Capt. Byron A. Harrison, Sr., LP, BMEd, EMS-C, David E. Persse, MD FACEP, 2009 Sept 30, Eye of the Eagle

In late 2004, firefighters at Houston Fire Department (HFD) Station 6 had a casual conversation that providers across the country would likely recognize: "If only Ms. Johnson had someone to look in on...

Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD, NREMT-P, FACEP, 2009 Jul 30, Eye of the Eagle

Most people who appreciate high forms of achievement, regardless of their field, quickly recognize Englishman Roger Bannister as the first runner to break through the barrier of the four-minute mile. When...

Kathleen Schrank, MD, FACEP, FACP, Marc Grossman, MD, FACEP, 2009 May 26, Eye of the Eagle

We all look for that ideal world where our emergency departments would be ready, willing, able and even happy to receive new arrivals from EMS 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with EMS turn-around times...

Donald A. Locasto, MD, 2009 Jan 26, Eye of the Eagle

The 2008 Report on Older Americans issued by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics continues to emphasize that the U.S. population is becoming older. Although no surprise to EMS providers...

S. Marshal Isaacs, MD, FACEP, Eye of the Eagle

I recently had the honor of delivering a grand rounds lecture to the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. While there, I found myself reflecting upon what I...

Eye of the Eagle, David P. Keseg, MD, FACEP, 2006 Oct 2, Eye of the Eagle

There are some circumstances when patients may receive treatment from EMS providers but ultimately refuse to be transported to the hospital. For example, a diabetic patient in hypoglycemic coma might...

Eye of the Eagle, Joseph P. Ornato, MD, FACP, FACC, FACEP, 2006 Aug 1, Eye of the Eagle

This video is an echocardiogram (ultrasound) of a human heart during actual resuscitation. All four chambers of the heart are visible. When chest compressions are stopped briefly, blood stagnates and appears...

Eye of the Eagle, Paul Pepe, MD, MPH, 2006 May 16, Eye of the Eagle

Although basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been definitively shown to save lives, particularly in witnessed cases of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and childhood drowning events, its frequency...

Eye of the Eagle, Raymond L. Fowler, MD, FACEP, 2006 Feb 23, Eye of the Eagle

Introduction & Review Many thousands of emergency patients are treated in the prehospital setting in the U.S. every year. However, many don't receive vascular access because of lack of availability of...

Eye of the Eagle, Corey M. Slovis, MD, FACP, FACEP, 2006 Feb 22, Eye of the Eagle

My long-time friend and colleague, Dr. Keith Wrenn, says most people want it "both ways." I rarely listen to him (a whole other potential column), but I was thinking that he may be right this time. That...