The greatest clinical invention of our time confirms and monitors airway placement By Susan Thibeault I once asked my 101-year-old great-grandmother, “What was the best invention during your lifetime?” “The washing machine,” she replied. Wow, can you imagine life without a washing machine? When I am 101-years-old, if I were to be asked the same…

Kenny Navarro EMS1.com Columnists There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that hyperventilation of intubated patients with head injuries increases both morbidity and mortality The Scenario Rescue 3 responds to a reported traffic collision in the early morning hours. Arriving on the scene, the medics find a small car that left the roadway,…

In July 2013, the Journal of Emergency Medicine published an article titled, “Capnography for the Non-intubated Patient in the Emergency Setting.” In the article, Craig A. Manifold, D.O., et al., describe common use case scenarios for monitoring end-tidal CO2 (etCO2) in intubated patients. The authors also identify opportunities where capnography may be beneficial for detecting…

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You respond to a call for a 48-year-old woman with a chief complaint of shortness of breath and chest pain. The husband states the patient just underwent hip surgery, and has a history of hypertension and DM. He states she has recently taken herself off her anticoagulant medication and she is supposed to follow up…

Paramedic of emergency medical service helping man after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Themes help, hope a health care. By Colby Costa, BS, NRP, FP-C, CCP-C Patients with physiologically difficult airways are those requiring airway management who have underlying physiologic derangements putting them at higher risk for peri-intubation and post-intubation decompensation, including hypoxia, cardiovascular collapse, cardiac arrest, etc.…

by Bob Sullivan Waveform capnography can now be used at all provider levels to better assess patients in respiratory distress, cardiac arrest, and shock. Capnography offers reliable feedback about the severity of a patient’s condition and how they respond to treatment. Here are five things you should know about waveform capnography. 1. Capnography provides breath-to-breath…

Jon Puryear EMS1.com Columnists Capnography is standard of care for all intubated patients and should be for all major medical patients Capnography is one of the best tools for EMS providers to use since the EKG. It not only helps you diagnose your patient, but it also helps you see if your treatment is working or…

By Adnkronos International ROME — Pope Francis, on the second floor of Santa Marta, in room 201, is living his convalescence with 24-hour assistance from the medical team of the Vatican’s Directorate of Health and Hygiene, continuing drug therapy, motor physiotherapy and above all respiratory physiotherapy which is also linked to speech therapy. This was…

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