EMS1 Contributor Help student paramedics identify CHF, Curare cleft and ROSC in capnography waveforms, and develop a treatment plan By Jake Mellor A previous article provided five training scenarios to help BLS providers better understand common capnography waveforms and how this information can lead to more adequate treatment for a patient. Below are three more…

EMS1 Contributor Help student paramedics identify CHF, Curare cleft and ROSC in capnography waveforms, and develop a treatment plan By Jake Mellor A previous article provided five training scenarios to help BLS providers better understand common capnography waveforms and how this information can lead to more adequate treatment for a patient. Below are three more…

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.…

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.

Bob Sullivan EMS1.com Columnists Understand the role of pulse oximetry and waveform capnography to assess and treat patients who are hyperventilating Hyperventilation syndrome is a challenging and often misunderstood condition that is frequently encountered in EMS. When triggered by anxiety, hyperventilation causes patients to feel like they are suffocating, but it eventually self-corrects and is…

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…

EMS1 Sponsored A PCR can take 10 times longer than the call, but this webinar can help EMS agencies cut that time and provide complete call information Webinar sponsored by Forte Holdings iPCR Register to attend Yearly Medicare auditing in EMS is not a matter of if, but when. The most common way an agency will…

Inside EMS EMS1.com Columnists Our co-hosts discuss airway management and its important role in EMS, including common misconceptions and the standard all providers should strive for In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the topic of airway management. Airway management is one of the most valued and needed skills performed…

Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR Reminder: Our fifth and final episode of this series, “Reimagining Resuscitation: Behind the Scenes of Rialto’s Breakthrough” will be a live webinar including a Q&A session on Dec. 8, 2020. Send your questions for Kevin Joles and Joe Powell to [email protected] and register for the webinar here. According…

Preventing hypoxia with apneic oxygenation Reminder: Our fifth and final episode of this series, “Reimagining Resuscitation: Behind the Scenes of Rialto’s Breakthrough” will be a live webinar including a Q&A session on Dec. 8, 2020. Send your questions for Kevin Joles and Joe Powell to [email protected] and register for the webinar here.   The Rialto Fire Department, along…