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Happy Medic: I have a question for you

Posted on September 7, 2010 by medic

According to Mary Roach’s hilarious book Bonk, there are apparently quite a few cock-ring emergencies in San Francisco. She is discussing the theory of constricting venous return and the evolution of erector rings, and then in the footnote, she unexpectedly … Continue reading →

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It’s the education, stupid

Posted on August 15, 2010 by medic

Reading a post about patient education or lack thereof at ER Stories, I caught a funny little “disagreement” between the Rogue Medic and The RPh, a pharmacist. And then since I have to go to the pharmacy myself, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Too little Morphine? It depends

Posted on July 29, 2010 by medic

So I heard, “Severe pain + 2 mg of Morphine = Severe pain”? Nah. In fact, I’d say it was pretty comfortable. Other Posts: Transport one, get one free How many hooker’s asses do you need to snort $25 worth … Continue reading →

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Call review #1 ***UPDATED

Posted on June 12, 2010 by medic

Code 3 for hypertension. This is a 76-year-old female whose daughter called for a relatively sudden onset of weakness over the past hour. She speaks no English, and her daughter tells us that she’s been generally “fine” except that over … Continue reading →

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I bet you didn’t meet your spouse like that

Posted on June 5, 2010 by medic

Mark Glencorse at Medic 999 has a Q&A at formspring.me where you can ask him any anything (presumably mostly related to EMS) and I noticed one entry which was simply AWESOME. How did you meet your wife? This is a … Continue reading →

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