Posts tagged with "Airway Management"
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...
On-Demand Webinar: Plan C: Navigating the difficult airway
Airway management guru Kelly Grayson on when and how to escalate to a more invasive and secure airway, and when to elevate care - Register now to view the on-demand webinar - For years, CoAEMSP guidelines required only five successful intubations to graduate from accredited paramedic programs. The vast majority of these intubations...
5 things EMS providers need to know about opioid overdose and respiratory compromise
Bob Sullivan - EMS1 Sponsored - EMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses - Timely recognition, airway management, administration of naloxone (Narcan), and continuous assessment of oxygenation and ventilation can...
3 things paramedics need to know about respiratory compromise, pneumonia and sepsis
Bob Sullivan - EMS1 Sponsored - Recognize the signs and symptoms of pneumonia and understand how capnography can be used to guide treatment for pneumonia and sepsis. - Pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death in industrialized countries . According to the American Lung Association, pneumonia causes more than 1 million...
5 things to know about capnography and respiratory distress
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Understand how monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide helps assess and treat a patient in respiratory distress - Respiratory distress is one of the most common patient complaints. Waveform capnography is a valuable tool to determine the cause and severity of respiratory distress, to guide treatment...
Traumatic brain injury: 10 things you need to know to save lives
Bob Sullivan - EMS1 Sponsored - Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with traumatic brain injury saves lives, here’s how - According to CDC data, approximately 2.87 million cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur annually in the U.S., including over 837,000 pediatric cases. An estimated 13.5 million...
EMS assessment and treatment of asthma: 5 things to know
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications - Asthma is a chronic disease that affects 24.7 million people in the United States and causes 3,500 deaths each year. Prompt recognition and treatment of asthma, a...
ETCO2: Back to the basics
MCHD - EMS1.com Columnists - We are limited on the amount of objective information available during prehospital care; don’t ignore this vital piece of the puzzle - The capnography tracing is an excellent tool that gives us insight into cellular metabolism, perfusion and ventilation. This can yield vital information in multiple critical...
