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HemoDIEnamics: Part 2
In part 1 I talked about catching shock early and making your big move before the patient loses their ability to compensate (and perhaps respond…
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SDH = Stupid, Dumb, Hubris
This is the first in a series of pieces that are designed to give a new flight clinician a frame of reference for some types…
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Doing > Being
I’ve been hitting the Ryan Holiday stuff and stoicism hard lately, and this phrase rings loud and true for me. Hopefully it does for you…
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You Either Want To Be Loved… Or You Want To Lead
Not everyone is going to like you. Not everyone is going to agree with your approach. They’re going to complain about your tone of voice.…
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Less is More
318 slides. 3.1.8. Slides… that is what the publisher created for us to use as the lecture slide deck for one of the book chapters…
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Change Something…
“If you miss on the first attempt, change something.” Sometimes, in spite of our best efforts to achieve first pass success in intubation, our first…
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Outcome or Performance
A few years ago I ran across this video (attached at the end) from Pat MacNamara, a former SOF operator and instructor. In this video…
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Attention to Detail and Taking Pride In What You Do
My father was a paramedic and a firefighter. Looking back I can remember watching him pull out his boots and a box of boot polish…
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1 Year of Ordinary Ops
Has it really been a year already? 1 year and 42 posts later. This has been a massive opportunity for me to share some lessons…
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5 Minute Preceptor: CHF or COPD
Here is a common problem that your new kid will have difficulty with. Heart Failure (HF) vs. COPD in the patient with respiratory distress. It…
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Mise En Place
Have you ever seen an expert chef’s kitchen? Everything is in its place… and they definitely do not want you fooling with anything. How about…
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4 New Ways to View Performance as an FTO
As preceptors/FTOs we are usually charged with evaluating a new person’s performance, and we in most cases assign some grade or number to a trainee’s…