Monthly Archives: December 2006

Some days the ER gets hit with the "breathers"- the kids having asthma attacks. While the rest of Dallas is enjoying the sudden change from cold to beautiful weather, we are suffering from all of the asthma attacks it caused. … Continue reading →

"Possible seizure at school," the EMS said to me as he wheeled his patient into my room. The patient had never been diagnosed with seizures, but this was his fifth similar episode. At school, the boy suddenly became quiet and … Continue reading →

Here are a few of the things I have learned from my patients over the last few months:~ Slamming your finger in the doorknob side of the door hurts. Slamming it in the hinge side of the door will take … Continue reading →

Every patient who comes to the ER is triaged when they first arrive. When triaging a patient, a complicated formula is used to determine what "level" to make that patient. Here is my own version of our levels: Level 5 … Continue reading →