EMS1.com ColumnistsTest your knowledge on the challenges of assessing and treating children with capnography By Sean Hulsman
Airway control and ventilation in adults differs in many ways from airway control and ventilation in children. Anatomical layout and physiologic responses are not the same when oxygenating and ventilating kids....
EMS1.com ColumnistsA basic understanding of how acid-base imbalances can affect the patient's presentation can help make sense of conflicting symptoms
By Art Hsieh
The human body has tremendous capacity to maintain internal balance, or homeostasis, in serious, prolonged situations. However, there are several situations in which an...
EMS1.com ColumnistsUse simulation education to teach EMS providers to recognize and treat sepsis
By Aaron Dix
EMS is dispatched to a local residence for a 20-year-old female with foot pain. Medics find the patient sitting in a recliner with her left foot supported by a pillow.
She spent the weekend at the beach and cut her foot on a...
EMS1.com ColumnistsCareful diagnosis of respiratory and circulatory compromise will help you choose the most appropriate treatment and destination for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
By Bob Sullivan
Pulmonary embolism can strike people at any age and any baseline health status. It is the second leading cause of sudden death...
Nathan StanawayEMS1.com ColumnistsFrom the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the futureIf you’ve ever wondered why the little hole near the tip of an endotracheal tube is called the Murphy Eye, or who Macintosh was, or even who performed the first...
Rom DuckworthEMS1.com ColumnistsEMS educators can improve sepsis patient outcomes by ensuring EMTs and paramedics have knowledge appropriate and impactful training
Sepsis education, just like education for trauma, STEMI and stroke can improve EMS provider recognition, assessment, alerts and treatment to improve sepsis patient outcomes...
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EMS1 Staff OriginalsThe top videos of February included clips on how to conduct accurate glucometer readings and how to do more good than harm during intubationsBy EMS1 Staff
The top videos of February included a variety of educational tips for EMS providers. Clips discussed how to conduct accurate glucometer readings, conducting...
EMS1.com ColumnistsUse this information and the SEPSIS mnemonic to improve EMS recognition, assessment and treatment of pediatric sepsis
By Rommie L. Duckworth
Children can develop sepsis secondary to infection from an illness or traumatic injury. Here are 10 quick facts about pediatric sepsis to increase your confidence and better...