Eyes - 1Eyes and Brains Sometimes I choose my blog subjects based off of a subject that I’m going to be teaching, or other times something I just...
Sam Ireland4 min readThe Chest Tube!Chest tubes are great. They can overcome all kinds of obstructions in the chest - air (pneumothorax), blood (hemothorax), air and blood...
Sam Ireland6 min read3 Things To Make Your Simulations NOT Suck"And we would give Ketamine..." - Paramedic trainee/student who is being run through a scenario In EMS, we rely on simulation for a lot...