Greg Friese, EMS1 Editor-in-Chief EMS1.com Columnists What are the causes of the patient’s distress and what treatments are indicated? The incident: Patient is weak and dizzy What happened: You are called for a 60-year-old that is “weak and dizzy” and may have passed out. You and your partner find the patient seated on the porch…

Inserting an endotracheal tube into the trachea remains a critical component in the standard of care in airway management. 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 performed the first intubation, this quick trip through the…

By Sean Hulsman Airway control is a basic tenet of EMS care, but experienced providers know that controlling an airway is anything but basic. Difficult airways are encountered often, and the prehospital setting is rarely conducive to controlled airway management and proper patient positioning. Read Ventilating difficult airways in the field and take this quiz…

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The LIFEPAK® 12 Defibrillator/Monitor is a multi-parameter device that combines semi-automated and manual defibrillation with capnography, external pacing, 12-lead electrocardiography and other monitoring functions. Its platform is upgradeable, allowing customers to add new parameters as their needs change and as new features are introduced. Available with ADAPTIV™ biphasic technology Compact and portable Paddle preference —…

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 physiologically benign. Hyperventilation is also a sign of several life-threatening metabolic, respiratory and circulatory conditions, which can present with similar assessment…

Considering its numerous benefits, should we include waveform capnography in the EMT scope of practice? By Adrien Quant LP, Hashim Q. Zaidi MD Editing by EMS MEd Editor James Li, MD (@JamesLi_17) As discussed in “Should waveform capnography be in the EMT scope of practice?,” under the National EMS Scope of Practice Model (2019), EMTs…

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 able to maintain that airway. Bleeding, soft tissue swelling, broken teeth and other fractures can all create partial or complete obstruction to the patient’s airway. Care must…

The use of waveform capnography continues to expand across the EMS market. We had an opportunity to ask David Giarracco, vice president of patient monitoring at Covidien Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions, a leading global provider of health care products; and David Rowe, senior product manager in the capnography division for Philips Healthcare, their thoughts about the current state…

Average survival from cardiac arrest remains at a dismal ~10%. What can EMS clinicians do to improve these numbers? We need to follow the evidence that shows the benefits of a high-performing system of care. Join Drs. Antevy, Spiro, Piehl and Dunlap, and their guest, William Fales, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, professor and chief, Division of…