CNN is Selling Snake Oil – All You Have to Do is Believe.
CNN has recently run two stories that seem to have nothing to do with journalism. Rather, they mock journalism. Brain-dead baby recovers trumpets the news that a baby who was brain-dead really...
View ArticleSuicidal? Want to go out with a bang?
From the 2 birds, 1 stone category of posts comes a story about Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Stone skipping distance from El Paso, Texas. Things are not good in Juarez. They might as well change the name to...
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Needless Scan Reflex
This week the Normal Sinus Rhythm blog is doing our un-themed theme. I again apologize for being late in posting my contribution. Dr. Shadowfax at Movin’ Meat writes an excellent post about defensive...
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The Controversy Over Vaccines
OK, a bit of bait and switch. There is no genuine controversy. Vaccines work. Vaccines are safe. That is the wrong controversy. Why do so many people distrust vaccines? Why are so many people listening...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Speech on Health Care
The part of the President’s speech that relates to health care are copied from White Coat’s Call Room. For that same reason, we must also address the crushing cost of health care. This is a cost that...
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Dissecting the ACLS Guidelines on Cardiac Arrest from Toxic Ingestions
– In ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) one thing is consistent. Poisons are treated the same way before the patient codes, during the code, and after the code. Why? Dr. James R. Roberts writes that...
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The Failure of LUCAS to Improve Outcomes in the LINC Trial
We love gadgets in EMS. Dr. Bryan Bledsoe tells us that if we paint it orange and put a star of life on it, we can sell any product for a lot more money. How much would you pay to not improve...
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The LUCAS, Research, and Wishful Thinking
Does the LUCAS improve outcomes? No. The authors state that clearly.[1] Do people think that we should use the LUCAS anyway? Yes. The excuses are presented by many people. What are the possible...
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Baby with cancer improving using chemotherapy does not get worse after...
Doesn’t get worse with real medicine? Continues to get better with real medicine? It’s a miracle! Who would expect a baby with a benign tumor, that is improving with chemotherapy, to continue to get...
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Have a Slow, Quiet Friday the Thirteenth
Also to be posted on ResearchBlogging.org when they relaunch the site. Superstitious appears to be common among medical people, so this may be seen as offensive. If you doubt me, comment that it is...
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