On February 9, Acadiana's regional EMS Council had it's latest meeting, representing local ambulance services, Emergency Departments, and disaster coordinators. First we congratulated ourselves on providing tourniquet training to…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Alex Wolf, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. It's Sunday afternoon, you're prepping dinner and keeping an eye on the kids. You catch a fleeting…
I remember that first time- a parent insisting on antibiotics despite my advice. The girl clearly had a virus- cough and runny nose for two days. I explained to the father that antibiotics don't kill viruses, she'll get better…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Rachel Kumar, a Family Practice resident at University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. We see lots of kids with abdominal pain in the Emergency Department. They'll maybe have cramps or…
The 15 year-old had what she thought were gas pains for the past several months. Then one day the pains became terrible, she came to the Emergency Department, and delivered a baby. Then the doctors and nurses had their usual…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. April Weliever, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. In the past weeks Dr. Hamilton reviewed Christmas safety issues. Christmas must be pretty…
