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EMS1.com ColumnistsHow much do you really know about supraglottic airway management uses, contraindications and techniques?By Michael Fraley, EMS1 Contributor The EMS industry has seen significant changes in the available airways for patients needing positive pressure ventilation. For many years, the only option was to have an advanced...

EMS1.com ColumnistsHow well do you know the conditions associated with pH imbalances?By Sean Hulsman The human body must maintain itself within a very small pH window in order to properly function. It does so by utilizing an amazing acid/base buffering system which, when well understood by EMS providers, can help us better treat...

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...

Arthur HsiehEMS1.com ColumnistsHere's how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortalityThere has been an increasing amount of attention placed on the rapid identification and treatment of patients experiencing sepsis. Recall that sepsis is a highly exaggerated response by the body’s immune system to an...

Arthur HsiehEMS1.com ColumnistsAutomatic transport ventilators may improve ventilation rate, tidal volume and oxygenation for patients needing airway management and ventilator support EMS providers perform a myriad of functions while attending to patients in the field. Perhaps the most critical and intensive set of tasks are identifying...

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