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Team Pulsara: Jul 02, 2015
This weekend, we celebrate our nation’s birthday! But, not everyone gets to take the day off. For those that selflessly serve our nation, provide...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 25, 2015
You've heard it before: "Time is tissue." When it comes to heart attack, this statement is painstakingly true. Only a few years ago, it was standard for patients to wait two hours before...
Hannah Ostrem: Jun 23, 2015
Interventional approaches to treating stroke involve inserting a clot-removing device into the afflicted vessel to physically grab and remove the blockage. This therapy has shown great promise for...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 19, 2015
There's a sweet new way to combat your risk of having a stroke. According to a recently published article examining more than 20,000 adults, eating chocolate could lower the risk of having stroke by...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 16, 2015
EDITOR'S NOTE: Special thanks to our guest blogger, Bob Sullivan. Bob Sullivan, MS, NRP, is a paramedic instructor at Delaware Technical Community College. He has been in EMS since 1999, and has...
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Team Pulsara: Jun 12, 2015
EDITOR'S NOTE: Special thanks to Kris Kaull, B.S., NRP, CCEMT-P, FP-C (Pulsara's Chief Marketing/Growth Officer, 2013-2024) for writing today's blog post. You can connect with him on LinkedIn. __...
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James Woodson, MD: Jun 07, 2015
Do you believe that “time is tissue?” Two million brain cells die every minute when your patient is having a stroke. With that knowledge, how can we decide on an “acceptable” treatment time? Is it...