Airway patency vs. protection
“GCS <8; intubate” may be endangered, but not totally deserving of extinction
View ArticleQuiz: Test your knowledge on airway management and capnography
Put your rales, rhonchi and stridor expertise to the test
View ArticleHigh-performance CPR
Video: Watch all of the elements of the chain of survival come together
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 Article3 scenarios demonstrating the benefits of capnography for EMTs
Waveform capnography provides a non-invasive, accurate assessment of a patient’s ventilatory status
View ArticleSerial killers: Trauma
Assessing for the 5 things that can kill people emergently when they suffer major trauma
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 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 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 ArticleThoracic ultrasound in respiratory distress
Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
View ArticleThinking: Pediatric respiratory distress
Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann discusses diseases of the upper and lower airways
View ArticleThe pediatric assessment triangle: Not just for kids
An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
View ArticleABCs: Back to the advanced
We’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as well
View ArticleBack to the basics: Anaphylaxis
Four distinct events must occur in order for an anaphylactic reaction to manifest
View ArticleA new option for patient ventilation
The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans
View ArticleNAEMSP 2023 Quick Take: 7 takeaways to improve EMS quality, staffing
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
View ArticlePrehospital sedation best practices
Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation
View ArticleCapnography in the cold
Always keep the patient’s context in mind in any situation when you’re utilizing waveform capnography
View ArticleHow best to manage the airways of patients with traumatic injuries
Louisville Metro EMS Major Chis Lokits joins to discuss the future of paramedic intubation, as well his agency's part in the DoD's prehospital airway clinical trial
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