Month: March 2012

 I pride myself on my assessment skills, my finely tuned senses — the ability to see, hear, touch, smell, taste, and whatever the sixth sense is – I do that one well too. But lately, I must confess I have been having some issues with the hearing. I auscultate the patient’s lungs and hear nothing….

 I was in a parking garage over the weekend when my exit was held up by a woman in a SUV who took about five minutes to make all he turns necessary to back into a parking space. I was thinking why not just drive in straight? Why do you have to be parked for…

 It never ceases to amaze me when it happens. When routine saves you. I was talking with another EMS Clinical Coordinator recently, and he said he did not understand why some medics seem to check the blood sugar on virtually everyone. Why don’t they do it only when it is indicated? I argued that medics don’t do…