Posts tagged with "Intubation"
Prove it: Video laryngoscope usage in airway management
Kenny NavarroEMS1 SponsoredVideo laryngoscopy may improve overall and first-pass success rates for ET intubation by paramedics Medic 14 and Engine 27 respond to a report of breathing difficulty at a private residence. The engine arrives first to find a 68-year-old male experiencing severe shortness of breath. The patient’s wife states...
5 things to know about endotracheal intubation
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...
Top 5 EMS videos of February 2017
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...
Direct laryngoscopy is dead
EMS1.com ColumnistsWin the airway with prehospital video laryngoscopy for first attempt intubationBy Will Dunn In the prehospital environment, it is time to pronounce direct laryngoscopy dead. And video killed it. We knew direct laryngoscopy, commonly referred to as DL, was sick a decade ago when the foremost authority on airway...
Ventilating difficult airways in the field
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...
