Notes on Canadian ALS and BLS directives and what changed.
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Most seizures stop on their own. The ones that don't get harder to stop with every minute. Here's how to think about time, benzodiazepines, the airway and the glucose check.
Advanced airways get the attention, but oxygenation is the goal. A practical look at BVM technique, preoxygenation and the failed-airway thinking every paramedic needs before the first attempt.
The most important stroke question on scene is often not about the patient's arm. It is about the clock. A practical walk through last known well, stroke scales and destination decisions.
The goal of an overdose call isn't a patient who's wide awake. It's a patient who is breathing. Here's how ventilation, naloxone titration and harm reduction fit together.