Rapid trauma assessment – Part III: You need some SOAP
Parts I & II. With the luxury of time, equipment, space, and modern technology, your patient assessment will and should be quite complete. Doc Grouch will focus on the fancy; […]
Category Archives: Anatomy
Basics on the structure of the human body.
Rapid trauma quiz – how we scored
Thanks to everyone for coming over and reading the Rapid Trauma Assessment – Part II. We had great participation in the five question quiz at the end, and we want […]
The rapid trauma assessment – Part II
Part I [Skip to the quiz if you’d like] On his way over to Charlie’s, Bill connected with Reggie Hammond, his neighbor from across the street. Reggie and his wife […]
Anatomy and Physiology x.10: The thyroid and how to replace it
I’m not sure how far ahead we have jumped in our Anatomy & Physiology lectures by going from blood pressure to thyroid medications. But here we are. Since we refer […]
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, […]
Anatomy & Physiology Lesson 2.12: Taking blood pressure: when you have all the gear
“So finally, Doc, you are getting around to something useful. Tell me how to take a blasted BP.” Watch this, please: Also, here is a video that reviews what you should hear […]
Anatomy & Physiology, Lesson 2.11–Of Arteries and their Pressures
This lesson will review the arterial anatomy (there’s quite a bit) and ask a critical question of where you might find relevant pressure points to control bleeding. We will then […]
Anatomy Lesson 2.10 (with a touch of physiology)
We next approach our anatomy lessons using something useful as a framework: vital signs. These are measurements of the fundamental functions of the body, and are: blood pressure, heart rate, […]
Anatomy Assignment 1.0: Finding our way around
The first aspect of anatomy to know is how to describe relationships. “Up” and “down” don’t have fixed meanings when someone can lay down and change your reference points. Instead, […]
Hogwarts School of Grid-Down Medicine and Wizardry 