Category: AEMT
- Principles of Pharmacology ()
The term allopathic medicine was coined in the 1800s to differentiate two types of medicine. Homeopathy was on one side and was based on the theory that “like cures like.” The thought with homeopathy is that very small doses of a substance that cause the symptoms of a disease could be used to alleviate that disease. In contrast, […]
- EMS Role In Public Health ()
In 1915 when Yale added the Department of Public Health to its medical school, such programs were rare. The University of Pennsylvania had one. Harvard and MIT had a joint School for Health Officers. Johns Hopkins was a year away from starting its School of Hygiene and Public Health. As suggested by these names, the […]
- Early Adulthood ()
Peak physical conditioning is attained by age 19 to 26 years old. During this time, the young adult is developing lifelong habits and routines. All body systems are working at optimal performance. If there is a chink in the armor it is the higher likelihood of death by accident than any other age group probably […]
- School Age Children & Adolescents ()
At this point the school age child (age 6 – 12) and the adolescent (13 to 18) brain is working on both hemispheres. This age group can be extremely creative and extremely logical (both at the same time). School age children are constantly dealing with losing their baby teeth and dealing with the pain that […]
- Getting Old Sucks ()
All is not lost on the middle aged person (age 41 – 60). Middle aged people tend to be more conservative in their approaches to life, often approaching life’s problems as challenges as opposed to threats. Middle aged people sometimes struggle with the passage of their own children into adulthood. This lack of familial interaction […]
- What The Infant Is Trying To Tell Us When They Cry ()
Situational Crisis – Personal Separation Reactions Researchers observed that when a child was separated from their primary caregiver (typically their mother) all children seemed to progress through three stages: The protest stage: The initial response of virtually all children to being separated from their caregiver is protest. Protest, for young children and infants, can show […]
- To Understand the Infant, You Have to Understand the Fetus ()
Fetus Under Tremendous Pressure In order to deliver a complete baby out of a vagina, the newborn must be highly compressible. In order to be delivered, the fetus has to be squeezed to 1/2 to 1/3 it’s normal diameter. The ability to be crushed is a fascinating trait that follows the newborn all the way […]
- Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers ()
Newborns actually drop about 5 to 10 percent of their initial body weight in the first week of life. Within a few minutes of birth, the neonatal pulse is usually 30 – 40 beats per minute slower; likewise, the neonatal respiratory rate normally drops to under 40 breaths a minute. The decrease in breaths per […]
- Types of Shock ()
Hypovolemic Shock Hypovolemic shock, the most common type, is caused by insufficient circulating volume, typically from hemorrhage although severe vomiting and diarrhea are also potential causes. Hypovolemic shock is graded on a four-point scale depending on the severity of symptoms and level of blood loss. Typical symptoms include a rapid, weak pulse due to decreased […]
- Lower Blood Pressure Results in Oxygen Impairment (Time For PLAN B) ()
Lowered blood pressure delivers less oxygen to the body’s cells. When the cell experiences decreased oxygen levels in the blood, the cells resorts to plan B, anaerobic metabolism. All cells in the body have the ability to exist without oxygen. Ordinarily, oxygen is used in the cell primarily it is needed to convert glucose to […]