Posts tagged with "Cardiac Arrest"
Capno 101: What is Heart Failure?
Heart failure, aka congestive heart failure or CHF, is a condition in which fluid builds up in the lungs and chest, making it difficult for the lungs to inflate and the heart to pump.
Capnography for kids: 5 applications for EMS providers to consider
EMS1 SponsoredUnderstand how waveform capnography can be used to assess and treat ventilation, perfusion and metabolic emergencies in children By Bob Sullivan Assessing and caring for pediatric patients can be a challenge for EMS providers. Small children cannot verbalize what is bothering them, and the assessment depends...
How to treat sudden cardiac arrest, opioid overdose
Bob SullivanEMS1.com ColumnistsAn unconscious patient, with absent or ineffective breathing, may be in sudden cardiac arrest or have overdosed on an opioid; here's how to assess and treat the patient Death from sudden cardiac arrest and opioid overdose are both major public health problems in the United States. Out-of-hospital cardiac...
Cardiac arrest in accidental hypothermia: Work the patient or don't start resuscitation?
Dr. David K. TanEMS1.com ColumnistsFollow the mantra "a patient isn't dead unless they are warm and dead" based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindicationsA wrongful death lawsuit for failing to initiate resuscitative efforts was filed against EMS providers by the family of Jake Anderson in late 2016. According to...
How capnography can improve cardiac arrest care
EMS1.com ColumnistsCapnography guided care gives EMS providers the information they need to improve survival for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest By Shawna Renga, NRP The application of waveform capnography in prehospital care has expanded far beyond its most ubiquitous use as the gold standard for endotracheal...
EMS1 Poll Results: How do you use capnography?
EMS1 SponsoredWe asked EMS1 readers to share their knowledge and use of capnography during patient care By EMS1 Staff Capnography is increasingly available to EMTs and paramedics for patient assessment and monitoring. Capnography is indicated for patients with traumatic injury, cardiac arrest, sepsis and respiratory compromise. It is...
Capnography: A vital sign for every EMS patient
James J AugustineEMS1.com ColumnistsMonitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuriesCapnography, the measurement and reporting of carbon dioxide in the breathing circuit of a human, was first studied in...
Remember 2 Things: How to monitor violent, restrained patients
In this episode on patient restraint Steve Whitehead describes the importance of capnography to monitor violent patients who have been restrained. Whitehead also discusses the importance of temperature assessment and monitoring. brightcove.createExperiences();...
