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Cardiac arrest - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Summary Cardiac arrest is a sudden state of circulatory failure due to a loss of cardiac systolic function. The most common shockable rhythms associated with cardiac arrest are pulseless ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. The most common underlying causes are ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. In some settings, cardiac arrest is the result of respiratory arrest triggered by opioid toxicity.
Letters & Op-Ed, July 27 2022
What can I say? Wow! The 10th annual Summerfest was a fantastic success. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, there was much anticipation for the event to return, and the 10th annual Pelham Summerfest did not disappoint. The weather was perfect for all four days, and the people came out in droves. Summerfest started in 2011 as a one-day event to celebrate the conclusion of construction in the downtown core.
The 4 Stages of Failure
I really enjoy Justin Tarte's twitter feed as there is always a plethora of ideas and thoughts to apply to my practice. This weekend, Justin pushed out this comparison between failure and failing, and it made me ask myself this question. How much do we value failure as a meaningful part of the learning process? Failing vs. being a failure...
The 5 Prerequisites to Rigor
Everybody wants more rigor. States want more rigorous assessments. Colleges want students who took the most rigorous coursework in high school. Parents want more a rigorous curriculum to prepare their kids for the best colleges, and educators want more rigorous instruction. I think it's safe to say that we all want more rigor in schools. But there's are problem!!! Wanting rigor for every kid is one thing; delivering rigor in every classroom for every kid is another.
5 Ways to Assess Learning without Giving a Test
I ran into a little push-back about assessment. The chief complaint was that increasing the number of assessments requires teachers to give up more instructional time to test kids. I couldn't agree more with. We don't need more tests. We need more instruction. But here's the deal. Assessment is not testing. Assessment is determining if learning is actually taking place. In fact, assessment is a vital component on excellent instruction, and without assessment, you're not delivering instruction.
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