Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Apply waveform capnography to make informed clinical decisions before, during, and after cardiac arrest patient care - By Bob Sullivan -
Waveform capnography provides continuous feedback on CPR quality, confirmation of airway placement, ventilation, and a return or loss of circulation. Here are five...
NAEMSP - EMS1.com Columnists - Waveform capnography provides a non-invasive, accurate assessment of a patient’s ventilatory status - By Adrien Quant LP, Hashim Q. Zaidi MD -
Editing by EMS MEd Editor James Li, MD (@JamesLi_17) -
As discussed in “Should waveform capnography be in the EMT scope of practice?,” under the National...
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Understand the role of pulse oximetry and waveform capnography to assess and treat patients who are hyperventilating -
Hyperventilation syndrome is a challenging and often misunderstood condition that is frequently encountered in EMS. When triggered by anxiety, hyperventilation causes patients to...
NAEMSP - EMS1.com Columnists - Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase - By Emily Fitzgerald, MD -
Your ALS crew is dispatched to a local nursing home for the 74-year-old female with shortness of breath, priority 2. You arrive on scene to find an elderly woman in respiratory distress. She is tripoding in bed, has marked...
The Medic Mindset Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann discusses diseases of the upper and lower airways - After seeing Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann’s talk in Prodigy EMS’ free Refresh program, I knew Medic Mindset listeners needed to hear from her. She is an associate professor of pediatrics and emergency...
John Sammons - EMS1.com Columnists - An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis - As we know, the pediatric assessment triangle is often used, rightfully so, as a tool to quickly identify sick kids who may require rapid, lifesaving intervention. While...
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - We’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as well - Not everything can be solved with the basic ABCs of patient assessment and management, at least, not without the right tools...
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...
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...
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...