End of Bed Assessment – 16 Reasons Your Patient is Pale
Here's a list I've had for a while but not published: obvious, less obvious, and utterly surprising reasons your alive patient might be pale. References within.
Article 999 Founder Published in Paramedic INSIGHT Magazine, Sep 2022: Functional Neurological Disorder – A Patient’s Experiences; A Paramedic’s Perspective
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of speaking with a patient with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Ailsa reached out to the College of Paramedics after experiencing an unsettling mixture of treatment by healthcare professionals in a variety of settings. She hopes to encourage healthcare clinicians to learn more about her condition, a functional neurological disorder. Our understanding of this group of conditions is currently being reshaped, so I agree it is another area in which we must stay up-to-date.
Short Skills Video – What Happens When We Squeeze the BVM too Hard and Fast?
This is a short skills video from Article 999.
Acute Diarrhea in the Elderly – The Risk Factors
What are the risk factors for acute diarrhea in the elderly, and what treatment might these patients need?
Recommended Content: Cardiac Action Potential, Explained with Dominoes
If you, like me, struggle to understand the action potential, here is a great video from UBC Medicine, which explains the concept with dominoes. Check it out below.
CPD Templates v1.4: A Video Walkthrough and Printing Guide
As is the style of Article 999, here’s a video guide to the CPD templates. Note: This relates to v1.4. If the template you’re using doesn’t have a version number, […]
Interpreting the Acid-Base Balance Using Tic Tac Toe (0s and Xs)
To interpret the acid-base blood gas results, you first need to know what normal levels are. You also need to know what a high figure means vs a low figure - is this acidemia, or alkalemia? And you need Tic-Tac-Toe. Here's why...