Jon Puryear EMS1.com Columnists Capnography is standard of care for all intubated patients and should be for all major medical patients Capnography is one of the best tools for EMS providers to use since the EKG. It not only helps you diagnose your patient, but it also helps you see if your treatment is working or…

By Adnkronos International ROME — Pope Francis, on the second floor of Santa Marta, in room 201, is living his convalescence with 24-hour assistance from the medical team of the Vatican’s Directorate of Health and Hygiene, continuing drug therapy, motor physiotherapy and above all respiratory physiotherapy which is also linked to speech therapy. This was…

October 3rd, 2018 October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies The Integrated Pulmonary Index: Validity and Application in the Pediatric Population October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies The Integrated Pulmonary Index: Validity, Safety and Application in the Pediatric Population October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Out-of-hospital Intubations: Are Patients Well Ventilated on Emergency Department Arrival? October 3rd, 2018 Clinical…

October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Analysis of the Efficacy of Waveform Capnography Monitoring Using Bag-valve-mask Ventilation October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies The Value of Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI) Monitoring During Endoscopies in Children October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation: Evaluation of Safety of Sedation with Midazolam by Means of ETCO2 and…

October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Pilot Study of the Smart Capnography Integrated Pulmonary Index in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Procedure Unit October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Capnography in Premature Infants Ventilated with High Frequency Ventilation: A Pilot Study October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Integrated Pulmonary Index as a Possible Screening Tool for Pulmonary Disease October 3rd,…

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October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Supplemental oxygen (3 L/minute) trended toward reducing hypoxia in adult study patients; however, the 10% difference observed was not statistically significant and was below our a priori 20% threshold. October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Detection of Respiratory Depression Prior to Evidence of Hypoxemia in Procedural Sedation October 3rd, 2018 Clinical…

October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Analysis of Environment and Population During Microstream(TM) Side Stream Capnography Utilization October 3rd, 2018 Clinical Studies Our incidence of RD by bradypnea is significantly higher than the 1%-2% incidence in the literature, using the same threshold criteria but more stringent duration criteria, while our incidence of RD based on desaturation…

Seizures are one of the most common conditions encountered by EMS providers and one where critical interventions can significantly affect patient outcomes [1]. Timely seizure management is a benchmark proposed by a group of metropolitan medical directors and is currently being studied as a performance measure by the EMS Compass initiative [2]. Oxygenation and ventilation…

Benzodiazepines, such as Valium (diazepam), are the first line treatment for seizures. Seizures are one of the most common conditions encountered by EMS providers and one where critical interventions can significantly affect patient outcomes [1]. Timely seizure management is a benchmark proposed by a group of metropolitan medical directors and is currently being studied as…