Posts tagged with "Cardiac Care"
5 tips to provide safe and effective ventilation
Michael FraleyEMS1.com ColumnistsAssign someone to monitor the patient’s airway visually and with capnography using these five tipsYour 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 himself. He reports that...
EMS Index looks at key performance metrics nationwide
EMS1.com ColumnistsA national database examining five metrics in evidence-based care gives EMS a framework to improve tactics, efficiency, outcomes and resource allocationBy Brent Myers, EMS1 Contributor Everywhere we look, EMS is undergoing subtle and not-so-subtle changes, with an increased emphasis on how and when dollars are spent,...
Progressive Paramedicine: How to assess, treat the crashing CHF patient
Brought to you by Pulsara Three keys to the management of the crashing congestive heart failure patient is discussed in this episode of Progressive Paramedicine, an EMS1 original video series. Learn more about Pulsara here. brightcove.createExperiences();...
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...
Family of Minn. teen who froze to death sues responders
EMS1.com Staff NewsThe parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospitalBy EMS1 Staff MINNEAPOLIS — The parents of a college student who froze to death in 2013 filed a federal lawsuit last week, claiming first responders were negligent in...
Restraint and capnography: Lifesaving for patients and career-saving for medics
EMS1.com ColumnistsUnderstand how capnography identifies respiratory and cardiovascular compromise in restrained patients By Bob Sullivan Caring for aggressive and violent patients can be one of the most challenging situations EMS providers face. Patients who are intoxicated, have overdosed, are in drug withdrawal or have psychiatric...
4 things paramedics need to know about capnography and heart failure
EMS1.com ColumnistsRecognize the signs and symptoms of heart failure and understand how capnography can be used to guide treatment By Bob Sullivan Patients with heart failure pose several challenges for paramedics to assess and treat. Signs and symptoms of heart failure can mimic other respiratory conditions and there is both a...
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...
