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Sat Aug 22 22:54:42 BST 2009

On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:25 -0500, "McSwain, Norman E Jr."
<nmcswai at tulane.edu> wrote:
> Not using c-collars on GSW of the neck has been the standard of care
> discussed for the last 3 years in the PHTLS training. Perhaps many EMT
> trainers or EMS medical directors have not been listening
>  

That is a huge problem in not just EMS. Teaching ACLS, there are all
sorts of myths taught as gospel, although they are not a part of the AHA
or ILCOR materials for the instructor. Or things are misrepresented,
where AHA states one thing, but the instructors interpret it in a very
narrow, very inaccurate way - and insist that this is the only
acceptable way. Then QA/QI/CYA departments start enforcing these fairy
tales.

Tim Noonan.

> Norman
>  
> Norman McSwain MD
> Trauma Director, Charity Hospital
> Professor of Surgery, Tulane University
> New Orleans LA
> 504 988 5111
> norman.mcswain at tulane.edu <mailto:norman.mcswain at tulane.edu> 

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