1) Know the difference between respiratory distress and respiratory failure.
We have all struggled with language barriers at one time. Best advice for that…find the kids.
True Confession: I have postponed my EMS education. I like to do things well and I tend to stress about them when I am not doing well. I can still hear my father telling me as a child to not to do things “half-assed”. It is a sensitive subject with me and I have used this expression often with my children and staff: “If you are going to do something half-assed then you might as well not do it all!”
Cupping is a traditional Chinese medicine practice in which suction is created over the skin. This suction can be created by a manual suction device or by heating the air inside the cup.
We see burns relatively infrequently so this post will provide a few tips for mastering burns—both for the exam and for the street.
