EMS1 Contributor Without real-time feedback to confirm ventilation rate and volume, a piece of the map is missing By Justin Hurzeler, NRP, TM In 2020, a nightmare I didn’t even know I’d had came true at around 0500 on a weekday morning, two hours before the end of a 24-hour shift. I had only been…

Rom Duckworth, BS, LP EMS1.com Columnists EMS educators can improve sepsis patient outcomes by ensuring EMTs and paramedics have knowledge appropriate and impactful training Sepsis education, just like education for trauma, STEMI and stroke can improve EMS provider recognition, assessment, alerts and treatment to improve sepsis patient outcomes [1]. Rather than dwell on explanations of…

Tim Nowak, AAS, BS, NRP, CCEMTP, SPO, MPO, CADS EMS1.com Columnists We are beginning to see the initial correlations with COPD that vaping has on our patients’ overall health and respiratory disease exacerbation A quick online search of “vaping hazards” will direct you toward a number of articles and fact sheets addressing the growing hazards associated with this tobacco-less smoking trend. In…

American Ambulance EMS Podcast EMS1.com Columnists UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries Drowning cases are on the rise. It is the No. 1 leading cause of unintentional traumatic death in children ages 1-4. In this…

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EMS1 Contributor A review of the performance of ketamine in the agitated or excited delirium patient with an acute and potential life-threatening medical condition By Robert L. Dickson, Guy R. Gleisberg, and John E. Hancock The Montgomery County Hospital District initiated a ketamine use clinical guideline in 2010 and has been collecting quality assurance data…

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…

Bob Sullivan EMS1.com Columnists Understand how monitoring tools can be used to guide treatment for COPD exacerbations This article was originally posted Jan. 27, 2017. It has been updated with new information. Approximately 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and millions more are affected without knowing it and being treated…

EMS1.com Columnists The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death By Bradley Dean and David Hughes Drew Hughes, 13, died unexpectedly and tragically a few hours after sustaining a head injury while skateboarding. On June 29, 2013 a young…

Bob Sullivan EMS1.com Columnists Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications Asthma is a chronic disease that affects 24.7 million people in the United States and causes 3,500 deaths each year. Prompt recognition and treatment of asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise,…