American Ambulance EMS Podcast EMS1.com Columnists UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries Drowning cases are on the rise. It is the No. 1 leading cause of unintentional traumatic death in children ages 1-4. In this…

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EMS1 Contributor A review of the performance of ketamine in the agitated or excited delirium patient with an acute and potential life-threatening medical condition By 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 quality assurance data…

Tim Nowak 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 tools to facilitate it. Yes, paramedics need…

Bob Sullivan EMS1.com Columnists Understand how monitoring tools can be used to guide treatment for COPD exacerbations This article was originally posted Jan. 27, 2017. It has been updated with new information. Approximately 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and millions more are affected without knowing it and being treated…

EMS1.com Columnists The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death By Bradley Dean and David Hughes Drew Hughes, 13, died unexpectedly and tragically a few hours after sustaining a head injury while skateboarding. On June 29, 2013 a young…

Bob Sullivan EMS1.com Columnists Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications Asthma is a chronic disease that affects 24.7 million people in the United States and causes 3,500 deaths each year. Prompt recognition and treatment of asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise,…

Limmer Education EMS1.com Columnists How young patients’ unique anatomy and physiology impact trauma assessment and management By Chris Ebright Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children, more than all other causes combined [1]. These injuries result in over nine million emergency department visits per year, of which over 12,000 conclude with…

Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP EMS1.com Columnists CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care The use of continuous positive airway pressure, commonly called CPAP, for the emergency management of congestive heart failure is rapidly becoming the new standard of care, replacing the traditional approaches of nitrates,…

Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS EMS1 Sponsored CPAP should be used as a noninvasive positive pressure ventilation tool early on in a treatment regimen for respiratory distress This article was originally posted here on Bound Tree University. Asthma exacerbation – CPAP! Wheezing without a “shark fin” capnograph – CPAP! Wheezing with…