Patient with ExD syndrome
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Patient with ExD syndrome before and after versed administration
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Patient with ExD syndrome before and after ketamine administration
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Reality Training: Assessment and management of excited delirium
EMS1.com ColumnistsLearn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedationBy Christopher Kroboth Excited delirium patients pose a huge safety risk to themselves and the public safety crews responding to their emergency. Excited Delirium Syndrome is defined as "a syndrome of...
Take charge of the airway with tunnel vision focus
Arthur HsiehEMS1.com ColumnistsRealistic training, dedication to management and monitoring, the ability to troubleshoot and competently use available tools are critical to all EMS providersAirway management: It's not easy. Catastrophic clinical failures, such as the one described in this article about Drew Hughes, serve as somber...
Research analysis: Capnography to assess effectiveness of pediatric ventilation
Greg Friese, Editor-in-ChiefEMS1 SponsoredAnesthesiologists compare mask ventilation adequacy with endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask airway for pediatric patients By Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Capnographs from pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery were analyzed to assess the effectiveness of ventilation. The...
Tips for assessing sudden shortness of breath
Patrick LickissEMS1.com ColumnistsYou were asked to respond to a coffee shop for a 22-year-old male with increasing shortness of breath following a coughing fit; did you make the right decision? Assessment of respiratory patients, like most medical patients, involves an understanding of the anatomy and physiology which functions behind...
Remain calm: Assessing and treating panic attacks
Michael MorseEMS1.com ColumnistsAnxiety and emotion can spiral into respiratory compromise that is self-reinforcing, frightening and an EMS-treatable emergencySome patient encounters are keepers; other experiences need to be forgotten. Overcoming past calls is one of those skills that nobody teaches you in EMT school. Exorcising the...
