Back to the basics: Anaphylaxis
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...
A new option for patient ventilation
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...
The TBI ‘H bombs’
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...
Why introducing waveform capnography can help EMTs grow
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....
NAEMSP 2023 Quick Take: 7 takeaways to improve EMS quality, staffing
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...
Prehospital sedation best practices
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 . -...
Capnography in the cold
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...
How best to manage the airways of patients with traumatic injuries
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...
