Healing in Health Care
I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to see many people healed in the setting of emergency medicine. I think healing and medicine make a wonderful partnership, though not everyone agrees. There are many issues that need to be considered if you want to use divine healing in your medical practice. In this message, we’ll discuss the most common problems and look at some solutions. Before I began operating in divine healing, one of the…
Emergency Department Healing
We brought a frequent flier to the emergency department. Not long ago, my partner transported him 3 times in one day. This time he called 911 for a headache. As my partner steered him to the waiting room, I noticed a receptionist at the ER desk with her arm in a sling. My partner gave report on our patient. I pulled up a chair and began asking about the injured arm. She fell in the…
Cath Lab Transport
I transport many patients from small hospitals to larger ones for special procedures. One of the most common procedures is a coronary angiogram for patients having chest pain. The place where this procedure is done is called a cath lab. Despite the fact that she was wearing a hospital gown, our patient managed to keep her appearance tasteful. She had on fresh eye shadow and lipstick and her ebony hair was neatly combed. As we…
Who Will Be Healed Today?
As I drove to work I wondered… who will be healed today? God has been doing more miracles lately when I ask people if they want prayer. It’s not an occasional thing anymore, but a lifestyle. We checked the rig and went in service on a slow morning where everyone seemed to be in quarters. Would it be someone with a foot injury? …or back pain? Our first call was for a woman who fell…
Little Old Ladies
We responded on what would be a boring call for most paramedics: a little old lady with the flu. I informed her that there wasn’t anything the hospital could do and she might be better off staying home, but my objections were overruled. She was coming with us. While loading her in the ambulance, I got her medical history. She was pretty healthy except for severe scoliosis, arthritis, and a torn meniscus in her left…