Robert E. Sippel, Major, USAF (Ret.), MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP, is an assistant professor and clinical coordinator in the Emergency Health Sciences Department at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX.
Articles by Robert E.
EMS Recap: High Altitude Illnesses
by Robert E. Sippel, MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP
March 23, 2012
High-altitude illness is the general term encompassing the syndromes...
EMS Recap: Apgar Scoring
by Robert E. Sippel, MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP
January 19, 2012
Apgar scoring has been used to assess the condition of newborns since being...
EMS Recap: Intracranial Pressure and the Cushing Reflex
by Robert E. Sippel, MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP
November 23, 2011
Rising ICP can have serious consequences. Here’s what to know.
EMS Recap: Tourniquets
by Robert E. Sippel, MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP
September 16, 2011
A tourniquet could be the difference between whether a patient with...
EMS Recap: Trendelenburg
by Robert E. Sippel, MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP
August 12, 2011
The basis for using the Trendelenburg position and passive leg-raising is...
EMS Recap: The Glasgow Coma Scale
by Robert E. Sippel, MS, MAEd, NREMT-P, LP
June 24, 2011
The Glasgow Coma Scale was originally developed to assess and document...
