A nugget of Big Medicine for your consideration. #96 End of shift Last weekend I had the privilege of meeting a brother medic/firefighter who has been on one helluva long godawful ride that has transcended hundreds of shifts and a large chunk of his life. The trauma Al experienced occurred […]
A nugget of Big Medicine for your consideration. #95 Test fire yourself. We are big on drills, exercises and simulations in EMS. We thrive on scenario-crafting. We roll on simulated cardiac arrests to practice our code protocols. We set up improbable Road Traffic Crash scenes to test our ability to […]
Lessons Learned from the Ice Storms: Backup Power by Greg Carttar [Feb 6 2009] As you surely know, Southern and Southeastern Missouri, Northeastern Arkansas, and Kentucky were hard hit by ice storms which took out power and essential services. This narrative is about a community in Southeastern Missouri. During the […]
On becoming senior & Germanic terms that make us sound smarter than we really are by Blair Schwartz [Jan 28 08] Ok, I know… It has been quite some time since I wrote anything for Big Medicine. Its not that I lost my passion for writing, nor due to the […]
A Series Of Firsts by Blair Schwartz [Oct 19 06] It’s been a while since I last posted an entry on Big Medicine, but that is the nature of the Internal Medicine Residency. A program designed to immerse you (quite literally at times) in the art and science of medical […]
Cycles by Blair Schwartz [Jun 28 06] I’d like to take you back to a time in your life. In the time leading up to the day you are filled with a sense of excitement, anticipation, fear and perhaps even a little dread. Your daily activities are occasionally permeated by […]
On the jingling of ‘change’ by Blair Schwartz [May 12 06]–I’m sitting now at the end of medical school and on the cusp of my residency. Truly an impressive time of transformation. As I sign contracts and insurance forms, it quickly becomes apparent to me the responsibilities that I am […]
Chronicle of a Bio-Attack: London 1664-65 by David A H Newman [from a 2001 column] Introduction Daniel Defoe was 5 during the 1664-65 London Plague. He wrote his ‘Journal’ (available as a Dover Thrift Edition reprint 2001) in 1722, drawing upon parish records, civic documents, and the memories of the […]
The London Plague of 1664-65: Summary [from a 2006 columnn] by David A H Newman Foreword The following account is based on Daniel Defoe’s famous “A Journal of the Plague Year.” He wrote it in 1722 — the result of interviews with survivors and extensive research into parish records, brought […]
Pandemic Flu Planning: “A Flow is a Quantification of Assumptions” by David A H Newman [Dec 6 06] References. I have made use of three references: 1] Government of Ontario Flu Pandemic Plan, Chapter 17 Acute Care Services & 17a: Tools; 2] Shoppers Drug Mart Healthwatch Pamphlet: Flu; and 3] […]