Posts tagged with "Medical / Clinical"
Tension pneumothorax: How capnography and ultrasound can improve care
EMS1.com ColumnistsHow using capnography and ultrasound with a physical exam can improve diagnosis and treatment of tension pneumothorax By Bob Sullivan Tension pneumothorax is a condition that can quickly cause death from respiratory and circulatory compromise . Prompt recognition of tension pneumothorax and treatment with needle...
Reality Training: Assessment and management of pediatric asthma
EMS1.com ColumnistsLearn the signs and symptoms for this significant pediatric airway and ventilation emergencyBy Christopher Kroboth Asthma is a condition in which lower airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath . The CDC reports that 8.3...
Sepsis 3.0: Implications for paramedics and prehospital care
Rom DuckworthEMS1.com ColumnistsUnderstand the origins of sepsis criteria and what the new sepsis definitions mean for EMS assessment and treatment of septic patients It's more common than a heart attack. It takes more lives than any cancer. It causes the deaths of over 4,400 children per year in the United States. Yet if you asked...
Ketamine for Excited Delirium Syndrome: Results of a 3-year case series
EMS1 ContributorA review of the performance of ketamine in the agitated or excited delirium patient with an acute and potential life-threatening medical conditionBy Robert L. Dickson, Guy R. Gleisberg, and John E. Hancock The Montgomery County Hospital District initiated a ketamine use clinical guideline in 2010 and has been collecting...
Patient with ExD syndrome
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Patient with ExD syndrome before and after ketamine administration
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Reality Training: Assessment and management of excited delirium
EMS1.com ColumnistsLearn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedationBy Christopher Kroboth Excited delirium patients pose a huge safety risk to themselves and the public safety crews responding to their emergency. Excited Delirium Syndrome is defined as "a syndrome of...
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...
