David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2009 Oct 14, David Ross

Police officers were called to the home of a 73-year-old for a welfare check. Upon arrival, they found an unresponsive male lying on a bed. A neighbor had noted that the patient had not responded to the...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2009 Jul 22, David Ross

A 36-year-old male was standing on a baseball diamond, coaching his son's team on a July afternoon, when he was struck by lightning. He immediately went into cardiac arrest. Lightning continued nearby...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2009 Apr 24, David Ross

A 29-year-old man with a history of diabetes was found unresponsive by family members at his home. One hour prior to noting the patient's condition, he appeared to have been alert and seemed normal. There...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2009 Jan 21, David Ross

"She has chronic back pain, and her medications aren't working." That was how an emergency physician recounted a report he had received from an EMS crew upon arrival to a hospital. "I don't think the...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2008 Nov 4, David Ross

I'm in the Minneapolis airport waiting for a flight home to Colorado. I have three hours to kill. So I sit at the bar in a very deserted Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Express Restaurant with a glass of wine and...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2008 Oct 23, David Ross

Last month, I mentioned my experiences in the shadow of the Democratic National Committee Convention held in late August in Denver. In that article, I indicated I would evaluate the presidential candidates'...

David Ross, DO, 2008 Sept 9, David Ross

As I write this, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) has just concluded in Denver, Colo. From the city's perspective, the convention was considered successful. Now the Republican National Convention...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2008 Jul 3, David Ross

EMS crews arrived at the apartment of a 79-year-old male reported to be unresponsive. They found him to be minimally responsive only to painful stimuli. No bystanders were available to provide history,...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2008 Jul 1, David Ross

Dr. Bill Jermyn, who died in Jefferson City, Mo. on May 15, 2008, was a great friend of EMS and specifically of physician medical directors. At the time of his death he was the director of Emergency Medical...

David Ross, DO, FACEP, 2008 Mar 20, David Ross

EMS crews were dispatched to the home of an 81-year-old male. His sister found him lying on a bed. When he didn't respond to her, 9-1-1 was contacted. He had complained to friends that he hadn't been feeling...