Heart Attack - Men vs Women's Symptoms

In class this week we discussed heart attacks, and reviewed the different symptoms male/female.  Thanks to Mike Nealon who pointed out this instructive article on the topic.  Thanks Mike.

Link here.

Plan for Midterm & Backboard Sunday

Here's the plan for this coming weekend:

Midterm: Oct 5 

• Start at 09:00
• Bring your own patient
• Bring your own snack
• End appx. 14:00

Backboard Sunday: Oct 6

• 07:45 Coffee, 08:00 Start
• Morning: Skills instruction
• Afternoon: Practical application in a variety of situations
• Dave R. is organizing lunch
• Wear old clothes, bring knee pads
• End appx. 16:00-17:00

Location: NetApp, Sunnyvale.  Directions on the link above.

Ski Season, and Your Candidate Year, Approaches - Get Fit

As Lucy noted & we discussed in class, the better shape you're in, the better your candidate year will go.  There are, of course, a huge number of programs to help you get ski-fit.  Here's a good one from my friends at CMH Heliski.

Our advice - Start now.  Find a good program.  Hit it hard.  Now.

Link to article here.

Perspectives from EMS: Orthopedic Considerations of the Polytrauma Patient

As we cover orthopedic trauma in the next couple weeks, here's another perspective from the EMS world.

https://www.jems.com/articles/print/volume-39/issue-5/features/orthopedic-considerations-polytrauma-pat.html

As always, for OEC work, stick to the OEC protocols, but you may find this additional perspective both interesting and instructive.

Saturday Bandaging & Splinting Practice

All -

Saturday's practice will be at Rinconada Park, Palo Alto.  9AM to 11AM.  Meet near the tennis courts.  Focus will be in upper body & lower body bandaging & splinting.

OPA & NPA Demo Videos

Candidates -

Here are two videos you may find helpful.  Plus the usual disclaimer - stay in your scope of training/practice & always follow the instructions in the OEC protocols & book...


NPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ-fahKPOvc

OPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a00BMlI03s

CPR Class

Candidates -

Bianca Gonzalez will once again do a CPR class for us this year. She's a great instructor and we're pleased to have her do this for us once again. Details:

Date: Sunday, Sept. 29

Time: 9AM to 1PM

Location: Life Safety Associates, 1876 Hartog Dr, San Jose, CA 95131

Course Certification: American Heart BLS.  On completion of class, you'll receive the AHA eCard as certification that you've completed the course.

Cost: $85, payable to Bianca, ideally by Venmo @ her link below

Action: Please sign up directly with Bianca.  She'll need your confirmed attendance & payments 1 week prior in order to order the materials and get things set up for class.

Further Questions: bianca_g02 [at] yahoo.com

Bianca's Venmo Info (@Bianca-Gonzalez-12):