Syncope is a common disorder of temporary loss of consciousness and posture, described as ?fainting? or ?passing out.? It?s usually related to temporary insufficient blood flow to the brain and annually affects six per cent of elderly persons and accounts for 3 per cent of emergency department visits. Syncope is an important heart problem, is [...]
Every fitness facility should have a well thought out and practiced emergency plan in place. Emergencies happen without warning, no two are ever alike and waiting until they happen leaves you and your facility open to liability.
For the past 5 plus years I have been a Paramedic in a busy urban EMS system. [...]
Spells. Things that go bump in the night. Such events are medical mysteries in need of solving. As a consulting neurologist, I’ve learned that part of my job is to be a “phenomenologist.” To explain, if possible, the unexplained. To puzzle out mystery-symptoms and odd phenomena.
And one of the hardest [...]
