Hyperoxia: Too much of a good thing
Limmer Education - EMS1.com Columnists - Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration - By Chris Ebright - Oxygen. We love it, and it keeps us alive. The atmosphere contains 21% oxygen, and we exhale, on average, 16%. Thus, with the billions and billions of cells within our body, they operate using only 5%...
8 questions for critical respiratory compromise patients
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Make every assessment question count using this strategy to quickly assess respiratory patients who are unable to speak in phrases or sentences - Patients in severe respiratory distress or respiratory compromise are often unable to speak more than one or two words at a time, and attempting to do so...
5 tips for securing a patient's airway
Patrick Lickiss - EMS1.com Columnists - You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage his airway? - One of the first concerns an EMS provider should have about a patient with significant facial trauma is whether the patient has a patent airway and...
Misconceptions about airway management and the industry gold standard
Inside EMS - EMS1.com Columnists - Our co-hosts discuss airway management and its important role in EMS, including common misconceptions and the standard all providers should strive for - In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the topic of airway management. - Airway management is one of the...
Improve endotracheal intubation with First and TEN approach
Rom Duckworth, BS, LP - EMS1.com Columnists - The "set-up, size-up, scope, secure" mindset of the 1st and TEN approach to intubation may help improve first-pass success - This article was originally posted June 20, 2017. It has been updated. - Taking the time to prepare for intubation success on the first pass and following...
Tension Pneumothorax: Identification and treatment
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that can occur with chest trauma and is more likely to happen with trauma involving an opening in the chest wall - Tension pneumothorax is a critical condition that can occur with chest trauma when air is trapped in the pleural cavity leading...
Webinar: Let’s Talk Real Numbers: Combatting EMS Burnout and Turnover
EMS1 Sponsored - With turnover among EMS hovering at 25% per year and costing more than $7700 per paramedic, data-driven strategies can help you improve employee retention. - Webinar sponsored by ESO - Register now to attend the May 25th webinar - At what cost are we losing EMS professionals to burnout and turnover? And what can we...
Quiz: Capnography waveform basics
David Hudon, BS, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - Test your knowledge on hyperventilation, hypoventilation and reactive airway disease capnography waveforms - End-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) detection is an essential tool for EMS providers. CO2 is the byproduct of cellular respiration, the process of breaking down glucose and oxygen into...
