Thoracic ultrasound in respiratory distress
Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
View ArticleRemain calm: Assessing and treating panic attacks
Anxiety and emotion can spiral into respiratory compromise that is self-reinforcing, frightening and an EMS-treatable emergency
View Article4 things EMS providers need to know about hyperventilation syndrome
Understand the role of pulse oximetry and waveform capnography to assess and treat patients who are hyperventilating
View ArticleEPIC: An EMS-centered approach to head injuries
Through the EPIC treatment, EMS providers are taught to focus on the three H-bombs to prevent further damage to head injuries
View ArticleSerial killers: Trauma
Assessing for the 5 things that can kill people emergently when they suffer major trauma
View Article3 scenarios demonstrating the benefits of capnography for EMTs
Waveform capnography provides a non-invasive, accurate assessment of a patient’s ventilatory status
View Article5 things to know about capnography in cardiac arrest
Apply waveform capnography to make informed clinical decisions before, during, and after cardiac arrest patient care
View ArticleHigh-performance CPR
Video: Watch all of the elements of the chain of survival come together
View ArticleQuiz: Test your knowledge on airway management and capnography
Put your rales, rhonchi and stridor expertise to the test
View ArticleAirway patency vs. protection
“GCS <8; intubate” may be endangered, but not totally deserving of extinction
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