Tension Pneumothorax: Identification and treatment
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that can occur with chest trauma and is more likely to happen with trauma involving an opening in the chest wall - Tension pneumothorax is a critical condition that can occur with chest trauma when air is trapped in the pleural cavity leading...
Webinar: Let’s Talk Real Numbers: Combatting EMS Burnout and Turnover
EMS1 Sponsored - With turnover among EMS hovering at 25% per year and costing more than $7700 per paramedic, data-driven strategies can help you improve employee retention. - Webinar sponsored by ESO - Register now to attend the May 25th webinar - At what cost are we losing EMS professionals to burnout and turnover? And what can we...
Misconceptions about airway management and the industry gold standard
Inside EMS - EMS1.com Columnists - Our co-hosts discuss airway management and its important role in EMS, including common misconceptions and the standard all providers should strive for - In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the topic of airway management. - Airway management is one of the...
Quiz: Capnography waveform basics
David Hudon, BS, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - Test your knowledge on hyperventilation, hypoventilation and reactive airway disease capnography waveforms - End-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) detection is an essential tool for EMS providers. CO2 is the byproduct of cellular respiration, the process of breaking down glucose and oxygen into...
On-Demand Webinar: Plan C: Navigating the difficult airway
Airway management guru Kelly Grayson on when and how to escalate to a more invasive and secure airway, and when to elevate care - Register now to view the on-demand webinar - For years, CoAEMSP guidelines required only five successful intubations to graduate from accredited paramedic programs. The vast majority of these intubations...
How to improve sepsis care with better EMS education
Rom Duckworth, BS, LP - EMS1.com Columnists - EMS educators can improve sepsis patient outcomes by ensuring EMTs and paramedics have knowledge appropriate and impactful training - Sepsis education, just like education for trauma, STEMI and stroke can improve EMS provider recognition, assessment, alerts and treatment to improve sepsis...
5 things EMS providers need to know about opioid overdose and respiratory compromise
Bob Sullivan - EMS1 Sponsored - EMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses - Timely recognition, airway management, administration of naloxone (Narcan), and continuous assessment of oxygenation and ventilation can...
3 things paramedics need to know about respiratory compromise, pneumonia and sepsis
Bob Sullivan - EMS1 Sponsored - Recognize the signs and symptoms of pneumonia and understand how capnography can be used to guide treatment for pneumonia and sepsis. - Pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death in industrialized countries . According to the American Lung Association, pneumonia causes more than 1 million...
