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Rural and Remote Paramedicine – Our Dirty Little Secret
I would like to thank Lyle Blumhagen, my publisher at Canadian Paramedicine Magazine, for asking me to write this article Most of us just want to go through life without causing ourselves any extra work, worry or grief. So why on earth would smart people volunteer to work in Emergency Services in their own home …
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How 10mL of fluid and a blanket can save your life
(and a few interesting facts about clotting mechanisms) First of all, the 10mL of fluid is not saline. In fact, two decades of research tells us that aggressive crystalloid resuscitation is harmful.[1] Saline presents many challenges when used to resuscitate hypotensive patients: It’s acidic nature causes the body to use and deplete its natural buffers …
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