Capnography

10 helpful stethoscope tips for EMTs, paramedics and students

Tue, 14 May 2024 21:49:34 GMT

Use these tips to pick the stethoscope best for you and to use it correctly on every patient

Stopping the bias snowball, before it kills your patient

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:47:13 GMT

The EMS crew was about to administer epinephrine, “only they hadn’t noticed what I had; the patient’s heart rate was 268”

3 things paramedics need to know about seizures and respiratory compromise

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:28:24 GMT

Understand how respiratory monitoring devices can be used to guide treatment during and after seizures

10 helpful stethoscope tips for EMTs, paramedics and students

Tue, 14 May 2024 21:49:34 GMT

Use these tips to pick the stethoscope best for you and to use it correctly on every patient

Stopping the bias snowball, before it kills your patient

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:47:13 GMT

The EMS crew was about to administer epinephrine, “only they hadn’t noticed what I had; the patient’s heart rate was 268”

3 things paramedics need to know about seizures and respiratory compromise

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:28:24 GMT

Understand how respiratory monitoring devices can be used to guide treatment during and after seizures

For successful capnography, choose the right sampling line

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:43:48 GMT

Unvalidated third-party lines may lead to inaccurate results and other problems

Airway management decisions: An interactive quiz for EMTs

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 04:51:00 GMT

From assessing to intervening, this quiz covers vital airway management scenarios to ensure you're equipped to handle emergencies confidently.

Capno case review

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:20:34 GMT

Why quality improvement concepts should be integrated into EMS education

10 things to train on this summer

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:07:36 GMT

Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond

Article Bites: Managing the out-of-hospital extraglottic airway device

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:41:30 GMT

Five options for exchanging the SGA for an endotracheal tube

Quiz: Airway anatomy and procedures

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:47:46 GMT

From vocal cords to alveoli, and mmHg to Lpm: Test your airway knowledge

Training day: 3 waveform capnography scenarios

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:13:00 GMT

Help student paramedics identify CHF, Curare cleft and ROSC in capnography waveforms, and develop a treatment plan

Managing right ventricle failure

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:44:55 GMT

Fluid, dosing and airway considerations to prevent RV ischemia

Identifying right ventricular failure

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:05 GMT

POCUS, ECG and assessment findings to look for to avoid the RV spiral of death

Quiz: Test your knowledge on airway management and capnography

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 04:55:12 GMT

Put your rales, rhonchi and stridor expertise to the test

Airway patency vs. protection

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 01:40:23 GMT

“GCS <8; intubate” may be endangered, but not totally deserving of extinction

High-performance CPR

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:23:12 GMT

Video: Watch all of the elements of the chain of survival come together

3 scenarios demonstrating the benefits of capnography for EMTs

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:30:25 GMT

Waveform capnography provides a non-invasive, accurate assessment of a patient’s ventilatory status

Serial killers: Trauma

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:04:07 GMT

Assessing for the 5 things that can kill people emergently when they suffer major trauma

Thoracic ultrasound in respiratory distress

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 18:07:21 GMT

Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase

Thinking: Pediatric respiratory distress

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:49:41 GMT

Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann discusses diseases of the upper and lower airways

The pediatric assessment triangle: Not just for kids

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:37:24 GMT

An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis

A new option for patient ventilation

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:43:06 GMT

The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans

The TBI ‘H bombs’

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:36:39 GMT

Dr. Al Lulla breaks down an area where we can improve outcomes

NAEMSP 2023 Quick Take: 7 takeaways to improve EMS quality, staffing

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:32:32 GMT

Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting

Prehospital sedation best practices

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:06:06 GMT

Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation

Capnography in the cold

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:23:49 GMT

Always keep the patient’s context in mind in any situation when you’re utilizing waveform capnography

How best to manage the airways of patients with traumatic injuries

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:27:39 GMT

Louisville Metro EMS Major Chis Lokits joins to discuss the future of paramedic intubation, as well his agency's part in the DoD's prehospital airway clinical trial

5 things to know about capnography

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:12:08 GMT

Understand the importance of monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide and the valuable information it provides for patient assessment and treatment

3 things paramedics need to know about seizures and respiratory compromise

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:28:24 GMT

Understand how respiratory monitoring devices can be used to guide treatment during and after seizures

Tension Pneumothorax: Identification and treatment

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:50:22 GMT

Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that can occur with chest trauma and is treated by needle decompression

5 things to know about capnography in cardiac arrest

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:25:44 GMT

Apply waveform capnography to make informed clinical decisions before, during, and after cardiac arrest patient care

Stopping the bias snowball, before it kills your patient

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:47:13 GMT

The EMS crew was about to administer epinephrine, “only they hadn’t noticed what I had; the patient’s heart rate was 268”