“Time to Recover” Explained I was asked a simple question that required a not so simple answer. Q: How do you remain so calm and focused in a trauma care situation? Time to recover: This is the time when you realize you will be in a stressful situation and you must...
Capt. Hook’s specializes in scuba diving. We know it well, and we enjoy being a part of it, especially in the Florida Keys. The one thing we like most about it, is teaching students to become safe divers first, and then provide them opportunities to grow in their...
Medical Readiness does not occur by happenstance, there are no magic pills or one-stop shop training platforms. I frequently get asked how I prepared for damage control resuscitation and damage control surgery in the austere environment… aka, pre-hospital medicine....
What’s in the “old man’s” medical bag? So, a frequent question that I get asked, is what do I carry in my medic bag… Here is my break down: Airway- 4- Surgical Cric kits (make them myself) includes a 6.0 ETT cut down 1” above the pilot balloon, 550 cord stripped for...
As an anesthesia provider, I learned about Boyles Gas Law (P1V1=P2V2). “The absolute pressure exerted by a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the volume it occupies if the temperature and amount of gas remain unchanged within a closed system….as...
