Posts tagged with "CPR & Resuscitation"
MCHD case of the quarter: Awful asthma
MCHD Paramedic Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - Preparing for the most stressful call you can receive: pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest - In this episode of the MCHD Paramedic Podcast, the Montgomery County Hospital District EMS service Medical Directors, Dr. Robert Dickson and Dr. Casey Patrick, are joined by MCHD medic Lily...
Hyperoxia: Too much of a good thing
Limmer Education - EMS1.com Columnists - Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration - By Chris Ebright - Oxygen. We love it, and it keeps us alive. The atmosphere contains 21% oxygen, and we exhale, on average, 16%. Thus, with the billions and billions of cells within our body, they operate using only 5%...
How to treat sudden cardiac arrest, opioid overdose
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - An 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...
The science driving BLS CPR recommendations
Kenny Navarro - EMS1.com Columnists - AHA CPR Guidelines 2020 continue to emphasize early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt CPR beginning with chest compressions provides the best chances for survival - Recently, the American Heart Association released the new 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary...
On-Demand Webinar: Reimagining Resuscitation: Behind the scenes of Rialto’s breakthrough
Learn how advanced cardiac resuscitation techniques lead to increased survival in OOH cardiac arrest - This on-demand webinar was presented as a live Q&A with experts from Rialto Fire Department and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical. In this casual conversation, our moderator and guests had a lively discussion about how these...
What impacts the outcomes in drowning cases?
American Ambulance EMS Podcast - EMS1.com Columnists - UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries - UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries - Drowning cases are on the rise. It is the No. 1 leading...
5 steps to delivering high-quality CPR
Michael Fraley, BS, BA, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - Make sure each of your service’s cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice - Every five years, EMS providers and other healthcare providers involved in cardiac arrest resuscitation eagerly await a new version...
5 things to know about capnography
Bob Sullivan - EMS1.com Columnists - Understand the importance of monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide and the valuable information it provides for patient assessment and treatment - This article, originally published April 27, 2015, has been updated with new information. - Waveform capnography is used at all EMS provider levels to...
