16. Stroke for first responders – August 2015 Stroke is the second leading cause of death or disability in Australia. The Australian Bureau of statistics report 60,000 strokes occur each year with one quarter in Victoria. As many as one […]
Continue ReadingQuick, call the police – August 2015 I normally write either about when something went well for me as an ambo and left a great impression or, more commonly, where something went not so well and left an even more […]
Continue ReadingExcuse me, whilst I place this foot in in my mouth A patient once said to me, as he lay with pain in his chest on an ambulance trolley in the reception of the emergency department, that that he had […]
Continue ReadingSeizures and convulsions for first responders – August 2015 Seizures, convulsions, first responder, pre-hospital, emergency, ambulance, paramedic A seizure is a transient episode of abnormal and chaotic electrical activity within the brain. The brain is made up of nerve cells that […]
Continue ReadingPelvis and femur fracture – August 2015 Of the traumatic musculoskeletal injuries, fracture of the pelvis or the femur have to have a case for being the most significant. Aside from when the bones themselves are diseased, both are strong […]
Continue ReadingPlease make my mummy better – August 2015 I once performed CPR on a young woman whilst her two pre-school children watched on. One of them, the older of the two, then said those simple words, “please make my mummy […]
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