Arthur Hsieh EMS1.com Columnists Automatic 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 and managing the airway of a patient…

Did you know that capnography sampling lines are not all the same? In this edition of the Innovation Zone, Chris Cebollero, CCEMT-P, talks about an innovative capnography sampling line from Medtronic. For more information, visit www.medtronic.com/capnography. Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your…

Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS EMS1.com Columnists We’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as well Not everything can be solved with the basic ABCs of patient assessment and management, at least, not without the right…

EMS1.com Columnists A basic understanding of how acid-base imbalances can affect the patient’s presentation can help make sense of conflicting symptoms By Art Hsieh  The human body has tremendous capacity to maintain internal balance, or homeostasis, in serious, prolonged situations. However, there are several situations in which an imbalance that is left uncorrected can cause…

EMS1.com Staff News Capnography is a tool to monitor ventilation and perfusion in ill and injured patients Capnography, which is the monitoring of end tidal carbon dioxide, is a tool for EMS providers to monitor ventilation and perfusion in ill and injured patients. In this EMS1 poll call we want to know about your use and…

EMS1.com Columnists How well do you know the conditions associated with pH imbalances? By Sean Hulsman The human body must maintain itself within a very small pH window in order to properly function. It does so by utilizing an amazing acid/base buffering system which, when well understood by EMS providers, can help us better treat…

Inside EMS EMS1.com Columnists In this episode, our co-hosts discuss how the use of social media by EMS providers can lead to issues on the job, as well This episode of Inside EMS is sponsored by Medtronic. Learn how capnography monitoring from Medtronic can help by clicking here. In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts…

NAEMSP EMS1.com Columnists The negative association between number of airway attempts and neuro-intact survival following OHCA Article Summary by Casey Patrick, @cpatrick_89 Article reviewed: Murphy, D. L., Bulger, N. E., Harrington, B. M., Skerchak, J. A., Counts, C. R., Latimer, A. J., … & Sayre, M. R. (2021). Fewer tracheal intubation attempts are associated with…

EMS1.com Columnists Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedation By 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 uncertain etiology characterized by delirium,…

EMS1 Sponsored EMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses By Bob Sullivan Timely recognition, airway management, administration of naloxone (Narcan), and continuous assessment of oxygenation and ventilation can be lifesaving for patients who overdose on opioids. Here are five things…