Rob Lawrence EMS1.com Columnists Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting TAMPA, Fla. — This year’s NAEMSP annual meeting included a bumper crop of poster presentations. In this Quick Take, I will review my top five takeaways from the posters presented with a bonus two…

Kerri Hatt EMS1 Staff Originals Titrating naloxone through an intranasal dose through a nebulizer and monitoring with capnography can reduce the risks of opioid withdrawal symptoms to the patient and EMS provider The opioid epidemic is responsible for more than 130 deaths in the United States each day. Opioids create a feeling of euphoria by…

Patrick Lickiss EMS1.com Columnists You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage his airway? One of the first concerns an EMS provider should have about a patient with significant facial trauma is whether the patient has a patent airway and will be…

MCHD EMS1.com Columnists Dr. Casey Patrick and Mike Perlmutter discuss their experiences with implementing IV high-dose bolus NTG in APE patients Many terms have been introduced in the past few years to describe the decompensated patient with hypertensive acute pulmonary edema (APE). Call this condition what you will – APE, SCAPE or SCRAPE – the…

Melissa Langhan, MD reviews the importance of capnography to monitor pediatric patients in the emergency medicine environment. Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us and we may publish it on CapnoAcademy.

EMS1.com Staff News “From March 11 to 17, we are emphasizing that safety in the delivery of healthcare is the highest priority all the time,” CPS executive director Alex Christgen said By EMS1 Staff JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Patient Safety Awareness Week is being promoted by an organization to highlight important issues and spread awareness.…

Kenny Navarro EMS1.com Columnists In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for medications, airway insertion and confirmation, defibrillation and post-arrest care The 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) is a science-based document that requires thousands of hours of work by some of the most respected resuscitation researchers…

Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS EMS1 Sponsored Use this strategy when applying capnography to measure the efficacy of oxygen therapy, especially when troubleshooting Sponsored by Bound Tree By Tim Nowak for EMS 1BrandFocus Whenever something goes wrong with regards to an intubated patient, the acronym DOPE – for displacement, obstruction, pneumothorax…

Catherine R. Counts EMS1.com Columnists Dr. Dan Spaite shares how to avoid the potential pitfalls in positive-pressure ventilation, hyperventilation and over-ventilation AUSTIN, TEXAS — At a preconference session for the National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Dr. Dan Spaite, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona, gave an impassioned presentation about…

Bob Sullivan EMS1.com Columnists Understand how monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide helps assess and treat a patient in respiratory distress Respiratory distress is one of the most common patient complaints. Waveform capnography is a valuable tool to determine the cause and severity of respiratory distress, to guide treatment decisions, and to monitor the patient’s response to…