Quick post: cheap ultrasound machines
I loves me some ultrasound. It’s quite possibly the most versatile imaging tool ever created. It can do/detect all of the following: Transcranial dopplers for head bleeds. Estimation of elevated […]
Category Archives: Shock
Signs and symptoms of a lethal condition and how to treat it.
And with that shiny new airway, you’ll need a few accessories…
Well, now that we have established you can improvise a video laryngoscope (VL) for less than $50, we move to the process of ventilating your patient. The fashionable airway […]
The rapid trauma assessment – part I
The hurricane came in off the Atlantic and slammed into the Carolina coasts at 2am on Thursday. For once, the weather forecasters were right, and it did not weaken to […]
What to do if you are shot
Originally posted on minimalmed's Blog:
Even if the S does not HTF, in our society, if you are out and about, there is a small but real possibility you…
Anatomy & Physiology, Lesson 2.13: Taking blood pressure, without gear
“So doc, I was practicing my anatomy, you know, me an’ my girl, and lo’ and behold another feller popped up all upset as to how she was his girl, […]
You do not want a piece of me
The flu, this year, is Bad. I have had my first patient die from it. It’s not just suffocation from respiratory failure, as the lungs fill with fluid such as […]
Physiology and the pathophysiology of shock
Today we’ll discuss shock. In a grid-down scenario, where there is no Facebook, Starbucks, running water, EMS service, trauma hospital, or anything else we’ve become accustomed to in our very […]
Hogwarts School of Grid-Down Medicine and Wizardry 