Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2009 Oct 21, Dennis Edgerly

As you enter the house your patient looks at you anxiously. He's sitting upright, leaning forward. You note circumoral cyanosis and obvious respiratory distress as he attempts to speak. As you approach,...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2009 Aug 26, Dennis Edgerly

It's an early October evening, and the tones sound. Dispatch resonates, "Respond to a child in respiratory distress." En route, potential causes of pediatric dyspnea run through your head. On entering...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2009 Jun 18, Dennis Edgerly

You're responding to an unconscious person. On arrival, you find the patient in the driver's seat of a parked car, slumped over the wheel. He is breathing and opening his eyes. He responds to touch, and...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2009 Apr 16, Dennis Edgerly

You're dispatched to an "ankle pain" call. Upon walking into the house, you see a young male sitting on the couch with his leg elevated. He tells you he twisted his ankle yesterday while skateboarding....

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2009 Feb 19, Dennis Edgerly

An EMS crew arrives on scene and finds a 70-year-old male with shortness of breath. They quickly place the patient on oxygen and begin to obtain a set of vital signs: pulse 110, blood pressure 100/86,...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2008 Nov 25, Dennis Edgerly

You see a male lying at the base of a ladder as you drive up to the scene. After assuring the scene is safe, you approach the patient. Holding his head, you assess his airway, breathing and circulation....

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2008 Sept 23, Dennis Edgerly

You've been called to a private residence to care for an unconscious teenage male. The young man is sitting in the garage, unconscious and unresponsive. His parents discovered him when they got home from...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2008 Aug 4, Dennis Edgerly

You are called to the house of a male with difficulty breathing. While your partner cares for the patient, you review his medications. You discover Digitalis, Lasix, Lisinopril and Micro-K. Conferring...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2008 May 27, Dennis Edgerly

The patient is unconscious and breathing rapidly. As you kneel to feel a radial pulse, you discover the pulse is weak and rapid. The femoral and carotid pulses are stronger. After opening the airway and...

Dennis Edgerly, EMT-P, 2008 Apr 26, Dennis Edgerly

The call is over. You're cleaning and restocking your ambulance. You provided the best care possible and gave a thorough report to the emergency department (ED) physician. Unfortunately, the patient died....