With asthma, emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respiratory rate may vary but is generally greater than 20 breaths per minute and often accompanied by a reduced tidal volume and wheezes or rhonchi may be present. Learn more about how these factors can impact capnography waveforms in this video. US-PM-2200572 Share Your Capno Story…
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Capnography is an important tool for any EMS clinician’s toolbox. Capnography is helping to improve patient outcomes in a variety of settings. We want to hear from the people that use it every day. Just one example is Kalob’s story. We’re looking for stories of how you’re using capnography in the field. Tell us your…
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Kalob Rickards is in the eighth grade, and lives in a rural community in Sussex County, Delaware. Nearby, his large extended family–grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. On November 10, 2013, Kalob went four-wheeling with two friends. About five minutes into the ride, Kalob’s ATV skid on gravel and he hit a street sign head first.…
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By Sean Hulsman EMS is constantly reaping the benefits of advances in technology. Pulse oximetry, 12-lead ECG, and even video laryngoscopes have found their way onto ambulances and have changed the practice of prehospital medicine. Capnography is another important advance, and a solid understanding of what it reveals about our patients can mean the difference…
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By Sean Hulsman Our experiences as EMS providers with sick children are too few to build real comfort and providers never want to see kids suffering. Nonetheless we do treat sick kids and for children with respiratory distress it’s easy to be confused by lung sounds, especially wheezes. Read Pediatric Wheezing: It’s Not Always Asthma…
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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.
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Tension pneumothorax occurs when air is trapped in the pleural cavity. Treatment may include needle decompression. This article was originally posted Jan. 17, 2011. It has been updated to include additional information and resources as well as a video. Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening condition that requires rapid recognition and treatment in the prehospital setting.…
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Kenny Navarro EMS1.com Columnists Waveform capnography is exciting technology that has the potential to become very useful in the prehospital setting Introduction Capnography is a noninvasive method of monitoring carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled breath. The cells of the body produce about 200 milliliters of carbon dioxide (CO2) per minute under normal metabolic circumstances…
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Once the decision has been made to exchange the SGA for an endotracheal tube, the SGA can be exchanged using several different methods. Article Summary by: Charles Hwang, MD, FAEMS, FACEP Editing by James Li MD, EMS MEd Editor Article reviewed: Braude D, Steuerwald M, Wray T, Galgon R. Managing the Out-of-Hospital Extraglottic Airway Device.…
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for progressive, obstructive lung diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that are characterized by chronically poor airflow. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD, but heredity and exposure to air pollution and particulates are also factors. COPD symptoms include shortness of breath and a…