This past weekend, four members of Brown EMS attended the 17th annual National Collegiate EMS Foundation conference in Baltimore, MD. In addition to meeting other students from all over the US and Canada, they attended lectures on topics ranging from how to run a successful training program to addressing controversies in spinal immobilization. Most importantly, they came in second place in the BLS division of the skills competition! Congratulations guys! Check out pictures from their trip to the right.
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First CME of the semester!
Thursday Feb. 18th 7pm
Wilson 102
Ken Williams, MD
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In Ohio last fall, the execution of Rommel Brown was held for a week after the initial execution was delayed two hours while executioners attempted to insert an IV. This caused Ohio to place a moratorium on all death sentences while it re-considered its capital punishment procedure. Ohio has decided to switch from a 3-drug cocktail to a single drug in carrying out death sentences. However, this is not the first time that there have been issues with starting or maintaining a line during an execution. It seems that the problem is not with the drugs being used, but how they are delivered. I propose administering drugs intraosseously, using something like the EZ-IO. Intraosseous infusion is the perfect alternative, as it has long been the back-up for IVs in the pre-hospital setting (especially in pediatrics). The EZ-IO is incredibly easy to use. Limited medical experience needed. No need to worry about finding a vein or going through a vein. Discomfort is at a minimum. Rapid infusion. The major argument against lethal injection is its cruel and unusual nature. The EZ-IO would answer all of these objections. And if we can perform IO infusions on kids, I think it’s more than acceptable for death row inmates.
After a brief hiatus, brownems.org is back online. And as bad @** as ever.
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What patient transport device would you use for the following situation? 22-year-old female c/o extreme pain to left shin, ankle, and foot following a fall. Pt is unable to bear weight on foot. Patient is located on a steep, wet, grassy hill, and is 200 feet from a concrete walkway. After reaching the walkway there is a large staircase down to the ground level. Stair chair is useless because of the lawn and the patients need to have their left leg extended. No other trauma is suspected.
In my opinion, this is a great time to deploy the Reeves. It works perfectly in this situation, allowing the EMT’s to safely transport the women off the grass and down the stairs safely and quickly. Now, I know that I have already lost you RI trained EMT’s who have no idea what I am talking about. I consider this to be a gross miscarriage of the EMT-B scope of practice. So, let this article serve as notice, to all of the uninitiated, of the great importance of the Reeves brand flexible stretcher. It is so important to us New Jerseyans that it is a mandatory piece of equipment.
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