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Crass Pollination by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hey I can't seem to access Nurse K's blog! anybody know whats up and how I get an invite? I miss reading her stuff Read on »

The case for critical care by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I know it's been a while guys. I just wrote this for a friend who wants to go to criical care to give him some ideas. It is by no means complete, I thought you all could expan ... Read on »

SANE cases by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine People. We deal with people everyday. But how often do we deal with the victim of sexual assault? When we do, do we allow our perception of the world to color our views of the ... Read on »

Loss by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Our department lost a man today. A firefighter,paramedic, brother and friend. He was my preceptor when I came to the city. He terrified me at first but we got into a comfortab ... Read on »

Airway Class by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Today we had airway training. Our numbers have not been so good even though we have multiple different airway devices on board. Our OMD came and taught our class. We got to pr ... Read on »

a lesson in dosing by a drug seeker. by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A local pharmacy called the Er to let them know they received a stolen prescription. It was written for "morfeen 1 gallon" That is a whole new dosing system made st ... Read on »

One less by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The loss of anothers life can be tragic. After a few years on the job you see many different types of death. Natural and unnatural violent death. The man who walks to the stor ... Read on »

things you dont want to hear over the intercom by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine "Medic 9 is on fire and I'm not joking!" good job to the guys at 4 who put out M9 that was on fire on the front ramp. You guys rock! Read on »

The sugars by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine We have all had some patients with low blood sugar who do some really bizarre things. Today my good friend had one that topped it for me so far. This dood was lying on the por ... Read on »

patterns by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In school our head is filled with shiny brand new knowledge that we have no idea what to do with. We want to get it all out and play with it like a kid at Christmas. When you ... Read on »

Thank you by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine For doing what I could not. For leaving your loved ones to hold down home so I can live the life I do. For taking care of your buddies when they need you the most. For giving ... Read on »

breathing difficulty by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I have been running a special on breathing difficulties that aren't lately. They all have been dispatched as breathing difficulty but have ranged from cardiac arrest to " ... Read on »

mine by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Patients have a way of becoming ours. When you are responsible for the care of another you feel some obligation. How many times have you heard stories start out with "my ... Read on »

word by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine There are some words I just love. In french class it was the word travailler. It just sounds so cool rolling off the tongue. In this job there are also words I just think are ... Read on »

attention L&D nurses by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Please please try to remember when we are giving you turn over that we tell you what the patient tells us and what limited info we find on our assessment. No matter how absurd ... Read on »

A by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Is for AIRWAY. Um not accuchek. Thank you Read on »

And here comes #9 by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Late 20's female G-9 P-8. Not due for 2 more weeks. Has pain for an unknown amount of time, sits down on floor and here comes #9. By the time we got there she was holding numb ... Read on »

Can a girl get a wheeze? Please? by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I like lung sounds. I like hearing different types of lungs sounds. I listen to lung sounds on pretty much all my patients and depending on your problem I may listen to them o ... Read on »

Don't make mom angry. by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This was the conversation between mom and patient at 4am after a call out for groin pain and painful urination. Mom: 3 WEEKS?! You have had this pain for 3 WEEKS! patient: y ... Read on »

The Wall by Gertrude Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I was not even a glimmer during the Viet Nam war but for some reason I have been drawn to this era my whole life. I wear a bracelet with the name of a Navy pilot that was sho ... Read on »

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