Posts tagged with "Capnography"
Prehospital sedation best practices
Jonathan Lee - EMS1.com Columnists - Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation - A number of agencies have published sedation best practice guidelines . With the exception of the NAEMSP statement on drug-assisted airway management, none of these are prehospital specific . -...
Capnography in the cold
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - Always keep the patient’s context in mind in any situation when you’re utilizing waveform capnography - Cold weather is upon us, and so is the risk of hypothermia in our environmentally exposed patients. When body temperatures drop, so should our sole reliance on...
Why introducing waveform capnography can help EMTs grow
Inside EMS Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Our cohosts tackle a contentious topic – including waveform capnography into the EMT Scope of Practice; do you agree? - This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders....
6 ways to avoid ketamine pitfalls
Daniel Schwester, MICP - EMS1.com Columnists - Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost - The in-custody deaths of persons who had been administered ketamine for agitation have brought controversy and questions about the use of the drug in EMS....
6 capnography monitor tips for capturing a clean waveform
Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS - EMS1.com Columnists - Going back to the basics ensures a smooth EtCO2 reading and creates a calming environment for both the patient and provider - Utilizing capnography technology should be standard practice in today’s ALS ambulance – if it’s not, we really need to talk! However,...
Should waveform capnography be in the EMT scope of practice?
NAEMSP - EMS1.com Columnists - Exploring the limitations of lung auscultation and pulse oximetry - By Adrien Quant, LP; Hashim Q. Zaidi, MD - “Depending on a patient’s needs and/or system resources, EMTs are sometimes the highest level of care a patient will receive during an ambulance transport." — National EMS Scope of...
Video: Pediatric airway burns
Reel Emergency Vodcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Check out this incredible footage from video laryngoscopes that captured burned and swollen airways during intubation - In this episode of the Reel Emergency Vodcast, EMS clinicians care for four patients who suffered burns in a house fire. They swiftly and expertly perform invasive airway...
Serial killers: Shortness of breath
MCHD Paramedic Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - In this episode, learn the 5 emergent conditions that will kill patients experiencing shortness of breath, and how to use ETCO2 to develop a differential - How to get to the final diagnosis is often a process that all levels of emergency providers struggle with. To go from undifferentiated...
