Training Day: How EMTs should be using capnography
Tim NowakEMS1.com ColumnistsApplication of an EtCO2 sampling device and waveform monitoring, especially during bag-valve mask ventilation, is well within the capability of EMTsShould EMTs be trained and required to utilize capnography within their scope of practice and clinical care? Yes. That was a short article! If you can...
How to buy capnography equipment (eBook)
Buyers GuideDownload this EMS1 capnography equipment buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation By far, one of the greatest integrations into the clinical repertoire for both EMT and paramedic providers over the past decade has been capnography. If your patient has breathing problems, then...
Training Day: CPAP early, CPAP often
Tim NowakEMS1 SponsoredCPAP should be used as a noninvasive positive pressure ventilation tool early on in a treatment regimen for respiratory distressAsthma exacerbation – CPAP! Wheezing without a “shark fin” capnograph – CPAP! Wheezing with a “shark fin” capnograph – CPAP! Stubbed toe – CPAP! (OK, maybe not this...
Training Day: CPAP early, CPAP often
Tim NowakEMS1 SponsoredCPAP should be used as a noninvasive positive pressure ventilation tool early on in a treatment regimen for respiratory distressAsthma exacerbation – CPAP! Wheezing without a “shark fin” capnograph – CPAP! Wheezing with a “shark fin” capnograph – CPAP! Stubbed toe – CPAP! (OK, maybe not this...
Back to the advanced
Tim NowakEMS1.com ColumnistsWe’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as wellNot everything can be solved with the basic ABCs of patient assessment and management, at least, not without the right tools to facilitate it. Yes, paramedics need to...
Back to the advanced
Tim NowakEMS1.com ColumnistsWe’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as wellNot everything can be solved with the basic ABCs of patient assessment and management, at least, not without the right tools to facilitate it. Yes, paramedics need to...
4 things EMS providers need to know about hyperventilation syndrome
Bob SullivanEMS1.com ColumnistsUnderstand the role of pulse oximetry and waveform capnography to assess and treat patients who are hyperventilating Hyperventilation syndrome is a challenging and often misunderstood condition that is frequently encountered in EMS. When triggered by anxiety, hyperventilation causes patients to feel like...
4 things EMS providers need to know about hyperventilation syndrome
Bob SullivanEMS1.com ColumnistsUnderstand the role of pulse oximetry and waveform capnography to assess and treat patients who are hyperventilating Hyperventilation syndrome is a challenging and often misunderstood condition that is frequently encountered in EMS. When triggered by anxiety, hyperventilation causes patients to feel like...
