Category Archives: Pharmacology

Tamiflail

Posted on 08/04/2016 by James

Some people may remember the Great Swine Flu Epidemic of several years ago.  Paramedics and other frontline operators were wearing tyvek suits on a daily basis and the febrile media was spending most of its time freaking out about the … Continue reading →

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The drugs don’t work…

Posted on 05/04/2016 by Robbie (@AmboFOAM)

At least in cardiac arrest that is.  Maybe…

Posted in Pharmacology, Research, Resuscitation | 4 Comments

Zombie Attack! Combating Combative Cardiac Arrest

Posted on 25/02/2014 by Robbie (@AmboFOAM)

An interesting conversation erupted last night on Twitter (which resulted in me being awake way past my bedtime, i.e. 8pm) regarding the management of a specific issue in resuscitation from cardiac arrest: the combative dead person.

Posted in Ethics, Pharmacology, Resuscitation | 26 Comments

It only hurts when I laugh.

Posted on 07/01/2013 by Robbie (@AmboFOAM)

I am sure that most paramedics have been vexed at some stage by the issue of “drug seekers.”   You know that patient on bucket loads of oxycodone who is complaining of abdo pain?…

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