MCHD case of the quarter: Awful asthma
MCHD Paramedic Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Preparing for the most stressful call you can receive: pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest - In this episode of the MCHD Paramedic Podcast, the Montgomery County Hospital District EMS service Medical Directors, Dr. Robert Dickson and Dr. Casey Patrick, are joined by MCHD medic Lily...
How to recommend new EMS equipment for your agency
Greg Friese, MS, NRP - EMS1 Staff Originals - Everyone likes new equipment, but before you run to your boss to make your case, ask yourself these questions - If you are like me, you walk out of a trade show with an arm full of brochures, a bag full of snacks and candy, and a mental list of new equipment to demand that your service...
Intracranial emergencies: Car vs. pedestrian
Reel Emergency Vodcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Establishing a definitive airway and administering blood products - Listen as EMS clinicians stabilize a very sick patient who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. Pay close attention to their management of his injuries, their impressive teamwork and how quickly they establish a...
Back to the basics: Pediatric trauma
Limmer Education - EMS1.com Columnists - How young patients’ unique anatomy and physiology impact trauma assessment and management - By Chris Ebright - Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children, more than all other causes combined . These injuries result in over nine million emergency department...
Hypercapnia without hypoventilation
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - It’s not all about breathing rates: hypercapnia risk factors and complications - Your patient complains of dyspnea. His end-tidal carbon dioxide reading is 54 mmHg and respiratory rate is 20 breaths per minute. - That’s right, he’s hypercapnic with an...
Navigating toxic brain injury: We need a better map
EMS1 Contributor - Without real-time feedback to confirm ventilation rate and volume, a piece of the map is missing - By Justin Hurzeler, NRP, TM - In 2020, a nightmare I didn’t even know I’d had came true at around 0500 on a weekday morning, two hours before the end of a 24-hour shift. I had only been asleep for an hour when the...
Training Day: How EMTs should be using capnography
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - Application of an EtCO2 sampling device and waveform monitoring, especially during bag-valve mask ventilation, is well within the capability of EMTs - Should EMTs be trained and required to utilize capnography within their scope of practice and clinical care? -...
NAEMSP releases compendium of airway management best practices
EMS1.com Staff News - The position statements summarize recommendations for training, quality management, pediatric considerations and more - By Kerri Hatt - OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The NAEMSP Standards and Clinical Practice Committee has published “The National Association of EMS Physicians Compendium of Airway Management Position...
