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Hallway EMS By: Darrell Bardua As EMS Off-load delays in the emergency department continue to plague systems across North America and beyond, are we prepared to meet the demands of our patients in this setting? Most paramedics are clinically prepared to manage patients in the hallways of emergency departments. However, there are more than …
It’s 3 a.m. and you’ve been called to a residence for an 83-year-old woman who got out of bed to use the washroom. In doing so she tripped over a pile of laundry that was laying in the middle of her bedroom in her less-than-tidy little apartment over the Three Sheets Laundromat. Her 61-year-old daughter …
Words by: Alejandro Olryd Let’s face it. We’ve all done it. It’s our dirty little secret and we hope no one notices but we’ve all been there. I’m talking about clumsiness with patients. You know, you stand up to get the monitor and trip on their feet, forget to strap them in properly, walk too …
Article published in the 1996 October / November Edition Words by: Heather Mackenzie-Carey Consider the following scenario. You are dispatched for a conscious, breathing 45-year-old male patient complaining of chest pain. It’s a cold snowy night and you were on the phone to your “significant other” discussing the weekend plans when the call came in. Your …
Article featured in the 1994 April Issue of Canadian Emergency News Word by: K. I. Copeland Some of you will no doubt remember the popular TV series Starsky & Hutch from years past, as well as the famous duo of Johnny Gage and Roy Desoto from Emergency. Many of us cut our teeth on shows …
Suicide Prevention Day There are few more deafening sounds than that left behind by a partner; lost to suicide. Every 40 seconds that sound is heard somewhere in the world, according to the WHO who estimates around 800,000 people take their own lives every year. It is considered a global pandemic by many governments. …
Let’s meet Jake. Jake is an avid cyclist who likes to go for rides early in the morning between the different towns in Saskatchewan. One day while on his ride a deer runs in front of him and he swerves his bike to avoid it, crashing into a post on the side of the road. …
It was a dark and rainy night. The police cruiser glided into the alley like a shark onto a reef, searching for its unsuspecting prey. The ‘prey’ was concealed about half way down the alley behind a large dumpster. Engine off, windows rolled up so that their breath wouldn’t be seen on this cold winter …
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