Monthly Archives: December 2012

An empirical scientific viewpoint about gun control

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Ryan Madanick, MD

For just a moment, let’s take a scientific viewpoint about gun control here and try to leave emotions (and the Constitutional argument) out. The best type of study to determine whether gun control and/or regulation would be a Randomized Trial: … Continue reading →

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A Rapid Rescue for a New Mnemonic in BLS

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Ryan Madanick, MD

In reviewing for my upcoming ACLS recertification through the American Heart Association‘s HeartCode ACLS program, I learned that the classic mnemonic for the Basic Life Support (BLS) primary survey, the “ABCs”, which stood for Airway, Breathing (including Look, Listen, and … Continue reading →

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