Nathan Stanaway - EMS1.com Columnists - From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future - If 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...
Limmer Education - EMS1.com Columnists - Common respiration pathologies and those that impair ventilation - By Chris Ebright -
You were taught from day one of taking vital signs to count respirations. However, I am here to say that your stellar EMT instructor let you down because that’s wrong. The same incorrect terminology is also...
Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP - EMS1.com Columnists - A basic understanding of how acid-base imbalances can affect the patient's presentation can help make sense of conflicting symptoms - The human body has tremendous capacity to maintain internal balance, or homeostasis, in serious, prolonged situations. However, there are several situations in...
EMS1.com Staff News - The Indiana EMS Commission approved statewide changes to the skills EMTs can use in the field, which will go into effect on March 1 - By Laura French -
INDIANAPOLIS — EMTs across Indiana will soon be able to use more skills and procedures when treating patients after the state EMS commission approved scope of...