Reel Emergency Vodcast EMS1.com Columnists Establishing a definitive airway and administering blood products Listen as EMS clinicians stabilize a very sick patient who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. Pay close attention to their management of his injuries, their impressive teamwork and how quickly they establish a definitive airway and administer blood products. Spoiler…

EMS1 Staff Originals The top videos of February included clips on how to conduct accurate glucometer readings and how to do more good than harm during intubations By EMS1 Staff The top videos of February included a variety of educational tips for EMS providers. Clips discussed how to conduct accurate glucometer readings, conducting effective intubations…

Steve Whitehead EMS1.com Columnists In this episode of Remember 2 Things, columnist Steve Whitehead offers two ways capnography can be helpful in treating patients with head injuries or who present as septic.  Share Your Capno Story With Us Do you have a story about how capnography made a difference? Share your story with us and…

EMS1.com Columnists A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS By Bradley Dean Following the release of two pivotal landmark reports by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America in 1999 and 2001, patient safety…

NAEMSP EMS1.com Columnists Exploring the limitations of lung auscultation and pulse oximetry By Adrien Quant, LP; Hashim Q. Zaidi, MD “Depending on a patient’s needs and/or system resources, EMTs are sometimes the highest level of care a patient will receive during an ambulance transport.” — National EMS Scope of Practice Model (2019) [10] Under the National…

Nathan Stanaway EMS1.com Columnists From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future If you’ve ever wondered why the little hole near the tip of an endotracheal tube is called the Murphy Eye, or who Macintosh was, or even who…

Limmer Education EMS1.com Columnists Four distinct events must occur in order for an anaphylactic reaction to manifest By Chris Ebright Do you ever notice that the shape and contour of a grain of pollen looks eerily similar to the Death Star from Star Wars? Many patients with seasonal allergies probably think George Lucas completely hit…

Inside EMS Podcast EMS1.com Columnists Our cohosts tackle a contentious topic – including waveform capnography into the EMT Scope of Practice; do you agree? This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.…

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By Sean Hulsman Reported cases of anaphylaxis are on the rise according to the CDC. This is particularly worrisome for EMS because pediatric patients suffering anaphylaxis often present differently than adults and pose special problems for prehospital clinicians. Read Pediatric Anaphylaxis: How Capnography can help assessment and treatment and take this quiz to test your knowledge.…