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...
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...
EMS1 SponsoredMake every assessment question count using this strategy to quickly assess respiratory patients who are unable to speak in phrases or sentences
By Bob Sullivan
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 makes...
EMS1.com ColumnistsExplore research findings about the impact of intubation on OOHCA survival and the patient's neurological status at dischargeBy Christopher T. Boyer
The American Heart Association 2015 guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiac Care are somewhat inconclusive about advanced airway management for patients in cardiac...
EMS1 SponsoredEMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses
By Bob Sullivan
Timely recognition, airway management, administration of naloxone (Narcan), and continuous assessment of oxygenation and ventilation can be...
Kenny NavarroEMS1.com ColumnistsTemperature, lactate and ETCO2 monitoring may provide field personnel with objective evidence to make a more accurate field diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndromeFor EMS providers to truly understand sepsis, they must also understand the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)...
Arthur HsiehEMS1.com ColumnistsAutomatic transport ventilators may improve ventilation rate, tidal volume and oxygenation for patients needing airway management and ventilator support EMS providers perform a myriad of functions while attending to patients in the field. Perhaps the most critical and intensive set of tasks are identifying...
EMS1 SponsoredQuantitative waveform capnography can help EMS providers recognize bronchospasm, spot ventilation derangements, and gauge the effectiveness of therapy
By Kelly Grayson
Obstructive airway disease is a constellation of chronic respiratory illnesses characterized by obstructed airflow through the terminal bronchioles and...
EMS1.com ColumnistsAsthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications
By Bob Sullivan
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects 24 million people in the United States and causes 5,000 to 6,000 deaths each year . Prompt recognition and treatment of...