Reel Emergency Vodcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Drs. Antevy, Piehl, Spiro, Scheppke, Bernstein and Kupas discuss ketamine and other sedatives, and how to minimize risk when administering - Listen as EMS and law enforcement take care of a man who was found in public jumping on top of cars and exhibiting aggressive and paranoid...
Reel Emergency Vodcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Vodcast: Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl and David Spiro discuss multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children and the newest PALS guidelines - What are the hallmarks and treatment guidelines for multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)? How should we interpret the newest PALS...
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - It is important to differentiate tension pneumothorax from conditions with similar symptoms, and to avoid performing inappropriate needle decompression - Tension pneumothorax is a condition that can quickly cause death from respiratory and circulatory compromise . Prompt recognition of tension...
Limmer Education - EMS1.com Columnists - Flail chest, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and pulmonary contusion have unique presentations, but all jeopardize vital functions - By Chris Ebright -
Welcome to another edition of Back to the Basics! This time around, I thought I’d discuss chest trauma. The reason being, injuries to...
Michael Fraley, BS, BA, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - How much do you really know about supraglottic airway management uses, contraindications and techniques? - The EMS industry has seen significant changes in the available airways for patients needing positive pressure ventilation. For many years, the only option was to have an advanced...
MCHD - EMS1.com Columnists - 5 ways to protect the patient during mechanical ventilation - We get many of our ideas for podcast topics directly from our MCHD field medics. Recently, a discussion came up around best sources for a vent basics lecture and, of course, one answer was to check out the podcast. Surprisingly, this topic has...
NAEMSP - EMS1.com Columnists - The NAEMSP Discussion Forum debates EMT training, capnography considerations - By EMS MEd Editor, Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, FAEMS, FACEP, @maiadorsett -
In February, we posted the following Discussion Forum stem: -
EMS is dispatched to a cardiac arrest at a residence with bystander CPR in progress. -
The...
Michael Fraley, BS, BA, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - Assign someone to monitor the patient’s airway visually and with capnography using these five tips - Your EMS crew has just sat down for dinner on a peaceful evening when the tones sound for an ATV crash. A rural first responder discovered the scene as he was enjoying the trails...
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...
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...