Respiratory surge cripples pediatric hospitals
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...
6 ways to avoid ketamine pitfalls
Daniel Schwester, MICP - EMS1.com Columnists - Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost - The in-custody deaths of persons who had been administered ketamine for agitation have brought controversy and questions about the use of the drug in EMS....
6 capnography monitor tips for capturing a clean waveform
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - Going back to the basics ensures a smooth EtCO2 reading and creates a calming environment for both the patient and provider - Utilizing capnography technology should be standard practice in today’s ALS ambulance – if it’s not, we really need to talk! However,...
Should waveform capnography be in the EMT scope of practice?
NAEMSP - EMS1.com Columnists - Exploring the limitations of lung auscultation and pulse oximetry - By Adrien Quant, LP; Hashim Q. Zaidi, MD - “Depending on a patient’s needs and/or system resources, EMTs are sometimes the highest level of care a patient will receive during an ambulance transport." — National EMS Scope of...
Video: Pediatric airway burns
Reel Emergency Vodcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Check out this incredible footage from video laryngoscopes that captured burned and swollen airways during intubation - In this episode of the Reel Emergency Vodcast, EMS clinicians care for four patients who suffered burns in a house fire. They swiftly and expertly perform invasive airway...
Serial killers: Shortness of breath
MCHD Paramedic Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - In this episode, learn the 5 emergent conditions that will kill patients experiencing shortness of breath, and how to use ETCO2 to develop a differential - How to get to the final diagnosis is often a process that all levels of emergency providers struggle with. To go from undifferentiated...
Training Day: Breaking down signs of sepsis
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - Design your training scenario to include increasingly complicated sepsis symptoms to test EMS providers’ differential diagnosis skills - This article was originally posted here on Bound Tree University. - Sepsis, or septic shock, can manifest through a number of...
10 things to train on this summer
Kerri Hatt - EMS1 Staff Originals - Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond - While parents are doing their best to fit learning activities into their students’ days, between trips to the beach, camps and popsicles to avoid the...
