The Crunch

While many factors impact our ability to deliver effective care to our patients, positioning is one of the simplest, but most meaningful interventions we can provide. Different positions help to facilitate different interventions or physiological processes. Supine: Facilitates abdominal assessment & spinal protection. Prone: Helps optimize ventilation for patients with ARDS. Fowlers: Supports normal physiological …

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Is There a Medical Professional on Board This Aircraft: Responding to a Medical Emergency on a Commercial Flight

In the coming days, my wife and I will be embarking on a trip to Europe. Predominantly this trip will be for a bit of adventure, however, the underlying motivation is the SMACC conference in Berlin towards the end of June. I have flown internationally a handful of times in the past. On one of …

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Best Blogs

With the Internet being so content saturated it’s often tricky to find the things that matter to you. In the context of emergency nursing there are a ton of great sites that help curate content that is both meaningful and entertaining. Through my endless late night nerd sessions I have developed a few favorite sites …

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