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Not the OP, but having worked on the EMS side of a fire department, I can give some insight (though my department was much smaller than OP's): 1) Usually each fire engine is staffe…

I believe the apps only pull whatever information is in the barcode on the back of the idea - only law enforcement can actually check the ID against the DMV database. I scanned the…

A Holter is essentially an EKG that's left on for a longer period of time. If a patient is coming in with chest pain and your want to evaluate for a heart attack, you really just n…

You're spot on with your previous post, but just wanted to add a note to anyone reading that if you've been having intermittent chest pain or discomfort for weeks/months, it still …

Cool product -- especially like the idea of medication reminders in the watch. Is the silver thing on the face of the watch the second electrode for your EKG?

My undergrad degree's in biomedical engineering, and I've been a self-taught coder since middle school. I'm currently pursing my PhD in engineering in addition to my medical degree…

There are products like AliveCor's Kardia on the market. The issue is that it's difficult even for a physician to interpret EKGs, and automated interpretation has proven quite chal…

It's probably worth going to a doctor to get an EKG and get checked out. If your heart beat is irregular (either the time between beats seems random, or you have pauses or early be…

While a low reading on one of those meters (coupled with symptoms) is likely a good sign that something's wrong, I think it's quite possible for the pulse oximeter to read normal e…

I'm assuming you mean people can be having an MI, or experiencing angina for quite some time, not actually in cardiac arrest

A lot of people equate a heart attack with cardiac arrest, where the heart actually stops pumping blood and the patient suddenly collapses, but in reality, a heart attack refers to…

Definitely agree with this. Figure1 is great for focused learning, but Twitter has allowed me to hear about random clinical pearls, interesting cases, the latest research, and the …

Depends on what content you're looking for, but off the top of my head, here's a variety of type of EM-related people/accounts. The first two are teaching resources. The rest are a…

It may not necessarily be the best option for the OP's daughter, but it is possible to do a PhD that uses data science as a tool rather than the focus. There's a lot of interesting…

This is a little sketch - if the question you asked didn't required any additional work (specialized physical exam, detailed history taking, additional medical decision making), bi…

Except the problem is that in the car situation you're the one paying for the car, not a third party. This is more like your car getting totaled, and your auto insurance company sa…

Anything that turns the "preventative" visit into an "evaluation and management" visit will often result in additional charge since they have different billing codes. Preventative …

Sounds like (from the Italian article) she had already had an unsuccessful (or attempted?) kidney transplant in 2014. The patient appears to have some sort of vascular as well as i…

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I'm a huge fan of the rest of this Coursera specialization (or was, until they started charging to submit assignments for it mid-specialization, but I digress...) Carlos and Emily …

I don't know if there's any restaurants in the park proper, but the new Park redevelopment plans calls for building retail, dining and apparently residential space in the Park http…

London vs City of London: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqs5ohhass_QScZFYoQX-...

Woah, I've never seen this before -- thanks for sharing!

Are you in the US? The FAA has a strict set of minimum medical equipment for each flight with a flight attendant. [1][2]. European regulations require a lot more but don't actually…