By Sean Hulsman
Our experiences as EMS providers with sick children are too few to build real comfort and providers never want to see kids suffering. Nonetheless we do treat sick kids and for children with respiratory distress it’s easy to be confused by lung sounds, especially wheezes. Read Pediatric Wheezing: It’s Not Always...
By Sean Hulsman
Waveform capnography verifies endotracheal tube placement and gives EMS providers invaluable feedback on patients after advanced airways have been placed. Read 3 Things to Know About Capnography and Advanced Airways and take the quiz to test your knowledge on use of capnography in advanced airways.
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Capnography can be an addition to a paramedic’s toolkit. A recent survey taken of EMS1 readers indicated that upwards of 95 percent agree that capnography is easy to understand and an important monitoring tool for patients in cardiac arrest, experiencing respiratory distress, or ill with sepsis among other things.
Capnography is the...
By Sean Hulsman
Asthma and COPD are obstructive pathologies of the pulmonary system. Affecting millions of people and accounting for countless 911 calls, these diseases. Read Use capnography as a primary assessment tool for asthma and COPD exacerbation and take this quiz to test your knowledge.
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