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Sam Ireland
May 18, 20187 min read
The Brown 20
I 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 Ireland
Apr 7, 20183 min read
2 Quick CALCS You Must Know
I will reluctantly admit that I am an AHA instructor... Whenever I teach ACLS or PALS classes and run students through scenarios, I hear...
Sam Ireland
Mar 10, 20184 min read
Brains and Eyes - 2
Consider a couple possible scenarios that may occur while testing a patient's pupillary reflex: Scenario 1: While shining a light into...
Sam Ireland
Feb 24, 20184 min read
Brains and Eyes - 1
Eyes 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 Ireland
Sep 1, 20177 min read
The MAP to Clarity
When do you consider your patient hypotensive? Many providers would answer with some sort of systolic blood pressure measurement, like...
Sam Ireland
Aug 17, 20175 min read
The EPI Mixer - Should EMS Use Push Dose Pressors?
The patient absolutely cannot wait. Their blood pressure has been dropping for the last several minutes and there is no doubt in your...
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