The First Five Minutes: What Really Happens When a Patient Crashes in the ER
If there’s one thing you learn early in emergency medicine, it’s that the first five minutes can make all the difference. When a patient crashes—whether it’s cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, trauma, or a sudden collapse—those first minutes are a blur of urgency, training, and instinct. Everything moves fast, but every action counts. You don’t get […]
From Medical Missions to Local Shifts: What Honduras Taught Me About Care
A few years back, I had the opportunity to travel to Honduras on a medical mission trip. At the time, I had been working in emergency medicine for quite a while, and I thought I had a solid grasp on what it meant to care for patients. I had seen trauma, heart attacks, strokes—you name […]