Limmer Education - EMS1.com Columnists - Four distinct events must occur in order for an anaphylactic reaction to manifest - By Chris Ebright -
Do you ever notice that the shape and contour of a grain of pollen looks eerily similar to the Death Star from Star Wars? Many patients with seasonal allergies probably think George Lucas...
Michael Fraley, BS, BA, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic over the last few years, there have been concerns that we would not have enough ventilators to care for all the patients who experienced respiratory failure. Although...
MCHD Paramedic Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Dr. Al Lulla breaks down an area where we can improve outcomes - In this episode of the MCHD Paramedic Podcast, join our host, Casey Patrick, MD, FAEMS, assistant medical director for the Montgomery County Hospital District EMS, for a discussion of some of the recent literature surrounding...
Inside EMS Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Our cohosts tackle a contentious topic – including waveform capnography into the EMT Scope of Practice; do you agree? - This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders....
Rob Lawrence - EMS1.com Columnists - Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting - TAMPA, Fla. — This year’s NAEMSP annual meeting included a bumper crop of poster presentations. In this Quick Take, I will review my top five takeaways from the posters presented...
Jonathan Lee - EMS1.com Columnists - Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation - A number of agencies have published sedation best practice guidelines . With the exception of the NAEMSP statement on drug-assisted airway management, none of these are prehospital specific . -...
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - Always keep the patient’s context in mind in any situation when you’re utilizing waveform capnography - Cold weather is upon us, and so is the risk of hypothermia in our environmentally exposed patients. When body temperatures drop, so should our sole reliance on...
Inside EMS Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - 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 - This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance...
Todd Bowman, BA, NRP, CCP - EMS1.com Columnists - Maryland physician describes the current pediatric bed crisis as “far worse than the worst days of the adult critical care bed crunch during COVID” - Viruses that are common in the pediatric population have surged in the United States earlier than physicians expected, with news of...