Quick Take: Airway management lessons learned for COVID-19 patients
Marianne Meyers - EMS1.com Columnists - EMS grand rounds presentation focuses on proper PPE, endotracheal intubation and infection control - EMS and first responders are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and it is important that they are protected while performing their job. Several Seattle area physicians affiliated with the...
Airway management adjustments in the era of COVID-19
Kerri Hatt - EMS1 Staff Originals - Preventing aerosol-generating procedures while treating prehospital COVID-19 patients - After seeing a number of inquiries about the potential uses for CPAP in COVID-19 treatment, we reached out to EMS1 contributors from the Montgomery County Hospital District, Robert Dickson, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACEM,...
MCHD emergency protocol to eliminate nebulized albuterol
MCHD - Montgomery County Hospital District EMS is using a low-cost approach to administer albuterol via metered-dose inhaler, reducing viral spread without compromising patient care - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced EMS and all emergency providers to reassess our approach to airway management and treatment. This is especially true when...
Indiana EMTs prepare for increased scope of practice
EMS1.com Staff News - The Indiana EMS Commission approved statewide changes to the skills EMTs can use in the field, which will go into effect on March 1 - By Laura French - INDIANAPOLIS — EMTs across Indiana will soon be able to use more skills and procedures when treating patients after the state EMS commission approved scope of...
Coronavirus: A great opportunity for EMS
Inside EMS - EMS1.com Columnists - In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the hype around the Wuhan coronavirus and the responsibility of EMS providers to educate the community on public health concerns - This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Medtronic. Learn how capnography monitoring from Medtronic can help by clicking here. -...
The "great debate" of field intubation
Inside EMS - EMS1.com Columnists - In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the pros and cons of intubation in the field and if it's time to end the practice - This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Medtronic. Learn how capnography monitoring from Medtronic can help by clicking here. - In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris...
NAEMSP 2020 Quick Take: The Great Airway Debate
Catherine R. Counts - EMS1.com Columnists - 3 EMS physicians highlight the challenges that prevent a consensus on endotracheal intubation across EMS systems and the importance of case review - SAN DIEGO — The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) Annual Meeting didn’t shy away from one of the hottest topics in EMS: advanced...
What the FDNY medic partner attack says about toxic EMS culture
Inside EMS - EMS1.com Columnists - In this episode, our co-hosts debate the recent attack of an FDNY paramedic by her partner on duty, and the underlying issues behind EMS assaults - This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Medtronic. Learn how capnography monitoring from Medtronic can help by clicking here. - In this episode of...
